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Berkeley offers free summer meals for kids at parks, library and community sites
Children across Berkeley can receive free lunches and snacks this summer at parks, a community center, a public pool and the city’s Central Library, helping ensure access to healthy meals while school is out. In a statement Monday, city officials said Berkeley is offering the meals to anyone 18 and younger without requiring registration, proof […] The post Berkeley offers free summer meals for kids at parks, library and community sites appeared first on Local News Matters .
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According to Local News Matters’s source item, Berkeley offers free summer meals for kids at parks, library and community sites, Children across Berkeley can receive free lunches and snacks this summer at parks, a community center, a public pool and the city’s Central Library, helping ensure access to healthy meals while school is out. In a statement Monday, city officials said Berkeley is offering the meals to anyone 18 and younger without requiring registration, proof […] The post Berkeley offers free summer meals for kids at parks, library and community sites appeared first on Local News Matters .
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