[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 100 (Wednesday, June 30, 2010)]
[Senate]
[Page S5704]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


 SENATE RESOLUTION 578--DESIGNATING JUNE 2010 AS ``SUMMER FOOD SERVICE 
                       PROGRAM AWARENESS MONTH''

  Mr. BROWN of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Lugar, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. 
Chambliss, Mr. Grassley, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Cochran, Mr. 
Baucus, and Mr. Casey) submitted the following resolution; which was 
considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 578

       Whereas the Summer Food Service Program provides healthy, 
     nutritious meals to an average 2,900,000 children each 
     weekday during the summer;
       Whereas there are 34,700 feeding sites in low-income 
     neighborhoods located at churches, schools, parks, recreation 
     centers, and summer camps in all 50 States;
       Whereas thousands volunteer at summer feeding sites;
       Whereas summer feeding programs play an important role in 
     providing safe places for children and teenagers to engage in 
     physical activity and provide educational opportunities to 
     spur learning during the summer months;
       Whereas data from the Department of Agriculture has shown 
     rates of hunger and food insecurity among school-age children 
     increase during the summer months;
       Whereas of the 19,500,000 children receiving free or 
     reduced priced meals through the National School Lunch 
     Program, only 1 in 9 receive meals at a summer feeding site 
     on an average day;
       Whereas there are only 34 summer food sites for every 100 
     school lunch programs; and
       Whereas many low-income, food insecure children in rural 
     areas lack access to summer feeding locations: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) designates June 2010 as ``Summer Food Service Program 
     Awareness Month'';
       (2) encourages schools, nonprofit institutions, churches, 
     parks, recreation centers, and summer camps to sponsor summer 
     feeding sites in their communities; and
       (3) encourages schools, local businesses, nonprofit 
     institutions, churches, cities, and State governments to 
     raise awareness of the availability of summer feeding sites 
     and support efforts to increase participation of children who 
     might otherwise go without meals if not for the Summer Food 
     Service Program.

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