First Lady Jill Biden met with families, staff, and young campers on Wednesday at YMCA’s Camp Manitou-Lin in Middleville.
She highlighted Biden-administration programs to help ensure children don’t go hungry when school is out, focusing on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s SUN Meals program.
“Joe’s administration provides kids with means and snacks at no cost at summer meal sites like schools and camps including here at Camp Manitou-Lin!”
The camp typically serves 300 campers a day with federally-funded meals each summer.
Under the new SUN Bucks benefit option, parents whose children receive free and reduced-price meals during the school year are eligible for extra grocery money in the summer.
“$120 for each one of their kids here in Michigan this new SUN Bucks program will give more food to almost a million kids this summer and it will give their parents some breathing room at the checkout counter.”
As part of her Joining Forces initiative to support military families, Biden also met with campers participating in Camp Corral and the Hidden Helpers program.
The campers made an art mural for the First Lady to take back to Washington and display at the White House to bring awareness of the 2.3 million children of wounded, ill or injured service members or veterans.
