| More than 400 sites across West Virginia will be open to feed children this summer.
The summer nutrition program is an alternative to the meals provided in public schools during the year.
In 2012, 452 sites were open for the program across the state, feeding about 13,000 students each day.
Most regional counties are participating in the program, but according to the WVDE website, Office of Children Nutrition, a program sites for Calhoun are not yet listed.
Nationally, more than 22 million students are fed breakfast and lunch at school each year, vital for millions of low-income students who aren't fed at home, especially not well-rounded, nutritious meals.
Come summer, those students are without that resource.
In West Virginia, about 60 percent of West Virginia schoolchildren depend on free or reduced-price meals at school.
The WVDE says local organizations like county school systems or nonprofit groups open sites to low-income students through the summer.
Rick Goff, executive director of school nutrition for the state, called the program a "safety net."
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