{"id":17230,"date":"2015-08-06T11:39:29","date_gmt":"2015-08-06T16:39:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=17230"},"modified":"2015-08-06T11:39:29","modified_gmt":"2015-08-06T16:39:29","slug":"chicagos-lunch-bus-feeds-children-for-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/chicagos-lunch-bus-feeds-children-for-free\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago&#8217;s Lunch Bus feeds children for free"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By John Rosin and Carmen Lopez<\/p>\n<p>During the school year, children from low-income families can receive discounted lunches. But in the summer, they don&#8217;t have access to the program. The Greater Food Chicago Depository is attempting to fill the gap by driving around Chicago&#8217;s West and South Sides, providing free lunches to children. Thousands of kids are fed each week,\u00a0but\u00a0the depository would like to get the word out to more families.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Chicago&#039;s Lunch Bus\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/135579077?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div id=\"featurecaption\">Photo at top: The Lunch Bus provides free food over the summer for children in low-income families. (John Rosin\/Medill)<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By John Rosin and Carmen Lopez During the school year, children from low-income families can receive discounted lunches. But in the summer, they don&#8217;t have access to the program. The Greater Food Chicago Depository is attempting to fill the gap by driving around Chicago&#8217;s West and South Sides, providing free lunches to children. 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