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Soup's on in New York City school system

School system is one of the nation's largest summertime meal providers.
July 10, 2007

The New York City school system is pushing far beyond the corridors of summer school in delivering free meals, handing out breakfast and lunch for the first time in housing projects, libraries, day camps and church groups to become one of the nation’s largest summer soup kitchens. Education Department officials say they expect to significantly exceed last summer’s totals of 4.4 million lunches and 2 million breakfasts.

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