Our new report finds that districtwide, 69 low-income students ate school breakfast for every 100 who received school lunch. Greater investments are needed to ensure more low-income children start their day ready to learn.

With the D.C. Free Summer Meals Program now in full swing, children’s access to healthy food doesn’t have to take a vacation. DCHS is supporting summer meals sponsors and sites to ensure every child in the nation’s capital can access nutritious food during summer vacation.

Of the 49 full-service grocery stores in the District of Columbia, only two are located in Ward 7 and just one is in Ward 8, according to Closing the Grocery Store Gap in the Nation’s Capital.