Obama Foundation launches ‘Local Lunchbox’ program in Chicago, feeding thousands of kids and teens – Hyde Park Herald

52202485389_059ca5872b_o.jpg The program has gotten more than $1 million in funding from USDA. So far, around 2,500 kids are getting fed. The program is currently in the pilot phase, and the Obama Foundation plans to extend it into the fall, perhaps targeting organizations that do fall after-school programming.

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