Holiday hunger hits Kent as summer break starts
13:04, 22 July 2019
updated: 13:04, 22 July 2019
With the summer break getting underway for most children this week, we've been looking at the issue of holiday hunger and what's being done to tackle it.
Charities are concerned those who rely on free school meals during term time will have to go without proper dinners for the next six weeks.
We've also been finding out more about 'gleaning' and looking at whether that could be part of the solution.
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