Only 30 states have said they will participate in the first year of a federal program that helps fund summer meals for low-income children, according to the latest count by the United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service.
The announcement, released Tuesday, added three new states to a count that has been updated weekly — Hawaii, New Hampshire and Tennessee. That was one day after the deadline for states, territories and tribal nations to declare their intent.
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