Meal eligibility count met
The Haines Borough School District is again eligible to receive federal funding for its after-school “sack supper” program.
The program was at risk last fall when the number of families applying for meals dropped below a number equivalent to 50 percent of the student body.
Following news coverage in November, the number rose to above 50 percent, said Gen Armstrong, the district’s food program coordinator. That means Haines will be eligible…