Post Falls Food Bank

Free summer meals for Spokane kids in low-income areas end for the season on Friday as school employees regroup for the start of classes on Aug. 30. For some families financially strapped, that’s nearly a two-week gap in their hunt to afford nutritious meals before their children have access to free or reduced-priced meals when classes resume. But there are places to turn.

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Fri., Aug. 10, 2018

"You get to shop for yourself," said Heather Hjelmstrom as she talks about Post Falls Food Bank aka Third Avenue Market on Thursday, Aug. 9, 2018. Summer meal programs for kids end soon at school sites, but families still have options to fill food gaps before school starts back up, including at area food banks, pantries, Second Harvest mobile markets, or at Boys & Girls Clubs.

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Donated sunflowers welcome visitors to the Post Falls Food Bank, aka Third Avenue Market, on Thursday, Aug. 9, 2018. Summer meal programs for kids in low-income areas end soon at school sites, but families still have options to fill food gaps before school starts back up, including at area food banks, pantries, Second Harvest mobile markets, or at Boys & Girls Clubs.

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A shopper enters the Post Falls Food Bank, aka Third Avenue Market, on Thursday, Aug. 9, 2018. Summer meal programs for kids in low-income areas end soon at school sites, but families still have options to fill food gaps before school starts back up, including at area food banks, pantries, Second Harvest mobile markets, or at Boys & Girls Clubs.

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Fresh produce is available to shoppers at the Post Falls Food Bank, aka Third Avenue Market, on Thursday, Aug. 9, 2018. Summer meal programs for kids in low-income areas end soon at school sites, but families still have options to fill food gaps before school starts back up, including at area food banks, pantries, Second Harvest mobile markets, or at Boys & Girls Clubs.

Kathy Plonka The Spokesman-Review Buy this photo