“In Spring 2020, when schools abruptly closed due to COVID-19, millions of children in low-income communities . Food insecurity and the聽聽for these children and their families.聽聽(FSCSs)鈥攕chools that integrate social and health services, extended learning opportunities, family and community engagement, and collaborative leadership鈥攚ere able to effectively provide many families in challenging financial circumstances with meals and other basic needs聽during the pandemic, illustrating why FSCSs are an important strategy to address poverty in the United States. The objectives and defining elements of FSCSs make them uniquely able to聽 to students who have been systematically marginalized through inadequate policies and societal neglect.”
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