Transportation Strategies to Connect Youth with Summer Food Programs

Source: U.S. Department of Transportation: Federal Transit Administration

Explores collaboration strategies that mobility managers, transportation providers, and summer meal sites can pursue to reduce the number of children who go hungry each summer.

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Key Points

  • Transportation barriers significantly limit access to nutrition programs, driving low participation even among eligible populations.
  • Cross-sector coordination (transportation + nutrition providers) is essential to improve access, with partnerships emerging as a leading solution.

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The program highlights transportation and coordination strategies that help improve access to nutrition programs, including for individuals facing barriers to reaching food sites.

Content last reviewed on August 4, 2026