5/1/18
by News Department on 05/01/18Summer REC Program cancelled...
The Pottsville Housing Authority is not having its summer recreation program this year, and that means some children who rely on the program for lunch might go hungry.
According to the Republican Herald, meals are served to children through the program at the city playgrounds.
The authority receives funding from the federal government for its budget. Funding has been diminishing for years and this year, the authority does not have enough in its budget to pay for the program.
The cost to provide meals for the children is about $50,000 and the authority is reimbursed by the state government, about 95 percent, for the meals. However, the deadline has passed to apply for money for the lunch program.
