Report finds almost 1 in 4 local kids at risk of hunger

Battle Creek’s Amanda Sellers said she’s trying to build a better life for her and her three kids, ages 7 to 10.
The 32-year-old mother said she’s going to school in Delton, trying to get her high school diploma. She has some experience at a Sears store, and she wants to be a manager there.


For now, Sellers said she’s a stay-at-home mom, and she sometimes struggles to make sure her kids have enough to eat. That’s why she came to St. Thomas Episcopal Church on Wednesday morning for the free pancakes, sausage, fruit and cereal offered during the summer.


“Sometimes I run low on food,” she said. “Especially breakfast, because I have three growing kids and they want two to three bowls of cereal. We run low.”


The Sellers aren’t alone.

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