<p>Summer meals programs for getting food to hungry kids don't work in rural areas, especially in Alaska. People in Talkeetna are overcoming that problem with the help of books, buses, and backpacks. This is the first story from Alaska Public Media’s new Solutions Desk – a look at what’s working to make communities stronger in Alaska. This month, we’re talking about solutions for hunger.</p>

Summer meals programs for getting food to hungry kids don't work in rural areas, especially in Alaska. People in Talkeetna are overcoming that problem with the help of books, buses, and backpacks. This is the first story from Alaska Public Media’s new Solutions Desk – a look at what’s working to make communities stronger in Alaska. This month, we’re talking about solutions for hunger.

Fighting hunger with books and buses

Alaska, like every other state, has problems. But it also has solutions. Some are new and innovative, and some are centuries old. Each week Alaska Public Media's Solutions Desk will highlight what's happening around the state that's making our communities stronger.

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Fighting hunger with books and buses

Fighting hunger with books and buses