Fighting summer hunger through creative collaborations

A volunteer distributes bags of food during the summer backpack meals program at the Talkeetna Public Library. (Photo by Anne Hillman/Alaska Public Media)
Five-year-old Mira Kidd was attempting the perilous adventure of trying new foods.
“It’s a cheese monster!” she screamed, holding a cheese stick dipped in red marinara sauce. “I’d better get away from that cheese monster before it bites me in the face!”
Sitting outside the Talkeetna Public Library on a sunny