{"id":3400,"date":"2025-08-27T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.feedthechildren.org\/?p=3400"},"modified":"2025-08-07T11:57:23","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T16:57:23","slug":"lylas-story-hunger-in-working-families","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.feedthechildren.org\/es\/our-work\/stories\/lylas-story-hunger-in-working-families\/","title":{"rendered":"La historia de Lyla: El hambre en las familias trabajadoras"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3400_5c6e0b-4e, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3400_5c6e0b-4e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3400_5c6e0b-4e\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3400_5c6e0b-4e mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3400_5c6e0b-4e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3400_5c6e0b-4e\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3400_5c6e0b-4e img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3400_5c6e0b-4e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3400_5c6e0b-4e\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading3400_5c6e0b-4e wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3400_5c6e0b-4e\">It\u2019s Monday morning, and seven-year-old Lyla&#8217;s day is off to an early start.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3400_304efb-d3, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3400_304efb-d3[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3400_304efb-d3\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3400_304efb-d3 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3400_304efb-d3[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3400_304efb-d3\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3400_304efb-d3 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3400_304efb-d3[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3400_304efb-d3\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading3400_304efb-d3 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3400_304efb-d3\">She and her nine-year-old brother, CJ, wake up before most of their peers. They get to school before classes start so that they can get a meal from the free breakfast program. While she\u2019s waiting in line, Lyla checks the cafeteria lunch menu. Whatever is written there is what she\u2019ll be having later today.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3400_f84cad-c7, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3400_f84cad-c7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3400_f84cad-c7\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3400_f84cad-c7 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3400_f84cad-c7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3400_f84cad-c7\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3400_f84cad-c7 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3400_f84cad-c7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3400_f84cad-c7\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading3400_f84cad-c7 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3400_f84cad-c7\">Like <a href=\"http:\/\/frac.org\/programs\/national-school-lunch-program\">millions of children<\/a> across the United States, Lyla relies on the National School Lunch Program for consistent meals. Although the program provides much-needed support, it doesn&#8217;t solve the problem of hunger. On weekends, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.feedthechildren.org\/our-work\/stories\/summer-slide-and-food-insecurity\/\">school breaks<\/a>, and dinnertime throughout the year, kids like Lyla are still at risk of missing meals.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image3400_42c95a-66 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image3400_42c95a-66 size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"555\" src=\"https:\/\/www.feedthechildren.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/A-mother-and-her-two-children-sitting-on-the-porch-Lyla-story-1024x555.jpg\" alt=\"A mother and her two children hugging while sitting on the front porch of a house\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-3403\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.feedthechildren.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/A-mother-and-her-two-children-sitting-on-the-porch-Lyla-story-1024x555.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.feedthechildren.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/A-mother-and-her-two-children-sitting-on-the-porch-Lyla-story-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.feedthechildren.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/A-mother-and-her-two-children-sitting-on-the-porch-Lyla-story-768x416.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.feedthechildren.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/A-mother-and-her-two-children-sitting-on-the-porch-Lyla-story-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.feedthechildren.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/A-mother-and-her-two-children-sitting-on-the-porch-Lyla-story-60x33.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.feedthechildren.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/A-mother-and-her-two-children-sitting-on-the-porch-Lyla-story.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><em><em>CJ, mom Zoe, and Lyla.<\/em><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3400_f6df25-78, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3400_f6df25-78[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3400_f6df25-78\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3400_f6df25-78 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3400_f6df25-78[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3400_f6df25-78\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3400_f6df25-78 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3400_f6df25-78[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3400_f6df25-78\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading3400_f6df25-78 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3400_f6df25-78\">Both of Lyla\u2019s parents are hardworking. They do their best to provide for their children and make sure that Lyla and CJ aren\u2019t affected by the financial situation. But times have been tough for the family. In their home state California, the cost of living has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dir.ca.gov\/OPRL\/CPI\/CPICalculator\/CpiCalculator.aspx\">increased by over 40% in the last decade<\/a>. Housing costs are <a href=\"https:\/\/lao.ca.gov\/LAOEconTax\/Article\/Detail\/793\">nearly double the rest of the nation\u2019s<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3400_3ec6a7-c6, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3400_3ec6a7-c6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3400_3ec6a7-c6\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3400_3ec6a7-c6 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3400_3ec6a7-c6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3400_3ec6a7-c6\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3400_3ec6a7-c6 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3400_3ec6a7-c6[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3400_3ec6a7-c6\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading3400_3ec6a7-c6 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3400_3ec6a7-c6\">Lyla\u2019s family have done their best to cut costs. She has older siblings, twins, who moved back home with the family. They had been attending college out-of-state; today, they\u2019re enrolled in community college. After the family\u2019s car was stolen, rather than replacing it, the family turned to public transportation.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3400_33de22-cb, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3400_33de22-cb[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3400_33de22-cb\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3400_33de22-cb mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3400_33de22-cb[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3400_33de22-cb\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3400_33de22-cb img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3400_33de22-cb[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3400_33de22-cb\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading3400_33de22-cb wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3400_33de22-cb\">Even with their best efforts, the family still sometimes struggles to make ends meet. When extra expenses threaten to overwhelm the family\u2019s budget, Lyla\u2019s mom, Zoe, turns to a local Feed the Children community partner for help. There, she is able to get food as well as household and hygiene items the family needs.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image3400_72706a-40 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image3400_72706a-40 size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"555\" src=\"https:\/\/www.feedthechildren.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Two-children-sitting-on-a-porch-Lyla-story-1024x555.jpg\" alt=\"A brother and sister hugging while sitting on a porch\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-3402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.feedthechildren.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Two-children-sitting-on-a-porch-Lyla-story-1024x555.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.feedthechildren.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Two-children-sitting-on-a-porch-Lyla-story-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.feedthechildren.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Two-children-sitting-on-a-porch-Lyla-story-768x416.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.feedthechildren.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Two-children-sitting-on-a-porch-Lyla-story-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.feedthechildren.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Two-children-sitting-on-a-porch-Lyla-story-60x33.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.feedthechildren.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Two-children-sitting-on-a-porch-Lyla-story.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><em>Lyla and CJ outside the family home.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3400_6197c6-a4, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3400_6197c6-a4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3400_6197c6-a4\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3400_6197c6-a4 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3400_6197c6-a4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3400_6197c6-a4\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3400_6197c6-a4 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3400_6197c6-a4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3400_6197c6-a4\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading3400_6197c6-a4 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3400_6197c6-a4\">\u201cI appreciate all the help that you give to families,\u201d Zoe says. \u201cI know that there are still good people in the world. You can&#8217;t beat the blessing in that.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3400_307fa3-af, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3400_307fa3-af[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3400_307fa3-af\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3400_307fa3-af mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3400_307fa3-af[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3400_307fa3-af\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3400_307fa3-af img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3400_307fa3-af[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3400_307fa3-af\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading3400_307fa3-af wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3400_307fa3-af\">By Friday afternoon, Lyla is eager to head home for the weekend. She and CJ meet up with Zoe, an educator for special needs kids, outside the school. The three board the bus together to head home.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3400_f53687-5b, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3400_f53687-5b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3400_f53687-5b\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3400_f53687-5b mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3400_f53687-5b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3400_f53687-5b\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3400_f53687-5b img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading3400_f53687-5b[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3400_f53687-5b\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading3400_f53687-5b wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading3400_f53687-5b\">Lyla has a full weekend planned: drawing, playing with friends, and seeing if one of the twins can take a break from studying long enough to take her to the park. But what\u2019s not part of her weekend is hunger \u2013 thanks to your support.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lyla y su hermano CJ madrugan, no para jugar, sino para llegar al colegio a tiempo para desayunar gratis. 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