Good Morning, Colorado, and welcome to the Daily Sun-Up. It’s Tuesday December 15th, and we’re feeling lucky to start the day with you. Join us daily for an in-depth look at one of our top stories. Today, we’re discussing how nearly a third of Jeffco Public Schools students qualify for subsidized school meals. Many community members are now worried that they can’t access the meals during the pandemic.

Before we begin, let’s take a look at what happened on this day in Colorado history - adapted from Derek R Everett’s book “Colorado Day by Day”:

Today, we take you back to December 15th, 1962 when Colorado’s newest winter sports resort opened in Eagle County. The resort boasted the nation’s first gondola. But what the Vail Lodge and Inn lacked on opening day, unfortunately, was snow.

Now, our feature story. 

Feeding families who are struggling to make ends meet during the pandemic has risen as a top priority for many school districts across Colorado. But a band of community organizations is calling on Jeffco Public Schools to do even more to make sure its students have enough food.

Colorado Sun reporter Erica Breunlin is joining today to fill us in on what’s going on.

Erica, can you begin by explaining why community organizations and community members are so concerned about students' access to school meals right now? Is the distribution process? What’s the biggest issue here?

As Erica mentioned Jeffco Public Schools, which is educating 79,150 students this school year, is taking steps to increase access. A pilot program launches on Monday in which school buses will deliver meals to neighborhoods.

The district is one component of a broader community network responsible for making sure families are fed day after day -- a network that relies just as much on other community staples like food banks.

But school meal programs have become even more critical this year as churches and other programs that traditionally offer hot meal options to the community are not open because of safety issues.

Thanks for listening. Before we go here are a few stories you should know about today:

Colorado received its first shipment of the coronavirus vaccine Monday morning, launching a months-long inoculation process that health officials hope will start to have meaningful effects on limiting transmission of the disease in the state by late spring.

Records obtained by the Sun show that Jenna Ellis, the attorney from Colorado representing President Donald Trump in his bid to overturn his 2020 election loss, was fired from her job as a Weld County prosecutor in 2013 for making mistakes on cases.

Now that the coronavirus vaccine is here, public health agencies must convince people to take it. At least 70% of Coloradans must get the shot to achieve herd immunity, but is a $1 million marketing budget enough to build credibility?

For more information on all of these stories, visit our website, www.coloradosun.com. Now, a quick message from our editor.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Good Morning, Colorado, and welcome to the Daily Sun-Up. It&rsquo;s Tuesday December 15th, and we&rsquo;re feeling lucky to start the day with you. Join us daily for an in-depth look at one of our top stories. Today, we&rsquo;re discussing how nearly a third of Jeffco Public Schools students qualify for subsidized school meals. Many community members are now worried that they can&rsquo;t access the meals during the pandemic.
Before we begin, let&rsquo;s take a look at what happened on this day in Colorado history - adapted from Derek R Everett&rsquo;s book &ldquo;Colorado Day by Day&rdquo;:
Today, we take you back to December 15th, 1962 when Colorado&rsquo;s newest winter sports resort opened in Eagle County. The resort boasted the nation&rsquo;s first gondola. But what the Vail Lodge and Inn lacked on opening day, unfortunately, was snow.
Now, our feature story.&nbsp;
Feeding families who are struggling to make ends meet during the pandemic has risen as a top priority for many school districts across Colorado. But a band of community organizations is calling on Jeffco Public Schools to do even more to make sure its students have enough food.
Colorado Sun reporter <a href="mailto:erica@coloradosun.com">Erica Breunlin</a> is joining today to fill us in on what&rsquo;s going on.
Erica, can you begin by explaining why community organizations and community members are so concerned about students' access to school meals right now? Is the distribution process? What&rsquo;s the biggest issue here?
As Erica mentioned Jeffco Public Schools, which is educating 79,150 students this school year, is taking steps to increase access. A pilot program launches on Monday in which school buses will deliver meals to neighborhoods.
The district is one component of a broader community network responsible for making sure families are fed day after day -- a network that relies just as much on other community staples like food banks.
But school meal programs have become even more critical this year as churches and other programs that traditionally offer hot meal options to the community are not open because of safety issues.
Thanks for listening. Before we go here are a few stories you should know about today:
Colorado received its first shipment of the coronavirus vaccine Monday morning, launching a months-long inoculation process that health officials hope will start to have meaningful effects on limiting transmission of the disease in the state by late spring.
Records obtained by the Sun show that Jenna Ellis, the attorney from Colorado representing President Donald Trump in his bid to overturn his 2020 election loss, was fired from her job as a Weld County prosecutor in 2013 for making mistakes on cases.
Now that the coronavirus vaccine is here, public health agencies must convince people to take it. At least 70% of Coloradans must get the shot to achieve herd immunity, but is a $1 million marketing budget enough to build credibility?
For more information on all of these stories, visit our website,<a href="http://www.coloradosun.com/"> www.coloradosun.com</a>. Now, a quick message from our editor.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

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