As usual, the author of this article fails to mention the free breakfast and lunch program at the school as well as the additional food she can receive from various food pantries. (There may be other sources of free eats for this family, but those are two I thought of off the top of my head.)
When school is in session, yes, they get free breakfast & lunch, but to get to a church based food pantry, she would need a ride or a car.