Free School Meals: When the Feds Step Back, States Step Up News

Free School Meals: When the Feds Step Back, States Step Up

Millions of students returned to school in communities across New York State this month.

Jessica PerillaJanuary 28, 2023

The Case For Universal Free Lunch News

The Case For Universal Free Lunch

Turns out, feeding kids at school raises test scores and lowers behavior problems. It’s also,…

Jessica PerillaJanuary 28, 2023

When Kids Go Back to School This Fall, Pandemic-Era Free Lunch Will Be Gone News

When Kids Go Back to School This Fall, Pandemic-Era Free Lunch Will Be Gone

Debt incurred by US families who can’t pay lunch fees runs up $262 million a…

Jessica PerillaJanuary 28, 2023

BOCES, Hartford Central School District serve up Lunar New Year while pushing for universal free lunch News

BOCES, Hartford Central School District serve up Lunar New Year while pushing for universal free lunch

Households would save an average of $140 per child every month if New York dedicates…

Emily CruzJanuary 26, 2023

NY lawmakers push for universal free school meals in governor’s budget News

NY lawmakers push for universal free school meals in governor’s budget

No family should ever have to call my office and say, “Can you help me…

Emily CruzJanuary 19, 2023

Should New York have universal free meals for all students? Advocates say ‘yes’ News

Should New York have universal free meals for all students? Advocates say ‘yes’

The Universal School Meals Program Act of 2021 provided school breakfast and lunch at no…

Emily CruzJanuary 11, 2023

Advocates in Albany rally for free school meals News

Advocates in Albany rally for free school meals

This is a program that reaches every single student across the state. All 2.1 million…

Emily CruzJanuary 9, 2023

Advocates call for free school meals for NYS students News

Advocates call for free school meals for NYS students

More than 700,00 New York students lost access to free meals at schools in June…

Emily CruzJanuary 9, 2023

School Advocates Call for NYS to Provide Free Meals for All Students News

School Advocates Call for NYS to Provide Free Meals for All Students

Several hundred thousand New York State families, including many yeshiva families, are barely getting by…

Emily CruzJanuary 9, 2023

New York lawmakers call for universal free school meals to be included in state budget News

New York lawmakers call for universal free school meals to be included in state budget

New York Senator Michelle Hinchey and Assemblymember Jessica González-Rojas joined other legislators, as well as…

Emily CruzJanuary 9, 2023