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

NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. (Bloomberg)– Debt incurred by US families who can’t pay lunch fees…

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

ALBANY, N.Y. (News 10)–Households would save an average of $140 per child every month if…

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

ALBANY, N.Y. (Spectrum News)– No family should ever have to call my office and say,…

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’

ALBANY, N.Y. (FingerLakes1) The Universal School Meals Program Act of 2021 provided school breakfast and…

Emily CruzJanuary 11, 2023

Advocates in Albany rally for free school meals News

Advocates in Albany rally for free school meals

ALBANY, N.Y. (WNYT)– This is a program that reaches every single student across the state.…

Emily CruzJanuary 9, 2023

Advocates call for free school meals for NYS students News

Advocates call for free school meals for NYS students

ALBANY, N.Y. (Youtube)– More than 700,00 New York students lost access to free meals at…

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

ALBANY, N.Y. (Food Service Director)– New York Senator Michelle Hinchey and Assemblymember Jessica González-Rojas joined…

Emily CruzJanuary 9, 2023

Advocates call on state to fund free school meals for all students News

Advocates call on state to fund free school meals for all students

ALBANY, N.Y. (WRGB)— Senator Michelle Hinchey said, “Let’s be clear, healthy food is a form…

Emily CruzJanuary 9, 2023

Advocates hold rally on NY Capitol steps lobbying for free school meals for all students News

Advocates hold rally on NY Capitol steps lobbying for free school meals for all students

ALBANY, N.Y. (CNY Central)—According to research gathered by Healthy School Meals for All, providing free…

Emily CruzJanuary 9, 2023

Lawmakers advocating for free school meals to be funded by New York State budget News

Lawmakers advocating for free school meals to be funded by New York State budget

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV)— Breakfast is often called the “most important meal of the day” and…

Emily CruzJanuary 9, 2023