Coalition pushes for universal school meals
ALBANY, N.Y. (Hudson Valley 360)– Universal School Meals will be good for students and New…
Emily CruzMarch 4, 2023
Parents are paying up on school meals again. Here’s why food advocates are worried they can’t afford it.
LONG ISLAND, N.Y. (LI Herald)– In a shaky economy, parents of school-aged children — struggling…
Emily CruzMarch 3, 2023
Rural Health Network of South-Central NY: Ending hunger starts at school
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (WBNG)–The Rural Health Network of South-Central NY is calling on New York State…
Emily CruzMarch 3, 2023
Hinchey keeps up pressure for free school meals
SAUGERTIES, N.Y. (Daily Freeman)– The current means-tested school meal programs leave many behind, including families…
Emily CruzMarch 2, 2023
Letter: Support Nutritious Meals for All Students
ALBANY, N.Y. (Huntington Now)– We must do all we can to combat food insecurity, particularly…
Emily CruzMarch 2, 2023
America’s school lunch crisis
NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. (Vox)– “School cafeterias are particularly salient in shaping school climate,” said…
Emily CruzMarch 2, 2023
Sen. Hinchey rallies in Albany to push for permanent healthy school meal program
ALBANY, N.Y. (News 12 New Jersey)– Hinchey says food is a form of health care…
Emily CruzMarch 1, 2023
Legislation would create a permanent healthy school meals program for New York public schools
ALBANY, N.Y. (News 12 Brooklyn)– Officials around the state and here in the Hudson Valley…
Emily CruzFebruary 24, 2023
The state should fund school meals for students
ALBANY, N.Y. (Newsday)– “Some suggest the responsibility for providing universal free meals lies with the…
Emily CruzFebruary 23, 2023
‘A hunger Grand Canyon’: Concerns surge in New York as COVID-era benefits are set to end on March 1
NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. (AMNY)– “According to Queens Assembly Member Jessica González-Rojas, who serves as…
Emily CruzFebruary 23, 2023