News LETTER: Health School Meals proposal will aid students, schools; deserves support Please contact your State Representatives in both the Assembly and the Senate to urge them…Emily CruzMarch 3, 2023
News Parents are paying up on school meals again. Here’s why food advocates are worried they can’t afford it. In a shaky economy, parents of school-aged children — struggling to earn just enough to…Emily CruzMarch 3, 2023
News Rural Health Network of South-Central NY: Ending hunger starts at school The Rural Health Network of South-Central NY is calling on New York State leaders to…Emily CruzMarch 3, 2023
News Hinchey keeps up pressure for free school meals The current means-tested school meal programs leave many behind, including families who do not qualify…Emily CruzMarch 2, 2023
News Letter: Support Nutritious Meals for All Students We must do all we can to combat food insecurity, particularly for children whose bodies…Emily CruzMarch 2, 2023
News America’s school lunch crisis “School cafeterias are particularly salient in shaping school climate,” said Emily Gutierrez, a research associate…Emily CruzMarch 2, 2023
News Letter: Support Nutritious Lunches for All Students We must do all we can to combat food insecurity, particularly for children whose bodies…Emily CruzMarch 2, 2023
News Sen. Hinchey rallies in Albany to push for permanent healthy school meal program Hinchey says food is a form of health care and that the funding would help…Emily CruzMarch 1, 2023
News Legislation would create a permanent healthy school meals program for New York public schools Officials around the state and here in the Hudson Valley are renewing calls to pass…Emily CruzFebruary 24, 2023
EditorialsNews The state should fund school meals for students “Some suggest the responsibility for providing universal free meals lies with the federal government. But…Emily CruzFebruary 23, 2023