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
News ‘A hunger Grand Canyon’: Concerns surge in New York as COVID-era benefits are set to end on March 1 “According to Queens Assembly Member Jessica González-Rojas, who serves as the primary sponsor of the…Emily CruzFebruary 23, 2023
News How organizations in New York are tackling food insecurity “One of the biggest pushes in Albany is the Healthy School Meals For All program…Emily CruzFebruary 22, 2023
News Commentary: Hochul’s budget does too little to address hunger “Hungry children cannot learn. Universal school meals are proven to cut administrative costs at schools…Emily CruzFebruary 20, 2023