More than 200 organizations and schools are calling on Governor Kathy Hochul to fully fund universal school meals. The Healthy School Meals for All New York Kids coalition released a sign-on letter to the Governor on Tuesday calling on her to include a fully funded universal school meals program in her 2026 Executive Budget. While New York has expanded free school meals in recent years, an estimated 320,000 students in more than 650 schools remained without universal meal programs as of last school year.
Coalition Calls on Governor to Fully Fund Universal School Meals
