Stephan: Once again we see objective proof that America, as a society, does not like or care for, children. This reality just makes me crazy and angry. It is so obvious that children are a nation's future, and so this child neglect is so stupid, callous, and political. Republicans, particularly, by their voting make it clear they are indifferent to the wellbeing of children generally, even as they pontificate about their support for family values. It is so awful. Please do me the service of writing your Representative and Senators urging them to vote for a continuation of this child support. One in seven children in America has food stress issues.
Nutritionist Shaunté Fields and bus driver Treva White, left, deliver meals to children and their families in Seattle. When schools closed because of COVID-19, Seattle Public Schools began distributing breakfast and lunch to students through a network of 26 school sites and 43 bus routes five days a week.Credit: Karen Ducey / Getty
A boost in funds and flexibility in how food is prepared and packaged was a lifeline for kids coping with hunger. But these measures, passed in response to COVID-19, expire in June, with no extension.
When schools pivoted to virtual learning early in the pandemic, the National School Lunch Program was thrown into chaos. Millions of children rely on school meals to keep hunger at bay, so school nutrition directors scrambled to adopt new, creative ways to distribute food to families. Some of these changes were improvements on the status quo, they say.
And as part of pandemic relief legislation, the federal Food and Nutrition services agency waived the requirement that schools serve meals in a group setting, Read the Full Article
1 Comment
Lori
on Friday, April 8, 2022 at 10:20 am
I work with special needs children at a local high school, we delivered lunches everyday by bus when schools were shut down last year – and through the summer. This allowed families and children to be fed, and 9 month employees, to work through the summer. Our southwest state located school district, and valley wide churches, will be offering stations for students and families to come pick up their food. That leaves poverty stricken families without transportation in dire need – with nothing. Please vote for your local schools overrides, and write to your states representatives!
I work with special needs children at a local high school, we delivered lunches everyday by bus when schools were shut down last year – and through the summer. This allowed families and children to be fed, and 9 month employees, to work through the summer. Our southwest state located school district, and valley wide churches, will be offering stations for students and families to come pick up their food. That leaves poverty stricken families without transportation in dire need – with nothing. Please vote for your local schools overrides, and write to your states representatives!