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At the start of the pandemic, Crespi Middle School teacher Sierra Barton volunteered to pass out food at West Contra Costa Unified s Pinole Valley High School.
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At the start of the pandemic, Crespi Middle School teacher Sierra Barton volunteered to pass out food at West Contra Costa Unified s Pinole Valley High School.
April 8, 2021
As students gradually return to classrooms, advocates and lawmakers say it’s more important than ever to provide free meals in schools without burdensome eligibility requirements, just as California has done during the pandemic.
The “Free School Meals For All” bill, SB 364, introduced last month by East Bay Sen. Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley, would establish a statewide Universal Meal Plan starting in the 2022-2023 school year. It would guarantee free breakfast and lunch for all California students and eliminate the application process that proved a barrier to many families. Though New York City, Chicago
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Louisville Schools Open A child puts her mask back on after finishing lunch at a socially distanced table in the cafeteria of Medora Elementary School on March 17, 2021 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by John Cherry/Getty Images)
ACROSS AMERICA More than a year into the coronavirus pandemic, making a dollar stretch as far as possible remains a daily undertaking for the millions in the United States still going to bed hungry.
A new U.S. Department of Agriculture report, however, illustrates how stretching that dollar may be harder than ever right now.
Grocery store prices are rising nationwide as the pandemic wears on. In fact, the cost of a supermarket trip is up 3.5 percent from a year ago, according to the USDA report 75 percent higher than the 20-year average.
Grosse Pointe Park man steals money from Metro Detroit charity for personal use, feds say
John Lynch charged with wire fraud, mail fraud, embezzlement
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Grosse Pointe Park man is accused of stealing money from a charity that benefits disadvantaged Detroit children and using it for his own personal expenses,
Officials said Lynch became the CFO of the Holy Cross organization in March 2012, and later became its CEO in 2015.
Holy Cross was established in 1948 when Boysville of Michigan was incorporated under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit. Boysville of Michigan later became Holy Cross Children’s Services, federal officials said.
Grosse Pointe Park Holy Cross CEO charged with using church money to fix cars, get new roof
By FOX 2 Staff
GROSSE POINTE PARK, Mich. (FOX 2) - A Grosse Pointe Park man is facing federal charges of fraud, embezzlement, and more charges that he stole money from Holy Cross Catholic Church to fix his cars, buy a new roof, pay down his mortgage, and pay his personal American Express account.
John Lynch, 56, was arrested Tuesday on federal charges, according to Acting United States Attorney Saima S. Mohsin.
The complaint claims that Lynch was named CEO of Holy Cross in 2015 and while the executive leader of the church, he used funds to pay for his personal needs, including his cars, roof, mortgage, and credit card.
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As National Make Lunch Count Day approaches, trips to the grocery store are getting more expensive, a new USDA report says. (Shutterstock)
FAIRFAX COUNTY, VA More than a year into the coronavirus pandemic, making a dollar stretch as far as possible remains a daily undertaking for the thousands in Virginia and other U.S. states still going to bed hungry.
A new U.S. Department of Agriculture report, however, illustrates how stretching that dollar may be harder than ever right now.
Grocery store prices are rising nationwide as the pandemic wears on. In fact, the cost of a supermarket trip is up 3.5 percent from a year ago, according to the USDA report 75 percent higher than the 20-year average.