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The kind gestures to help the island get back on its feet can be felt as far away as Overland Park in Kansas. A group of girls ages 5-7 years old sold cool treats to raise funds for relief efforts. No

The kind gestures to help the island get back on its feet can be felt as far away as Overland Park in Kansas. A group of girls ages 5-7 years old sold cool treats to raise funds for relief efforts. No

Connecticut Democrats and anti-hunger advocates are pressing state leaders to pass emergency legislation that would appropriate millions of state dollars to fund free meals for all Connecticut public school students through the end of the academic year.

Many school districts ran out of federal pandemic funding allowing them to offer free school lunches to all students. Some lawmakers now want to change that.

Many school districts ran out of federal pandemic funding that allowed them to offer free school lunches to all students. Some lawmakers now want to change that.

Many school districts ran out of federal pandemic funding that allowed them to offer free school lunches to all students. Some lawmakers now want to change that.

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“It’s vital that families have access to a safe supply of formula as lapses in needed nutrition can lead to lifelong developmental consequences.”

With baby formula increasingly hard to find on store shelves, concerns are growing for Black and Hispanic parents and low-income families who have less access to the products — and in some cases, greater need — than their white counterparts.

Sen. Richard Blumenthal on Monday called on the USDA to address the baby formula shortage by allowing WIC recipients to order formula online.