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New Summer Meals Program Will Give Low-Income Illinois Families $120 in Grocery Benefits Per Child. Here's How to Apply | Chicago News

Lawmakers push Landry administration to join children's summer food program

Republican leaders in the Louisiana Legislature started to push last week for Louisiana to join a new federal summer food program for needy children, even after GOP Gov. Jeff Landry’s administration and K-12 schools chief Cade Brumley declined to participate months ago. Senate President Cameron Henry, R-Metairie, and state Rep. Jack McFarland, R-Jonesboro, said they […] The post Lawmakers push Landry administration to join children’s summer food program appeared first on Louisiana Illuminator.

Summer grocery program to feed WA kids launching soon

When summer nears, hundreds of thousands of kids in Washington can face three months without free meals provided by their schools.

Summer grocery program to feed WA kids launching soon

Summer Grocery Program to Feed Washington Kids Launching Soon

When summer nears, hundreds of thousands of kids in Washington can face three months without free meals provided by their schools. “There’s this huge gap, and it affects learning,” Washington Democratic Sen. Patty Murray said. But starting this summer, a new federal program will help lower-income families who rely on free school breakfasts and lunches. […]

Summer grocery program to feed WA kids launching soon

Summer grocery program to feed WA kids launching soon

Healthy School Meals for All program faces 24 million budget gap / Public News Service

Colorado lawmakers are considering ways to address a projected $24 million funding shortfall in the Healthy School Meals for All program, and grants to help districts purchase food from local farmers and ranchers could be at risk. Dan Sharp, nutrition services director for Mesa County School District 51, said serving fresh, locally-sourced foods -- as opposed to highly processed foods shipped cross-country -- gives kids the fuel they need to succeed in the classroom and beyond. "There's evidence-based research that the more locally sourced our food supply is -- whether we get it at the grocery store or through our school meal programs -- a higher quality and better nutritious product for our students," Sharp explained. " ...

South Dakota legislature under fire over pace of food initiatives

Rep. Levin-Led Summer EBT Program for Low-Income Students to Launch in 2024

Children in low-income families will have more access to nutritious foods once school lets out with the launch of the Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer Program for Children, a program sponsored