Some Connecticut lawmakers want to make free lunches at public schools permanent
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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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.