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We applaud Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey, whose first state budget includes funding to support free meals for every public school student in the state, a pandemic-era program that is now permanent. We have a unique opportunity to advance food justice across Massachusetts beyond schools.
Tens of thousands of families will have better access to food for their children this year thanks to a now-permanent measure in the state budget funding school lunches.
The new program means no student can be denied from receiving a free breakfast and lunch.
The new program means no student can be denied from receiving a free breakfast and lunch.
It seems incredible that, at many schools around the county, both parents and teachers pay out of pocket for school supplies.