School meal service plummets during pandemic
December 21, 2020
As a growing number of families struggle to make ends meet during the COVID pandemic, school nutrition support for these families and their children has
As a growing number of families struggle to make ends meet during the COVID pandemic, school nutrition support for these families and their children has
The USDA is once again trying to water down rules that require healthy meals in school. Please help! The U.S. Department of Agriculture has proposed rolling back
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New Jersey is heading in the wrong direction when it comes to serving afterschool suppers to children who may be going home to an empty dinner table.
The United States Department of Agriculture has extended rule flexibilities for all child nutrition programs to make it easier for schools, community organizations and local
The New Jersey state budget includes $100,000 to help pay the cost of providing nutritious summer meals to children. This funding will be distributed through
he USDA has extended summer meals waiver through Dec. 31. This makes it much easier for schools and other organizations to feed all children for free.
This summer, more New Jersey communities will be serving free summer meals to children, helping families struggling to make ends meet amid the COVID pandemic.
The COVID pandemic has amplified the need for summer meals for children. This report tracks New Jersey’s progress, while making recommendations for feeding more kids this summer.
Just half of NJ schools are using an option that allows them to feed school meals to all students for free. Known as Community Eligibility,