2022: Our Year in Review
This has been another challenging year for child nutrition programs, from supply chain and staffing issues to shifting emergency rules at the federal […]
Category: School Meals for All Campaign
ARTICLE: North Carolina’s Child Nutrition Advocates Embrace National Effort to Provide Free School Meals for All
From EducationNC.org. From transportation to books, schools provide students with various resources at no cost to them to help them be successful. […]
UPDATE: New Details on the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health
On Wednesday, September 28, the Biden-Harris Administration will host the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health. The Administration will also release a National […]
ARTICLE: After Two Years, Free School Meals for All is Over. What Does That Mean for Students and Their Families?
Program and Communication Manager Andrew Harrell is quoted in this article from EducationNC.org. For more than two years, all public school students […]
UPDATE: NCGA Eliminates Student Copay for School Lunch
The budget passed by the NC General Assembly this summer includes funds to eliminate the student copay for reduced-price school lunch, or […]
RELEASE: As pandemic-era meal operations end, NC families urged to submit free and reduced-price meal applications for the 2022-2023 school year
“Schools need families to fill out their meal forms in order to keep their programs strong for all kids this year,” said […]
OPINION: No-cost Healthy Meals For All Public School Students
Carolina Hunger Initiative Director Lou Anne Crumpler wrote this editorial for WRAL News. Children cannot learn if they are hungry. Nutrition is […]