Advocacy | Urban School Food Alliance

Urban School Food Alliance Responds: President Signs Keep Kids Fed Act of 2022

Jun 25, 2022

On Saturday, June 25, 2022, the President signed into law the Keep Kids Fed Act of 2022, which extends certain flexibilities for child nutrition programs and provides temporary increases in reimbursement rates for school meals and meals provided at child care centers....

Smerconish: We Must Preserve the Food Security Safety Net in Our Schools

Jun 21, 2022

School meal programs have prevented children from hunger and malnutrition for decades. Available in almost every public and private school in the country, school meals operate under federal nutrition guidelines and a federal per meal reimbursement rate based on family...

NewsNation: Federal free school meal waivers set to expire June 30

Jun 9, 2022

On July 1, the universal free school lunch will be no more. The federal pandemic-era waivers that provided free meals to all students, regardless of economic status, is expiring June 30. Since former President Donald Trump signed the COVID-19 aid package in 2020, 10...