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USFA is a leading voice in the child nutrition industry, advocating for school meals to ensure that all of America’s students have access to high-quality, nutritious food at no cost. USFA strategically partners with like-minded organizations to advance its mission and promote research-based nutrition policy.
Urban School Food Alliance Requests Full Year Waivers
Dear Mr. Secretary: The Urban School Food Alliance, representing many of the largest school food authorities in the nation, sincerely appreciates the action you took on August 31 to extend several school food program waivers through December 31, 2020. The Alliance...
Urban School Food Alliance says “Please, sir, I want some more.”
“Please, sir, I want some more.” A phrase made famous by the title character of Charles Dickens’s Oliver Twist may soon apply to millions of children across America when the emergency waivers for school meal flexibilities expire. Despite support from the Urban School...
Urban School Food Alliance Applauds the Pandemic Child Hunger Prevention Act
WASHINGTON, July 30, 2020 – Today, the Pandemic Child Hunger Prevention Act was introduced in response to the growing issue of food insecurity among school children. Because of COVID-19, an increasing number of households are facing various disruptions including high...
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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...
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...
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...
Bloomberg Law: Hunger ‘Cliff’ Looms as Pandemic School-Lunch Aid Is Running Out
Jun 6, 2022
Schools and child-feeding sites are bracing for rising costs and supply disruptions as federal meal subsidies run...