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New York Times: Covid-19 and the Big Government Problem
Katie Wilson, a deputy under secretary at the Department of Agriculture in the Obama administration, is the executive director of the Urban School Food Alliance, a nonprofit that works with the country’s largest school districts to improve the quality of student...
TIME: Front Line Workers Tell Their Own Stories in the New Issue of TIME
Most weeks, deciding what to put on our cover is the subject of great internal debate. This week, it was simple. TIME reports on the people who shape the world, and the cover often features the most influential among them: heads of state, titans of industry, icons of...
KCET: The Challenges of Feeding Hungry School Kids in a Time of Crisis
The truth is, it’s hard to feed kids on average days. From pandemics to natural disasters, a crisis only amplifies the challenges school food programs face regularly. The last couple of weeks have demonstrated this, as people and systems respond to COVID-19 and...
Dallas Morning News: Texas schools keep feeding students despite canceled classes
Children who rely on school for meals will still be able to get them on a “to-go” basis even as all Texas campuses remain closed. And they’re bracing for even more families to have needs as businesses are forced to close and workers lose their jobs due to social...