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Download Full Letter The Honorable Charles E. Schumer Majority Leader U.S. Senate Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Mitch McConnell Minority Leader U.S. Senate Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Nancy Pelosi Speaker of the House U.S. House of Representatives...
The Urban School Food Alliance shares in the frustration and disappointment with other advocacy groups that Congress neglected, through the omnibus, to include the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture to extend the waivers needed to help children and families as...
Coronavirus pandemic-era federal programs meant to feed schoolchildren are likely to expire in the coming weeks, after top Republicans objected to their inclusion as part of a still-forming package to fund the federal government...
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16, 2022 – The Urban School Food Alliance, a coalition of the largest school districts in the United States, is pleased to announce that Houston Independent School District (HISD) has joined its membership. HISD joins Dallas ISD and Austin ISD as the...
The Department of Agriculture announced Friday it is making changes to its school nutrition standards for the 2022-2023 school year, seeking to reinstate health goals that were rolled back during the Trump administration...
WASHINGTON, Nov. 4, 2021 – The Urban School Food Alliance, a coalition of the largest school districts in the United States that includes New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Miami, and Dallas, is pleased to announce that it will expand its membership to 17 districts...
The U.S. school lunch system is feeling the impact of the nation's supply chain disruptions. Shipping bottlenecks and labor shortages are limiting resources for school districts across the country. The rising cost of goods, coupled with the limited availability of...
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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...
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