Urge Your Senators to Support School Meals

Earlier this month, FRAC’s Interim President Crystal FitzSimons testified at a hearing held by the Senate Agriculture Subcommittee on Food and Nutrition. The hearing was entitled, “Keeping Kids Learning in the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program”.

FRAC’s testimony focused on the critical role the school nutrition programs play in supporting student nutrition, health, and learning, as well as the following legislation Senators can co-sponsor to strengthen and expand the programs.

The Universal School Meals Programs Act (S.1568) would make Healthy School Meals for All nationwide.
The School Hunger Elimination Act (S.4525) would increase federal funding for community eligibility schools, create a statewide community eligibility option, improve direct certification, and provide retroactive reimbursement for meals served to children who are certified for free or reduced price meals later in the school year.

The Nutrition Red Tape Reduction Act (S.4523) would put into statute the 25 percent Identified Student Percentage threshold for schools to participate in the Community Eligibility Provision.

Please take a moment to email your Senators and urge them to follow up on the hearing by adding their names to important child nutrition bills that will ensure students are hunger-free. You can use the FRAC Action Network to easily send a pre-populated email, or craft your own, and directly reach your Senators.