NEW YORK — All California public school students will have access to free nutritious meals this school year, thanks to the statewide Universal Meals Program.
The program comes at a crucial time, with food costs rising, inflation and an overall increase in children facing hunger since the pandemic. According to Feeding America, an estimated 13 million children , may have experienced food insecurity in 2021.
State Sen. Nancy Skinner, a Democrat, helped lead the effort to establish a universal school meal program and called the meals"essential to learning." California's State Meal Mandate is expanded to include both a nutritiously adequate breakfast and lunch for, not just needy children, but all children each school day.The California State Legislature allocates funds to provide additional state meal reimbursement to cover the cost of the Universal Meals Program.
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