Steering Committee Members Honored for Hunger Action Month
Hunger Free New Jersey and the School Nutrition Association were honored in the New Jersey Assembly for Hunger Action Month. • As one of the 37 states participating in the new, permanent, nationwide Summer EBT program, New Jersey has led the way, issuing over 585,875 cards to eligible students across 722 participating school food authorities, […]
No New Jersey student should go hungry during the school day. We need free school meals
Thanks to a law passed last month, 60,000 more students will have access to free breakfast and lunch at school next school year. The new law expands eligibility to families whose household income is up to 224% of the federal poverty level. The New Jersey State Legislature and Gov. Phil Murphy should be applauded for […]
Governor Murphy Signs Legislation Expanding Access to School Meals for New Jersey Students
Governor Murphy signed legislation that expands access to free school breakfast and lunch to more students in the Garden State. This legislation, sponsored by Speaker Coughlin and Senator Teresa Ruiz, would increase income eligibility for free school meals to 225% of the federal poverty level, ensuring that more children in struggling working families have access […]
A push for universal free school lunches in NJ
“The income limits are set very low,” Lisa Pitz, the coordinator of outreach for the Center for Food Action, said. “It is not at all an accurate reflection of the real cost of living.”
Advocates call on New Jersey lawmakers to make school meals free for all students
BY: SOPHIE NIETO-MUNOZ – SEPTEMBER 7, 2023 7:13 AM As New Jersey students returned to classrooms this week, the number of them eligible for free or reduced school breakfast and lunch jumped — and hunger insecurity advocates are eyeing ways to make those meals free for all children. “We are hopeful — since New Jersey […]
MA becomes the 8th state to pass School Meals for All legislation
Massachusetts has joined California, Colorado, Maine, Minnesota, New Mexico, Vermont, and Michigan in passing laws to make School Meals for All permanent! To read more, click here.