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State funding combined with federal government assistance means free school breakfast and lunch will be available to 81% of the state's student population.
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After a universal free federal program ended, a group of state legislators are asking Gov. Kathy Hochul to include free school lunches in her 2024 Fiscal Year state budget.
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A federal program that ensured students would get free meals at school is now over, and districts and families are forced to make some tough decisions.
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Thousands of children in the city of Syracuse recieve free or reduced-price breakfasts and lunches during the school year. Now that summer vacation has…
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To reduce childhood hunger, some elementary school students in the Syracuse City School District are getting extra food to take home with them on…
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Students at Roosevelt High School in Chicago are boycotting the free cafeteria food, which they say is unhealthy. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with reporter Monica Eng in Chicago.
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Christmas Bureau provides food and toys for low-income families again this yearThe Salvation Army is expecting to help hundreds of low-income families this holiday season with the annual Christmas Bureau. Sign-ups have already…
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Healthier school lunches are reaching more needy kids, but more kids who could afford to pay full price seem to be brown-bagging it instead. That's why some schools want to loosen nutrition rules.
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During summer vacation, many low-income kids depend on free lunch programs. Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul visited a summer meal site in Elmira Thursday to talk up…
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Now that school’s out, the Syracuse City School District will start offering breakfast and lunch to inner city children through its Summer Food Service…