Author: Ederaldine Simon
Mark Bordeau, the Executive Director of the Rural Health Network, stated that School meals are one of the government’s most powerful tools for delivering good nutrition to children. However, in June 2022, federal waivers that ensured free school meals for all students expired. More than 726,000 students in New York lost access to free meals.
In other words, many students in rural communities will not have access to the most important meal of the day, breakfast. We all know how important it is to learn on a full stomach. Many studies show that food-insecure students are more likely to have lower grade-point averages, graduate late, and/or drop out of school when compared to their food-secure peers. It is unfair for students in rural communities in New York.
Mark Bordeau suggested fixing it by having our Albany leaders fund Healthy School Meals for All. It will give students access to free meals. It also reduces the burden on their families and the communities. So, let us give these students a chance to learn on a full stomach.
See more here: https://www.wbng.com/2023/03/04/rural-health-network-south-central-ny-ending-hunger-starts-school/?utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=State+DOT+appealing+all+of+judge+s+I-81+ruling&utm_campaign=Coffee+Break