To Help Recover From COVID-19, We Need Universal Free School Meals [rwjf.org]
By Jamie Bussel, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, July 9, 2020 For tens of millions of children in the United States, school isn’t just a place to learn, but a place where they can depend on receiving healthy meals. In March 2020, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), more than 31 million children participated in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and more than 17 million participated in the School Breakfast Program (SBP) ; the vast majority of children receiving these...