School Meals Still At Risk … ACT NOW!
Despite our best efforts and your powerful advocacy, the Senate has passed the reconciliation bill that threatens school meal access for millions of children across the country.
The damage is done in the Senate, but the fight continues in the House. There is no upside to this bill—it increases our deficit by $3.3 trillion while undermining school meal programs and sacrificing the health and wellbeing of students that rely on them.
How this bill creates a domino effect that harms children:
- Fewer children are automatically eligible for free school meals as families lose SNAP and Medicaid benefits
- Increased administrative burdens on schools already struggling with staffing shortages
- More eligible students falling through the cracks when forced into complex application processes
- Loss of Community Eligibility Provision programs as schools fall below participation thresholds, ending free meals for all students
- States forced to cut school nutrition programs due to budget pressures from federal cost shifts
The bottom line: Students’ health, wellness, and academic success are on the line.
- Research consistently shows that well-nourished students perform better academically, have fewer behavioral issues, and develop healthier eating habits for life.
- This bill puts that progress at risk.
The House is our last line of defense. We need every advocate to contact their House representatives!
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