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 —…
Funding in a 2024 Senate appropriations bill for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) falls far short of what is needed to provide all eligible…
Last month, Governor Murphy began the Fiscal Year 2024 budget process with his Budget Address. The governor’s budget message kicks off a legislative review process that will include a series…
Governor Phil Murphy, fulfilling a promise to families in New Jersey, signed the Working-Class Families' Anti-Hunger Act (A2368/S1677) into law, a bill that would increase income eligibility for free school…
The 11-bill package increases eligibility for free school meals and improves access to SNAP Last week, a ten-bill legislative package aimed at reducing hunger passed the New Jersey General Assembly,…
Sign on to a letter urging Congress, Biden Administration to act to combat childhood hunger!
A new federal measure, the Build Back Better Act, includes nearly $35 billion for child nutrition programs. This critical investment will help ensure all children have access to the nutrition…
New Jersey recently received federal approval of its plan to provide special food assistance to school-age and preschool children.
Federal efforts continue to boost SNAP and make it easier to feed children during the pandemic. SNAP expansion included in latest stimulus package The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will…
The USDA has extended critically needed waiver flexibilities for summer meal programs to September 30, 2021. These waivers make it easier for schools, local government agencies and non-profit organizations to…
