Trenton – Advancing efforts to eliminate food insecurity among New Jersey’s young learners, Governor Phil Murphy today signed legislation expanding eligibility criteria under the Working Class Families Anti-Hunger Act, A5684/S4055.…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sgt-6NOx5eQ&t=32s According to federal data, nearly 400,000 of the 1.4 million schoolchildren in New Jersey received a free or reduced-price meal at school between 2019 and 2020. And according to…
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 —…
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…
Federal nutrition programs provide much-needed assistance to people struggling to put food on the table. But in New Jersey, like many states, these programs are underutilized, partly because people either…
The House of Representatives recently passed the Build Back Better Act, which includes significant investments in warding off childhood hunger. The critical child nutrition provisions within the bill are expected…
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…
Hunger Free New Jersey just launched a campaign to inform parents about new food assistance that will be provided in the coming months.
The USDA is once again trying to water down rules that require healthy meals in school. Please help!
New Jersey schools are reporting a low return of applications for free or low-cost school meals. This is concerning. Find out why.
