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Expanded free school-meal program set to expire
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Erin Comollo of New Jersey Healthy Kids Initiative discusses impact in NJ
Thousands of New Jersey children will soon lose access to free meals when COVID-19-related funding for the temporary program expires on Sept. 30. With more research pointing to negative academic and social outcomes associated with food insecurity, anti-hunger advocates are ramping up calls for federal leaders to permanently fund universal free meals in public schools.
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Expanded free school-meal program set to expire
Clip: 8/30/2022 | 4m 44sVideo has Closed Captions
Thousands of New Jersey children will soon lose access to free meals when COVID-19-related funding for the temporary program expires on Sept. 30. With more research pointing to negative academic and social outcomes associated with food insecurity, anti-hunger advocates are ramping up calls for federal leaders to permanently fund universal free meals in public schools.
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