After backlash, USDA agrees to extend free-meal program for children Aug 31, 2020 | Hannah Natanson | Washington Post From the article: The program allows families to pick up free food from any convenient school campus, regardless of whether their child is enrolled there and even if they do not qualify for free
Report: Pandemic Food Benefits Work To Address Food Insecurity Aug 10, 2020 | Tommy Tobin| Forbes Hundreds of thousands of people rely on school meals to feed their children. With closed schools during the pandemic, P-EBT is a great way to address food insecurity families face in the absence of school meals. Read
Hamilton County food stamp participation drops by a third in past seven years Feb. 23, 2020 | Dave Flessner | Chattanooga Times Free Press "Hunger & food insecurity is definitely still a problem that Tennesseans face even if SNAP numbers are going down. There are a lot of people who have turned to emergency
Food Fight: How 2 Trump Proposals Could Bite Into School Lunch Feb. 19, 2020 | Cory Turner | NPR Two pending Trump administration rule changes could cause up to 1 million children to lose automatic access to free school meals. Read original story. More Stories
MNPS PARTNERING WITH SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK TO DISTRIBUTE MEALS TO STUDENTS AND FAMILIES Mar. 5, 2020 | Metro Nashville Public Schools In the wake of Tuesday's horrific tornadoes, updated locations for food distribution from MNPS and Second Harvest Food Bank. Read original story. More Stories
