Thanks to community eligibility, more than 18,000 high-poverty schools served free breakfast and lunch to more than 8.5 million low-income students during the 2015–2016 school year.
It’s April, which means summer is only a few months away. While many children look forward to their vacation from school, many others who rely on school meals during the academic year are in danger of finding out hunger doesn’t take a vacation.
April 2016 is poised to fit T.S. Eliot’s description of April as the “cruelest month,” as many thousands of jobless adults without dependents (ABAWDs) will lose all their SNAP benefits even though these individuals are seeking work.
Jim Weill had the opportunity for a one-on-one conversation with USDA Secretary Vilsack recently to talk about the importance of federal nutrition programs. We are posting excerpts from the conversation periodically here on FRAC Chat.
Just last week, a former SNAP recipient, Kim Foxx, won the Democratic primary for Cook County (Illinois) State’s Attorney. Following her victory, she appeared on MSNBC’s “The Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell,” where she shared how, as a child, she dreamed of becoming a lawyer when she witnessed people supporting vulnerable little girls like her.
