Topic: Community Eligibility

More Low-Income Students Receive Free School Meals in the 2018–2019 School Year Through Community Eligibility

WASHINGTON, May 31, 2019 — More students across the country are benefiting from community eligibility, according to a report released by FRAC. Community Eligibility: The Key to Hunger-Free Schools finds that the number of schools participating in community eligibility grew by 14 percent compared to the 2017–2018 school year, with 64.2 percent of eligible schools participating.