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Lawmakers Seek to Assure School Meal Programs are Not Interrupted

James Hickey by James Hickey
September 2, 2020
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Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services Deputy Under Secretary Dr. Janey Thornton, left, participates in the inaugural International School Meals Day at Harmony Hills Elementary School in Silver Spring, MD, on Friday, March 8, 2013. Mr. Damien Grasso's 5th grade class, tasting reduced fat, reduced salt taco meals in the foreground, was paired with Mrs. Karen McAllister’s class at Dalry Primary School in North Ayrshire, United Kingdom, on screen, using a real-time online video connection; the children are able to share some of the healthy eating and physical activity choices available to them. The Dalry fitness program includes Zumba classes, and Harmony Hills includes a Fitness Club. Both schools have soccer programs. The Harmony Hills 5th grade students shared their thoughts about their healthy menu items, mango, kiwi, and hummus. The Dalry students honored the Maryland students, by having a Southern Maryland dessert, Smith Island cake (that features 7 thin cake layers). Initially, 14 classrooms (grades 3-8) in the U.S. are now connected with 14 classrooms in Scotland. USDA plans to expand the initiative to include partnerships with additional countries in future years. Harmony Hills also participates in the Maryland Meals for Achievement (MMFA), In-Classroom breakfast program, the fresh fruit and vegetable program, and the summer food service program. “This event helps underscore the importance of the HealthierUS School Challenge and some of the ways that children and communities can become involved with promoting nutrition,” said Dr. Thornton. “USDA believes that schools can take a leadership role in combating childhood obesity by incorporating healthier menus and introducing more physical activities during the school day. The strong foundation these schools have built supports a clear path for our nation's young people to win the future." USDA's Food and Nutrition Service oversees the administration of 15 nutrition assistance programs that work in concert to form a national safety net against hunger. Learn more by visiting www.fns.usda.gov and twitter @USDANutrition. USDA Photo by Lance Cheung.

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North Jersey lawmakers on the state and federal levels are seeking to make sure meal programs are available to children returning to school this year.

Rep. Josh Gottheimer wrote to school superintendents in the 5th Congressional District requesting information about their plans to distribute meals safely to school breakfast and lunch eligible children during the coronavirus pandemic to students learning in-person and remotely.

“As students and families face this public health and economic crisis, many are also facing growing food insecurity,” wrote Gottheimer. “I know you have worked diligently to create strategies to protect students, educators, and staff in preparation for school to start in the fall.”

School Plans

Specifically, the second-term Democratic congressman is seeking to learn how school districts will safely distribute school and lunch breakfasts to students learning in-person as well as how they will continue to safely distribute meals to students learning remotely.

Gottheimer voted for the bipartisan Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act which provided $8.8 billion for child nutrition programs, including to about 500,000 students in New Jersey.

“I believe these resources are necessary to help schools cover the increased costs of preparing and distributing meals, packaging supplies, and protecting staff and students,” said the representative.

Assembly Action

On a local level, the Assembly recently passed a resolution urging the the President and members of Congress to enact the CARE for Kids Act of 2019. The bill would provide automatic eligibility for free school meals to children being raised by grandparents or other relatives who are not their parents. 

Sponsors Assemblywomen Valerie Vainieri Huttle (D-37), Mila Jasey (D-20) and Annette Quijano (D-27) said in a press statement children in New Jersey and across the country rely on the breakfast and lunch they get served in school through federal meals programs. 

“Passage of the CARE for Kids Act would expand automatic eligibility for free meals to students in the care of their grandparents or other family members,” they wrote. “In doing so, it would provide food security for children who have recently left foster care and for those who have found a home with relatives, ensuring fewer gaps in access to nutrition.”

Copies of the resolution were sent to President Donald Trump, Majority and Minority Leaders in Congress, and each member of the New Jersey Congressional delegation.

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