MASSENA — A program that’s scheduled to end this month allowed 33,000 schools nationwide to provide free meals to students in 2021-22, according to a report released by the Food
MASSENA — More than 80 New York state legislators, along with the Food Research & Action Center, are urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture to extend a program that provides
The bill would require all schools to opt into the Community Eligibility Programs offered by the federal government; the state would pay the difference between federal aid through the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the cost to provide food for all students. The legislation doesn't note the potential cost to the state.