05/07/2021
Harrisburg, PA - The Pennsylvania departments of Education (PDE), Agriculture, and Human Services (DHS) announced today that thousands of students and families will continue to receive nutritious meals during the pandemic. The Biden Administration, through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food and Nutrition Services Department, is extending or providing flexibilities to the National School Lunch Program, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and the Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT).
“We are pleased to hear about USDA s continued commitment to food security by creating opportunities for students and families to have access to resources that support nutritional needs through the next school year,” said Acting Secretary of Education Noe Ortega. “These programs create accessibility and offer relief to families during such an unpredictable time in our lives.
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USDA extends free meals for all students through next school year
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Students wear masks as they wait in line for lunch at Wyandotte County High School in Kansas City, Kan. on the first day of in-person learning Wednesday, March 31, 2021. The district was one of the last in the state to return to the classroom after going virtual due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
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WASHINGTON, D.C. â The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced Tuesday that it will continue to reimburse schools and childcare centers for free meals provided to all students through the 2021-2022 school year.
Free school lunches to continue in 2021-22 school year, USDA says
The department issued a broad range of flexibilities to allow school meal programs and childcare institutions. Several meal service flexibilities that enable social distancing are now extended through June 30, 2022.
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Lunch products served to students at Dover-Eyota Public Schools are sourced from only local producers. Carrie Frank, food and nutrition director for the district, said that the schools get onions, peppers, cucumbers, zucchini, tomatoes, potatoes, corn, watermelons and cantaloupe from the Eyota-based company Produce Plus and beef from Goldenrust Farm in Eyota. (Contributed by Dover-Eyota Public Schools)
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