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California Will Launch The Nation s Largest Free Student Lunch Program
Tuesday, July 20, 2021 | Sacramento, CA
Los Angeles Unified School District food service workers pre-package hundreds of free school lunches in July at the Liechty Middle School in Los Angeles.
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The Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO When classrooms in California reopen for the fall term, all 6.2 million public school students will have the option to eat school meals for free, regardless of their family s income.
The undertaking, made possible by an unexpected budget surplus, will be the largest free student lunch program in the country. School officials, lawmakers, anti-hunger organizations and parents are applauding it as a pioneering way to prevent the stigma of accepting free lunches and feed more hungry children.
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