A boost in funds and flexibility in how food is prepared and packaged was a lifeline for kids coping with hunger. But these measures, passed in response to COVID-19, expire in June, with no extension.
to summer levels for school food programs and granted more flexibility in how food is prepared and packaged.who heads the school nutrition program, in Burke County, Ga., a rural district that has a high rate of food insecurity.
Even though kids are back in school, Martin says many of her pandemic innovations are worth keeping. But the waivers that gave her that flexibility – and a boost in federal funds – are set to expire at the end of June. Martin says the expiration of the waivers and increased funding"is going to be a disaster for my program."
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