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Community Eligibility Option

School meal access expanded for children in need

Kentucky, Illinois and Tennessee will participate in the initial year of an innovative universal free meal service option that makes it easier for low-income children to receive meals in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs. The “Community Eligibility Option” will allow schools in high-poverty areas to eliminate the use of applications and provide free breakfast and lunch to [...]

By |2011-07-13T14:55:20-04:00July 14, 2011|

Government takes steps to make feeding low-income school kids easier

By USDA Food and Nutrition Service USDA announced recently that Kentucky, Illinois and Tennessee were selected to participate in the initial year of an innovative universal free meal service option that makes it easier for low-income children to receive meals in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs. The “Community Eligibility Option” will allow schools in high-poverty areas to [...]

By |2011-06-22T14:53:10-04:00June 23, 2011|

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