Ensure Kids Have Enough to Eat Year-Round

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Meals that millions of kids across the country rely on are at risk.

Right now, schools and community meal sites can safely feed kids thanks to flexible policies that started during the pandemic. But those policies are about to expire.

We need your help to tell Congress to extend those policies and make sure kids get the nutrition they need – no matter whether school is in session or not.

As too many families continue to struggle to keep food on the table, receiving something to eat from schools and other after school programs is an important part of kids' days. Community and school providers are making their plans NOW for how to feed kids this summer and in the next school year safely. If Congress doesn't act right now, it will be too late – and kids won't get meals this summer, during other out-of-school times, or next school year.

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With so much at stake, Congress MUST allow the USDA to continue critical meal program flexibilities for schools and community organizations to ensure children get the food they need. We just need a few pieces of information to connect you with your representatives.

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Child nutrition waivers are set to expire on June 30 even though the challenges school meal programs are facing will not be over by then. The USDA needs authority from Congress to extend waivers for the summer months and through the 2022-23 school year.

Subject: Ensure Kids Have Enough to Eat Year-Round!

Message:

Please extend the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) authority to issue nationwide child nutrition waivers to address pandemic-related meal program access and operational challenges through the 2022-2023 school year so millions of kids across the country do not lose access to meals.

The USDA's waiver authority has allowed schools and community feeding sites to continue to get meals to kids who need them safely throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Long- and short-term school closures are still occurring across the country, and supply chain challenges and staffing shortages continue to disrupt the meal programs kids depend on. Families and communities are still relying on that food support.

The current child nutrition waivers are set to expire on June 30, 2022. If Congress doesn't act, much-needed meal programs may be forced to stop serving food or shut down, leaving millions of children without access to meals.

Please act now to extend the USDA's nationwide waiver authority to ensure USDA has continued flexibility to respond to the ongoing and evolving impacts of the pandemic, as well as its aftermath, and ensure critical child nutrition programs can continue to operate.

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