Thank you Senator John Laird for lifting up #SchoolMealsforAll for reducing stigma and the need to preserve the program at today’s Sen Ed Sub 1 hearing!

California has led the way and #CALeg should adopt California Governor proposal to fully fund the ground breaking program.

Among CAs families who are experiencing food insecurity: nearly half incomes are too high to meet the federal eligibility requirements for FRPM school meals.

We are one of the +150 orgs calling on #CALeg to fully fund #SchoolMealsforAll so no child goes hungry.

🍎Nearly half of kids in CA families facing food insecurity would be denied school meals under federal rules. #SchoolMealsforAll plays a vital role in meeting CA kid’s nutritional needs, leads to better learning outcomes, & ends #stigma . CA must continue to lead! #CABudget #CALeg

Great day @ the swing space walking the halls w/ NextGen Policy and Center for Ecoliteracy for #SchoolMealsforAll !

We’re making sure #CALeg hears how vital this successful program fights hunger
and more asking them to adopt California Governor proposal to fully fund the program in the #CABudget

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1 in 4 CA families with children face food insecurity! 🚨 #SchoolMealsforAll plays a vital role in meeting CA kid’s nutritional needs & leads to better learning outcomes. 🍎🥕 #CALeg please retain this vital program in #CABudget ! Senator John Laird Senator Dave Min Scott Wilk

Sen Budget Subcommittee No. 1 members just heard how important #SchoolMealsforAll is for California’s families and kids. Support Gov. Newsom’s #CABudget proposal and help feed CA students! Senator John Laird Senator Dave Min Scott Wilk #CALeg #CABudget

Nearly 1/2 of kids in food insecure families are excluded under federal income limits. #SchoolMealsforAll plays a critical role in meeting nutritional needs and better learning outcomes. #CABudget must support the program. #CALeg Senator John Laird Senator Dave Min Scott Wilk

Nearly 1/2 of kids in food insecure families are excluded under fed income limits face food insecurity. #SchoolMealsforAll plays a critical role in meeting nutritional needs and better learning outcomes. #CABudget must support the program. Senator John Laird Senator Dave Min Scott Wilk

Thanks Andy X. Vargas for helping us get the kids fed!! #SchoolMealsForAll has been huge for our students, staff, food quality, local agriculture, etc!

April 22-26 is Every Kid Healthy Week, when we celebrate how schools help improve kids' health and wellness. #SchoolMealsForAll ensures all students get the nutritious food they need to succeed by offering breakfast and lunch to every student! #EKHW24

More paperwork = less support for CA kids in need. #SchoolMealsForAll fills an important gap that helps families on the margins of poverty. Check out this piece from Children's Advocacy Inst. in San Diego Union-Tribune Opinion. tinyurl.com/3pxdyc5j

#SchoolMealsForAll ensures that students get two delicious meals a day & removes barriers to food access for CA's most vulnerable. No budget deficit is worth depriving families of this much-needed program, says Robert Fellmeth Children's Advocacy Inst. for San Diego Union-Tribune Opinion tinyurl.com/3pxdyc5j

School nutrition leaders know the value of #SchoolMealsForAll like few others - California must continue to lead! 🙌🌟

cc: California Governor Tony Thurmond Mike McGuire Speaker Robert Rivas Asm. Jesse Gabriel Senator Scott Wiener

In 2021, CA became first state to provide free school meals to any child regardless of family income levels. #SchoolMealsforAll plays a critical role in meeting nutritional needs for growing kids. #CABudget must continue support. #CALeg Senator John Laird Senator Dave Min Scott Wilk

School nutrition leaders like Fred Espinosa from San Diego Unified see the benefits of #SchoolMealsForAll firsthand. Every investment into the program is a commitment to supporting the health, education, and growth of California's kids. #CALeg #CABudget

'Imposing bureaucratic paperwork requirements on parents...for (their kids’) school meals will inevitably result in our most vulnerable children...going hungry.' Read why #SchoolMealsForAll is so important: tinyurl.com/3pxdyc5j San Diego Union-Tribune Opinion Children's Advocacy Inst. #CABudget #CALeg

Sen Budget Sub 1 members just heard how important #SchoolMealsforAll is for California’s families and kids. Please support California Governor Gavin Newsom's #CABudget proposal and help feed CA students! Senator John Laird Senator Dave Min Scott Wilk #CALeg #CABudget

Our poorest families whose children most need a nutritious breakfast & lunch every day are living on the streets, in shelters, or in cars. They don’t have printers to print out forms. #schoolmealsforall
California Governor Jennifer Siebel Newsom

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“We don't get a second chance to raise a child. Let's make sure they have all the food they need to succeed.” Robert Fellmeth Children's Advocacy Inst. makes the case for #SchoolMealsForAll in the San Diego Union-Tribune Opinion. #CABudget #CALeg tinyurl.com/3pxdyc5j