Policy-Specific Resources
Support School Meals for All
HF1729 (Jordan)
Since mid-2020, federal pandemic aid has allowed all public schools to provide school meals to all students at no cost. This has been invaluable in helping schools and families feed kids through the upheavals of shutdowns, remote schooling, employment uncertainty, and isolation periods. But this aid is set to expire at the end of the school year in 2022 – in just a few months. If we don’t act now to pass HF1729 and make school meals for all permanent, more than half a million kids in Minnesota will lose crucial access to meals and slide back into hunger.
Embrace CEP Statewide
HF 1985 (Jordan)/SF 1902 (Duckworth)
In early 2020, the federal government began providing universal free meals as part of its pandemic aid. Students across the state have been getting consistent, worry-free meals to fuel long days of learning. This aid is set to expire at the end of the school year in 2022. Now is the time to pass HF 1985/ SF 1902 to fully leverage CEP. This bill provides needed continuity in nourishment and peace of mind for families. Without this bill and in the midst of an ongoing pandemic and continuing economic stress, many families will be forced to scramble when meal aid ends – and many Minnesota students will be hungry once again.