Legislation Update: Expanding Free Meals
After a near save for Philadelphia's universal feeding program, Pennsylvania's Congressional delegation has gone crazy introducing legislation that would expand the city's paperless enrollment initiative to the rest of the nation. Five Pennsylvania Congressmen introduced bills in the House and the Senate yesterday. H.R. 2803 and its companion bill, the Paperless Enrollment Act for ...
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June 12, 2009
Philadelphia’s Free Lunch Program Saved
The USDA has decided not to end Philadelphia's universal school feeding program, at least for the time being. A department spokesperson told the Philadelphia Inquirer that the USDA would postpone consideration of the initiative until the child nutrition reauthorization. Philadelphia's universal feeding program — set up as a pilot in 1991 ...
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June 6, 2009
No More Universal Feeding in Philadelphia Schools
The USDA is planning to end the universal feeding program that allows students in Philadelphia schools to receive free meals without filing applications. The initiative was set up as a pilot program 17 years ago in an attempt to feed more poor students, many of whom don't return the necessary ...
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May 26, 2009
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