Fresh Bites Spring Edition 2021

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Fueling Student Success = Strengthening School Meal Programs

The National School Lunch & Breakfast Programs ensure students are nourished and ready to learn. These programs will be critical to our nation’s pandemic recovery.

FILL THE COVID FUNDING GAP Allocate emergency

AN IDEA WHOSE TIME HAS COME Healthy school meals for every student at no charge means

funds for school meals  Food, labor, packaging & PPE costs have spiked  Govt. reimbursements declined  93% of nutrition directors concerned about $$$ losses  Budget shortfalls cut into education funds

 Less food insecurity  Improved test scores

 Better attendance & behavior  An end to “free lunch” stigma  No lunch debt for families/schools

HOLD THE LINE  Prevent massive cuts to USDA Foods and state admin funds  Use pre-pandemic data to calculate allotments

CUT THE RED TAPE  Complex bureaucratic system diminishes focus on student service  Maintain flexibilities

Use your USDA Foods Entitlement on the USDA DOD Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Program

for whole grains, sodium and milk

Serve your growing minds fresh, seasonal produce such as Apples, Broccoli, Carrots, Cauliflower, Mandarin Oranges, Cucumbers, Grapefruit, Red Onions, Celery, Potatoes, Spinach, Strawberries, and Tomatoes OGSDonatedFoods@ogs.ny.gov | ogs.ny.gov/usda-food-distribution

I T ’S T IME TO STEP UP FOR AMERICA’S STUDENTS!

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