Extending Access to the Community Eligibility Provision Would Feed Students at 227 Schools
Given before the House Ways and Means Committee Position Statement in Support of House Bill 287 House Bill 287 extends the increased access to healthy school meals in certain communities, improved learning and reduced food insecurity that Maryland has benefitted
MD Meals for Achievement “Grab and Go” Breakfasts Could Feed 90,000 Students
Given before the Senate Education, Health and Environmental Affairs Committee Position Statement in Support of Senate Bill 359 Free breakfast offered at school is the only way many Maryland children whose families are struggling to make ends meet are able
Free School Lunches for all Low-Income Students Help Families Make Ends Meet
Given before the House Ways and Means Committee The Maryland Center on Economic Policy Supports House Bill 1325 For many Maryland children whose families are struggling to make ends meet, the free and reduced-price meal program at school is the
Expanding the Free Lunch Program Would Feed More Children
Given before the House Ways and Means Committee The Maryland Center on Economic Policy Supports House Bill 1360 Free breakfast offered at school is the only way many low-income Maryland children are able to get a healthy start to the
Help Proposed for Families Struggling to Afford Enough to Eat
Passage of measures being considered by the legislature would help the one in eight Maryland families that struggle to put food on the table every day. Legislation would increase the cash assistance for food, expand the school free lunch program,
Thousands of Maryland Families Struggle to Put Food on the Table
Despite rising incomes in our state, one in eight Maryland families still struggle to put enough food on the table each day. It is clear that not all Marylanders have benefitted from the economic recovery that those at the top
Governor Hogan’s Education Tax Credit Could Shift Millions of Taxpayer Dollars From Public To Private Schools
Hogan’s proposed Education Tax Credit would reduce Maryland state tax revenue by $15 million a year, shiftingg it to individuals and corporations as compensation for donating money to well-funded private schools. The Maryland Education Tax Credit has been called “a voucher
Statement in Support of SB 334, The Hunger-Free Schools Act
Given before the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee A successful economy starts at the schoolhouse, and successful students start with eliminating hunger. Community Eligiblity Provision leverages federal dollars to do just that. The Hunger-Free Schools Act of 2015 would increase
Somerset County Public Schools Celebrated for Free Meals Program
Maryland Hunger Solutions, the Maryland Center on Economic Policy, and the Maryland State Department of Education presented Somerset County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. John Gaddis and Somerset County Public School Food and Nutrition Services Manager Helen Riggins with “Hunger-Free School”