Every child deserves healthy meals so they can do well in school and life. That's why we need to pass Child Nutrition Reauthorization - a law that makes sure schools, summer programs, and child nutrition programs have enough funding to keep kids fed all year.
What is Child Nutrition Reauthorization?
CNR is the process Congress uses to fund and improve our nation's child nurition programs. These programs include:
- school meals
- summer and afterschool meals
- Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)
CNR is meant to happen every five years - but Congress hasn't passed a full reauthorization sicne the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010. This means many important changes have been delayed for more than a decade.
How Child Nutrition Reauthorization can address child hunger
Child hunger is a year-round crisis in America. Millions of children rely on free and reduced priced meals to stay nourished. Food insecurity remains stubbornly high due to rising costs and economic uncertianty.
CNR can address child hunger by:
Strengthening free meal sites to ensure kids are fed year-round and more community providers can offer free meals.
Allowing alternate strategies to help feed children when schools are closed, including allowing children to eat meals away from free meals sites and providing a Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer (Summer EBT) grocery card to families with eligible children.
Strengthening access to and quality of school meal programs and increasing participation of eligible families in WIC.
How You Can Help
Tell your lawmakers: Passing CNR helps fewer kids have empty tummies. We can end child hunger in the upcoming Child Nutrition Reauthorization process.
Be part of the fight to end hunger in America
Hunger is a national crisis, though it is often hidden. Join the Campaign to End Hunger - our nationwide effort to end hunger in America. Through our combined voices, elected officials will listen