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Commissioner Nikki Fried fights for universal free school meals

from Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

Commissioner Nikki Fried fights for universal free school meals Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services FDACS Commissioner Nikki Fried wrote a letter to Florida Congressional Delegation members, urging them to continue providing support for farmers and schools as the COVID pandemic, and its effects, continue. "As schools begin to reopen in the fall, we could see great disruptions as we move from the Summer BreakSpot Program, which is available to help feed all children, back to the traditional School Lunch Program that requires program enrollment. With so many children in our communities now dependent on free meals due to COVID-19 hardships, the increased processing of meal applications and distribution of additional meals will be a massive undertaking for our already overburdened schools. Moving to universal free school meals for the 2020-2021 school year … could help alleviate this burden on the schools.” READ MORE

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