Center on Budget & Policy Priorities: Remaining 8 States Should Help Families Losing School Meals
June 11, 2020
June 11, 2020
WASHINGTON, June 11 -- The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities issued the following news:
By Zoe Neuberger, senior policy analyst
A staggering 1 in 3 families with children say they don't have enough food, and that's in part because schools where lots of children normally eat free or reduced-price meals are closed. A new federal program (Pandemic-EBT, or P-EBT) is beginning to compensate families for the added expense of feeding these children, but eight states -- Id . . .
By Zoe Neuberger, senior policy analyst
A staggering 1 in 3 families with children say they don't have enough food, and that's in part because schools where lots of children normally eat free or reduced-price meals are closed. A new federal program (Pandemic-EBT, or P-EBT) is beginning to compensate families for the added expense of feeding these children, but eight states -- Id . . .