USDA Cuts More Than $1 Billion Earmarked For Local Food In Schools, Food Banks

Millions of children risk losing access to free school meals with these changes, school meal advocates say.
ABC7

USDA announces changes to school meals: What to know

The nearly 30 million kids who eat meals at schools each day in the United States will soon see some changes to the food they are served. On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced a ...
Marketplace

After USDA school lunch contracts were canceled, some farmers were left scrambling

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has revived one farm to school grant program after canceling it earlier this year, and a pair of bipartisan bills making their way through Congress aim to restore ...
NBC 6 South Florida

6 States, DC Sue US Dept. of Agriculture Over Changes to School Lunch Standards

Six states and the District of Columbia sued the Department of Agriculture on Wednesday, saying it weakened nutritional standards in school breakfasts and lunches when it relaxed the requirements ...
fox43

Fetterman joins call to reverse USDA rollback on LGBTQI+ safeguards

WASHINGTON — Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) and a group of Democratic lawmakers are calling on the U.S. Department of Agriculture to reinstate protections for LGBTQI+ students in federal school meal ...
WOSU Public Media

USDA funding cuts threaten access to Ohio food purchase assistance program

Gem City Market has offered the Produce Perks program since it opened in 2021. For the past nine years, the nonprofit Produce Perks has supported more than 150 farms, markets and grocers in Ohio. The ...