April 21, 2020

 

Organizations such as the School Nutrition Association and the Urban School Food Alliance are asking the federal government to help school meal programs facing both increased demand and declines in revenue amid the coronavirus pandemic. "A lot of schools are working through their or have worked through their inventory as they prepare these meals, and they need enough funding to fill their refrigerators again next fall," said Diane Pratt-Heavner, SNA's director of media relations.