It shouldn’t be left to chefs like me to feed hungry children
2 years, 2 months ago

It shouldn’t be left to chefs like me to feed hungry children

The Independent  

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Banning schools from serving meat is a recipe for disaster
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Banning schools from serving meat is a recipe for disaster

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Schools providing ‘fourth emergency service’ feeding families in need – study
1 year, 1 month ago

Schools providing ‘fourth emergency service’ feeding families in need – study

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One in four teachers hands out food to children due to welfare concerns – survey
1 year, 4 months ago

One in four teachers hands out food to children due to welfare concerns – survey

The Independent  

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Schoolkids in 8 states can now eat free school meals, advocates urge Congress for nationwide policy
1 year, 4 months ago

Schoolkids in 8 states can now eat free school meals, advocates urge Congress for nationwide policy

Associated Press  

ST. PAUL, Minn. — When classes resume after Labor Day, Amber Lightfeather won’t have to worry about where her children’s next meals will be coming from. Minnesota, New Mexico, Colorado, Vermont, Michigan, and Massachusetts will make school breakfasts and lunches permanently free to all students starting this academic year, regardless of family income, following in the footsteps of California and …

Hungry children stealing food as tens of thousands living in extreme poverty
1 year, 4 months ago

Hungry children stealing food as tens of thousands living in extreme poverty

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‘It’s hard to focus': Schools say American kids are hungry
1 year, 9 months ago

‘It’s hard to focus': Schools say American kids are hungry

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — America’s schools say kids are hungry — just as pandemic-era benefit programs have lapsed. School cafeterias typically don’t turn away a hungry kid, but debts for unpaid school meals have been rising — showing the level of need, and raising questions about how schools will keep feeding everyone, without federal money to do it. The neediest kids are …

‘It’s hard to focus’: Schools say American kids are hungry
1 year, 9 months ago

‘It’s hard to focus’: Schools say American kids are hungry

LA Times  

Students select their meal during lunch break in the cafeteria at V. H. Lassen Academy of Science and Nutrition in Phoenix on Jan. 31. School cafeterias typically don’t turn away a hungry kid, but debts for unpaid school meals have been rising — showing the level of need, and raising questions about how schools will keep feeding everyone, without federal …

School meals ‘should be free for all pupils just like desks and chairs’
1 year, 10 months ago

School meals ‘should be free for all pupils just like desks and chairs’

The Independent  

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Food Poverty Haunts UK: How 4 million children are going hungry
1 year, 10 months ago

Food Poverty Haunts UK: How 4 million children are going hungry

Firstpost  

A report by The Food Foundation think tank has revealed that nearly four million children in the UK experienced food poverty in January this year. This comes as the demand for expanding free school meals to pupils is rising in the country amid a cost-of-living crisis Nearly 4 million children in the United Kingdom experience food poverty, new data has …

Free school meals for all primary school pupils in London, Sadiq Khan to announce
1 year, 10 months ago

Free school meals for all primary school pupils in London, Sadiq Khan to announce

The Independent  

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No coats, no food – schoolchildren have time-travelled to Victorian Britain
2 years, 1 month ago

No coats, no food – schoolchildren have time-travelled to Victorian Britain

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Children unable to afford lunch in more than half of state schools, survey says
2 years, 1 month ago

Children unable to afford lunch in more than half of state schools, survey says

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‘Generosity and dedication’: Low-earning school staff buying food for hungry pupils
2 years, 1 month ago

‘Generosity and dedication’: Low-earning school staff buying food for hungry pupils

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Two-thirds of MPs would back free school meals extension, poll finds
2 years, 1 month ago

Two-thirds of MPs would back free school meals extension, poll finds

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Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Rishi Sunak has come under increasing pressure to extend free school …

Free school meals criteria ‘always under review’, minister says
2 years, 1 month ago

Free school meals criteria ‘always under review’, minister says

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Henry Dimbleby: We have children breaking down and crying because of hunger
2 years, 2 months ago

Henry Dimbleby: We have children breaking down and crying because of hunger

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Families on free school meals face ‘patchwork’ support over October half-term
2 years, 2 months ago

Families on free school meals face ‘patchwork’ support over October half-term

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Experts warn of major impact on children’s health without proper nutrition at school
2 years, 2 months ago

Experts warn of major impact on children’s health without proper nutrition at school

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Number of children arriving at school hungry on the rise, teachers warn
2 years, 2 months ago

Number of children arriving at school hungry on the rise, teachers warn

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Health chief calls for free school meals for all to end ‘disturbing’ food poverty
2 years, 2 months ago

Health chief calls for free school meals for all to end ‘disturbing’ food poverty

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Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The government must offer all children free school meals to address …

I’ve cooked lunch for hungry school kids – their stories are heartbreaking
2 years, 2 months ago

I’ve cooked lunch for hungry school kids – their stories are heartbreaking

The Independent  

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‘It’s too expensive to eat lunch and feed my children’: The rise of the school food bank
2 years, 2 months ago

‘It’s too expensive to eat lunch and feed my children’: The rise of the school food bank

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Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The food bank helps me get by.” Behind her stands Maryam, 38, also a …

Children face a hunger crisis – the government needs to act by providing more free school meals
2 years, 2 months ago

Children face a hunger crisis – the government needs to act by providing more free school meals

The Independent  

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The Independent is calling for free school meals for all children in poverty
2 years, 2 months ago

The Independent is calling for free school meals for all children in poverty

The Independent  

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Jamie Oliver says ‘children coming to school with empty lunchboxes’ in call free meals plea
2 years, 2 months ago

Jamie Oliver says ‘children coming to school with empty lunchboxes’ in call free meals plea

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Dinner lady forced to deny children school food because ‘there’s no money’
2 years, 4 months ago

Dinner lady forced to deny children school food because ‘there’s no money’

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Families ‘face grim choices’ as summer holidays mean weeks without free school meals
2 years, 5 months ago

Families ‘face grim choices’ as summer holidays mean weeks without free school meals

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Sadiq Khan backs universal free school meals for primary school pupils
2 years, 6 months ago

Sadiq Khan backs universal free school meals for primary school pupils

The Independent  

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‘Four chips on a plate’: Boost school meal funding, ministers told, as children ‘getting smaller portions’
2 years, 6 months ago

‘Four chips on a plate’: Boost school meal funding, ministers told, as children ‘getting smaller portions’

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School dinner choice is slashed and staff told to stockpile 'long-life food' amid supply fears
3 years, 3 months ago

School dinner choice is slashed and staff told to stockpile 'long-life food' amid supply fears

Daily Mail  

School dinner choices are being slashed and staff advised to stockpile essential food supplies amid fears suppliers will struggle to keep children properly fed this winter. Meanwhile, food wholesaler BidFood has warned that it is experiencing 'significant' supply pressures and struggling to recruit HGV drivers, blaming the issues on the Covid-19 pandemic and Brexit. Canteen supplier ISS has reportedly told …

Free school meals: Gavin Williamson ‘absolutely disgusted’ by poor standard of food parcels
3 years, 11 months ago

Free school meals: Gavin Williamson ‘absolutely disgusted’ by poor standard of food parcels

The Independent  

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Matt Hancock unable to say if he regrets voting against free school meals after now welcoming them, in uncomfortable interview
3 years, 11 months ago

Matt Hancock unable to say if he regrets voting against free school meals after now welcoming them, in uncomfortable interview

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Hungry children didn’t drive this country into the ground – they deserve so much better than the meagre food parcels offered by our government
3 years, 11 months ago

Hungry children didn’t drive this country into the ground – they deserve so much better than the meagre food parcels offered by our government

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‘My kids have gone hungry’: The parents struggling through the pandemic with free school meals parcels
3 years, 11 months ago

‘My kids have gone hungry’: The parents struggling through the pandemic with free school meals parcels

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Almost two million children short on food over course of pandemic, study suggests
4 years ago

Almost two million children short on food over course of pandemic, study suggests

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Free school meals: More than 15,000 meals handed out to children on first day of half term by community groups and businesses
4 years, 2 months ago

Free school meals: More than 15,000 meals handed out to children on first day of half term by community groups and businesses

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Free school meals: How to get food help over half term
4 years, 2 months ago

Free school meals: How to get food help over half term

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Allies say Boris Johnson 'WILL u-turn and provide more cash to feed poor children'
4 years, 2 months ago

Allies say Boris Johnson 'WILL u-turn and provide more cash to feed poor children'

Daily Mail  

Boris Johnson today hinted at another climbdown on free school meals during holidays as furious Tories accused him of 'shooting himself in both feet' by bungling the policy. Boris Johnson posed in a canteen at a hospital today as the row over free school meals provision during holidays raged The PM enjoyed a cup of tea at Royal Berkshire Hospital …

Millionaire minister says parents don't want the 'label' of free school meals in Rashford snub
4 years, 2 months ago

Millionaire minister says parents don't want the 'label' of free school meals in Rashford snub

Daily Mail  

A millionaire minister snubbed England striker Marcus Rashfood's plea for free school meals for the poorest pupils in the holidays by insisting struggling parents would rather pay than accept the 'label' attached to handouts. Labour will force a Commons vote on the extension of free school meals to eligible children after the Government refused to prolong the scheme through the …

'Children Are Going Hungry': Why Schools Are Struggling To Feed Students
4 years, 4 months ago

'Children Are Going Hungry': Why Schools Are Struggling To Feed Students

NPR  

'Children Are Going Hungry': Why Schools Are Struggling To Feed Students Enlarge this image LA Johnson/NPR LA Johnson/NPR Six months into schools' pandemic-driven experiment in distance learning, much has been said about whether children are learning. Every day," said Alyssia Wright, executive director of Fulton County Schools' nutrition program in Fulton County, Ga. "We come up with ways every week …

Teacher walks five miles every day to deliver free school meals to 78 children
4 years, 8 months ago

Teacher walks five miles every day to deliver free school meals to 78 children

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‘Shameful’: Children set to miss out on free school meals amid closures, school leaders warn
4 years, 9 months ago

‘Shameful’: Children set to miss out on free school meals amid closures, school leaders warn

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Coronavirus: Heinz offers to provide free breakfasts for children in need following school closures
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus: Heinz offers to provide free breakfasts for children in need following school closures

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How going hungry affects children for their whole lives
5 years, 7 months ago

How going hungry affects children for their whole lives

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