Advancing efforts to eliminate food insecurity among New Jersey’s young learners, Governor Phil Murphy today signed legislation expanding eligibility criteria under the Working Class Families Anti-Hunger Act, A5684/S4055. Under the legislation, public and non-public schools participating in the National School Lunch Program and/or federal School Breakfast Program will provide a free school lunch and/or breakfast to students whose families have an annual household income of up to 224 percent of the federal poverty level, which will make over 60,000 families newly eligible.
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"Governor Murphy Signs Legislation Expanding Access to School Meals for New Jersey Students...” State of New Jersey Department of Education, 16 Jan. 2024, https://www.nj.gov/governor/news/news/562024/approved/20240116b.shtml