Food Insecurity and the National School Lunch Act

I created these posts to spread awareness of hunger and homelessness directly within our community. While we have been discussing the history of schooling, I thought they relate well and I wanted to dive into the details of how schools in our country are able to assist families and students in this regard. 

In 1946 the United States Congress passed the National School Lunch Act, which created the National School Lunch Program. This program was signed by President Harry Truman and has the impact of providing low-cost or free meals to needy students; thru federal subsidies to schools. It provides nutritionally balanced meals to students each day. This program has continued to provide for students amidst the pandemic as families can pick up their lunches from the school.