{"id":14347,"date":"2022-04-12T17:50:03","date_gmt":"2022-04-12T17:50:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/state.nokidhungry.org\/california\/?p=14347"},"modified":"2025-04-30T17:07:46","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T17:07:46","slug":"join-the-twitterstorm-this-thursday-4-14-extend-child-nutrition-waivers-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/state.nokidhungry.org\/california\/join-the-twitterstorm-this-thursday-4-14-extend-child-nutrition-waivers-now\/","title":{"rendered":"ACTION: Join the Twitterstorm this Thursday, 4\/14 &#8211; Extend Child Nutrition Waivers Now!"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"14347\" class=\"elementor elementor-14347\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a0ac84e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a0ac84e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-62bc155\" data-id=\"62bc155\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bc7af9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0bc7af9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ce1c0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4ce1c0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/state.nokidhungry.org\/california\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2022\/04\/Twitterstorm-graphic.jpg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0ee41f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e0ee41f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Over the past two years of the pandemic,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nokidhungry.org\/sites\/default\/files\/2022-02\/Waivers_2022_one-pager.pdf\">child nutrition waivers<\/a>\u00a0have been an important tool that allow schools and local organizations to feed kids in ways that work best for their communities.\u00a0<\/p><p>Right now, these waivers are set to expire on June 30. But schools and community groups are still struggling with pandemic-related challenges, like supply chain delays, rising food and fuel costs and staffing shortages. They need these critical flexibilities to feed kids this summer and next school year. Without swift action from Congress, children are at risk of losing access to an estimated 95 million meals this summer and many more next school year.<\/p><h1 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #f26722\"><strong>Your Senators need to hear from you!\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h1><p><strong>This <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;color: #f26722\">Thursday, April 14, from 12-2pm PST\/3-5pm EST<\/span> No Kid Hungry is hosting a Twitterstorm to call on Congress to extend child nutrition waivers NOW so kids can be nourished this summer. We hope you\u2019ll join us.<\/strong><\/p><p>Here are three sample tweets you can use to participate in the Twitterstorm \u2013 feel free to tailor them to your voice.<\/p><ul><li><p><em>Time is running out &#8211; we need your help! [Insert your Senator&#8217;s Twitter handle here], please act now to extend child nutrition waivers so our kids can get the meals they need this summer and beyond. #KeepKidsFed\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/3IgHCMs\"><em>http:\/\/bit.ly\/3IgHCMs<\/em><\/a><\/p><\/li><li><p><em>[Insert your Senator&#8217;s Twitter handle here], kids are counting on you! Child nutrition waivers are set to expire. Extend these waivers NOW so our children can get the nutrition they need this summer. #KeepKidsFed\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/3IgHCMs\"><em>http:\/\/bit.ly\/3IgHCMs<\/em><\/a><\/p><\/li><li><p><em>To feed kids, schools and community groups need child nutrition waivers this summer and beyond. [Insert your Senator&#8217;s Twitter handle here], please make this a priority so that kids get the meals they need! #KeepKidsFed\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/3IgHCMs\"><em>http:\/\/bit.ly\/3IgHCMs<\/em><\/a><\/p><\/li><\/ul><p>You can find your Senator\u2019s Twitter handle\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ucsd.libguides.com\/congress_twitter\/senators\">here<\/a>, and download a graphic to accompany your tweet\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1tTkR74HqqiiyguVs5LtsRoKQ1UNI3rfz\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p><p>No Kid Hungry will retweet as many messages as possible during Thursday\u2019s Twitterstorm. Together, we can make our voices heard!<\/p><p>Thank you for all you do to ensure kids are nourished and ready to reach their full potential.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><em>Last Reviewed: April 12, 2022<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b55f4af elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b55f4af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the past two years of the pandemic,\u00a0child nutrition waivers\u00a0have been an important tool that allow schools and local organizations to feed kids in ways that work best for their&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,50],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-14347","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-blog","7":"category-call-to-action"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>ACTION: Join the Twitterstorm this Thursday, 4\/14 - Extend Child Nutrition Waivers Now! 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