{"id":12738,"date":"2023-12-19T20:07:27","date_gmt":"2023-12-19T20:07:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/state.nokidhungry.org\/louisiana\/?p=12738"},"modified":"2023-12-19T20:07:27","modified_gmt":"2023-12-19T20:07:27","slug":"sharing-gratitude-and-reflections-on-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/state.nokidhungry.org\/louisiana\/2023\/12\/19\/sharing-gratitude-and-reflections-on-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Sharing Gratitude and Reflections on 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"12738\" class=\"elementor elementor-12738\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c058390 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c058390\" 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-2d4eedf\" data-id=\"2d4eedf\" 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-8d90a8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8d90a8c\" 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\/louisiana\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2023\/12\/Alternate-Winter-Photo-scaled.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\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ebe9cd4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ebe9cd4\" 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-46123b4\" data-id=\"46123b4\" 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-cef4e6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cef4e6c\" 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><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Happy holidays from No Kid Hungry Louisiana! As we enter this time of rest to prepare for the new year, we are also reflecting on the highlights and changes from the past twelve months. Across Louisiana, our partners and supporters have worked tirelessly to make sure that Louisiana<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">kids have the nutrition they need to grow and thrive, 365 days a year. Join us in celebrating our shared wins and looking ahead to how we will continue our fight to ensure no kid in<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Louisiana goes hungry.<\/span><\/p><h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Reflecting on 2023<\/span><\/h3><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In Summer 2023, Louisiana was able to implement <\/span><b>summer rural non-congregate meals<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. While many students look forward to the summer months, losing access to school meals can also mean losing a key source of nutrition. Establishing the ability to provide to-go meals greatly increases access to summer meals, making sure that Louisiana kids are able to access healthy meals all year.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">On September 6th, 2023 Governor John Bel Edwards visited Lincoln Elementary School for the Arts in Marrero, LA to ceremonially sign Act 305, which provided reduced-price eligible students meals for free and nearly $860,000 to cover the cost of reduced-price meals.<\/span><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">NKH Press Release: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/state.nokidhungry.org\/louisiana\/2023\/09\/06\/as-louisiana-kids-head-back-to-school-this-fall-new-law-makes-more-eligible-for-free-school-meals\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As Louisiana Kids Head Back to School This Fall, New Law Makes More Eligible for Free School Meals<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In Fall 2023, No Kid Hungry celebrated our Hunger Heroes and here in Louisiana we celebrated Mrs. Rosie L. Jackson, Executive Director of Child Nutrition for New Orleans Public Schools.\u00a0<\/span><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">School Heroes:<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nokidhungry.org\/blog\/school-heroes-and-most-important-school-supply\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">https:\/\/www.nokidhungry.org\/blog\/school-heroes-and-most-important-school-supply<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In addition to celebrating Hunger Heroes, No Kid Hungry launched the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/heroes.nokidhungry.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Thank a Hunger Hero <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">campaign which gave communities across the country a chance to acknowledge and thank leaders in their schools.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Looking Forward<\/span><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Despite these wins, we know that our work is not over. As we look ahead to 2024, we remain committed to ensuring that <\/span><b>every <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">kid has 3 meals a day, 365 days a year. For us at No Kid Hungry Louisiana, that means\u2026<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Continuing to advocate for actionable policy changes at the federal level to improve nutrition access by modernizing the summer meals program, supporting nationwide summer EBT, strengthening SNAP, expanding no-cost school meals, and improving WIC.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Supporting child nutrition programs like school, afterschool and summer meals by providing critical resources to school districts like grant dollars, trainings, and resources.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Thank You<\/span><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As we approach the end of another remarkable year, we want to take a moment to express our heartfelt gratitude. Your unwavering support and collaboration have been instrumental in our shared success. This year has been filled with challenges, triumphs, and moments of growth, and we are truly thankful for the hard work and dedication you have contributed to our endeavors.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We would like to thank Governor John Bel Edwards and First Lady Edwards for making sure Louisianians had resources and information about where to access meals and for making sure that ending hunger was a priority in their administration.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To our partners, community organizations, school nutrition staff, and other supporters, none of this work can be accomplished without your shared commitment to make No Kid Hungry a reality. Your commitment to excellence has not gone unnoticed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As we look forward to the opportunities that the coming year will bring, we are confident that our continued partnership will lead to even greater achievements. We wish you a happy and healthy 2024 and thank you once again for your outstanding efforts.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Happy Holidays<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">No Kid Hungry Louisiana<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rhonda M. Jackson, Director<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tiffany Blackwell, Sr. Manager<\/span><\/p>\t\t\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>Happy holidays from No Kid Hungry Louisiana! 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