This summer has been busy! With the recent passing of the Keep Kids Fed Act and the Virginia State Budget, there were some significant changes to child nutrition programs which expanded access. Check out this roundup of some of the news hits featuring the No Kid Hungry Virginia campaign.
June 28, 2022
WVTF/Radio IQ (Roanoke)- School and summer meal flexibilities extended by Congress
July 5, 2022
Dogwood- Free Meals Extend Through Summer, End for School Year
July 6, 2022
WRIC (Richmond)- Virginia expands free school meal eligibility as pandemic policy expires
July 7, 2022
WFXR (Roanoke)- Virginia expands free school meal eligibility as pandemic policy expires
July 11, 2022
NBC29 (Charlottesville)- Virginia budget to provide more than 60K students with free school meals
July 14, 2022
The Daily Progress (Charlottesville)- Opinion/Editorial: Pull together so that no kid goes hungry
July 15, 2022
Suffolk News-Herald- LTE: Feds, state keep children nourished
July 15, 2022
The Roanoke Times- Steely: Connecting more Virginia kids with summer and school meals
July 21, 2022
The Richmond Times-Dispatch- Levar M. Stoney column: 304-304 summer meal line helps families overcome hunger
July 25, 2022
Bristol Herald Courier- Their View | Pull together so no kid goes hungry
July 26, 2022
CBS19 (Charlottesville)- No Kid Hungry helps local families and children