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2. School meal programs in the United States - Wikipedia

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   v. t. e. In the United States, school meals are provided either at no cost or at a government-subsidized price, to students from low-income families. These free or subsidized meals have the potential to increase household food security, which can improve children's health and expand their educational opportunities. [1]

3. Food and Nutrition – National Center for Homeless Education

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   The Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004 (P.L. 108-265) expands federal child nutrition programs in several ways to assist homeless, migrant, foster, and runaway children and youth by providing: Automatic eligibility for free school meals. Streamlined procedures for documenting eligibility. Full school year eligibility for free ...

4. What are the benefits of free school meals? Here's what the ...

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   Better health and more food security: A 2023 study in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics found that children who received onsite meals and snacks provided by their child care ...

5. Number and percentage of public school students eligible for ...

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   Direct certification is the process by which children are certified for free meals based on household participation in one or more means-tested federal assistance programs--such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)--without the need for a household application. 4 Imputation for survey nonresponse. State-level imputations for ...

6. NCES Blog | Free or reduced price lunch: A proxy for poverty?

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   Percentage of public school students in low-poverty and high-poverty schools, by race/ethnicity: School year 2012-13. NOTE: High-poverty schools are defined as public schools where more than 75.0 percent of the students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (FRPL), and low-poverty schools are defined as public schools where 25.0 percent or less of the students are eligible for FRPL.

7. Department of Education Launches Outreach Campaign to ...

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   The campaign will inform millions of families with children participating in the free or reduced-price lunch or school breakfast program, and 6.5 million Pell Grant recipients that they are now eligible for the discount of up to $50 per month. Eligible households on qualifying Tribal lands can receive a discount of up to $75 per month.

8. Concentration of Public School Students Eligible for Free or ...

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   This percentage was lowest for White students (8 percent), Asian students (14 percent), and students of Two or more races (17 percent). In the United States,1 the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides eligible students with free or reduced-price lunch (FRPL). The percentage of students in a school who are eligible provides a substitute ...

9. Free summer meals available for children and teens - AOL

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   Jun. 14—Free meals are available to youths 18 and under in Flathead County over the summer months when school is not in session. Meals will be served at schools, parks and other locations in ...