March 07, 2024
Summer EBT will provide families with children who are eligible for federal free or federal reduced price school meals with $40 per child per month to cover the three summer months of June, July, and August when school is not in session.
March 05, 2024
On Monday, March 4, the Assembly Education Committee met to advance a package of bills aimed at improving teacher recruitment and retention. The Assembly Children, Families and Food Security Committee also held a hearing on food insecurity.
February 15, 2024
The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 included authorization for a new, permanent, nationwide program called Summer EBT, which seeks to address food insecurity.
September 08, 2023
In New Jersey, about 400,000 children receive free or reduced-price breakfast and lunch, and nationwide, nearly 30 million children participate in the National School Lunch Program — 10.1 million more children than before the pandemic.
September 12, 2022
On Sept. 9, 2022, Gov. Phil Murphy signed into law two measures designed to combat hunger and food insecurity by expanding access to school meals.