Children can’t learn or grow up healthy on an empty stomach.
That principle has underscored actions taken by Congress and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. When schools closed en masse in 2020, food insecurity spiked as participation in school meals programs plummeted. More than 38 million Americans struggled with hunger in 2020, with rates considerably high among households with children.
The above is an excerpt of a piece originally published in the Hill.
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