Media
Confusion over student meal eligibility across NC
The Charlotte Post, Aaliyah Bowden, September 3, 2023
Opinion: School meals can address absenteeism
The News & Observer, Katie Herndon Dawkins, August 20, 2023
Ensuring a Brighter Future One Meal, One Student at A Time
NC Political News, Melissa Needham, August 17, 2023
Other View: Making children a priority
The Daily Herald, Shannon McAllister, August 15, 2023
More students eating for free as growing number of states offer universal school meals
Chalkbeat, Kalyn Belsha, August 10, 2023
School lunch funding still under debate as NC lawmakers draw up state budget
PRE News & Ideas, July 14, 2023
Low-income kids can face stigma around school lunch. Here’s how the state budget might help.
WUNC, Liz Schlemmer, July 13, 2023
Advocates fight to continue school meal funding
Spectrum, Mary Helen Jones, July 11, 2023
School board considers free meal expansion: Adding three schools could cost $600,000
Reflector, Kim Gizzard, June 29, 2023
Eric Aft: Fueling children’s futures…and our own
News & Record, Eric Aft, June 28, 2023
Opinion: School meals for all is necessary for student success
Asheville Citizen-Times, Terri Berndt, June 28, 2023
Hungriest of North Carolinians: Food-insecure children
UNC Media Hub, Collin Tadlock, May 31, 2023
‘They’re not charity cases.’ How NC advocates, lawmakers work to address food insecurity
ABC11, Michael Perchick, June 5, 2023
Opinion: School Lunches
News&Observer, Sarah B. Martin, May 28, 2023
Opinion: Provide lunches, breakfasts for all Henderson County students
BlueRidgeNow, Ryan Mitchell, April 25, 2023
Perspective | School meal debt has no place in North Carolina
EdNC, Alecia Sanders, April 17, 2023
State Board of Education discusses school safety, literacy, and teacher prep
EdNC, Hannah McClellan, April 6, 2023
USDA announces plan to expand access to school meals
EdNC, Cheyenne McNeill, March 30, 2023
Feed all kids
Winston-Salem Journal, Kimberly Montez, March 28, 2023
Don’t serve poor kids debt along with their school lunches
WFAE, Tommy Tomlinson, March 20, 2023
Making all school lunches free in NC will cut hunger, stigma and paperwork | Opinion
The News&Observer, Ned Barnett, March 19, 2023
North Carolina schools report nearly $3 million in school meal debt
EdNC, Alex Granados, March 13, 2023
NC school meal debt reaches a record $3.1 million, prompting calls for permanent free lunch
WFAE, Kenneth Lee Jr., March 14, 2023
A coalition for those who care about school meals
EdNC, Mebane Rash, March 9, 2023
‘Too hungry to learn’: NC advocates rally lawmakers for free school lunches statewide
ABC11, Akilah Davis, March 9, 2023
Leah Carper: North Carolina should provide school meals to all students. It did for me.
News & Record, Leah Carper, March 10, 2023
‘We know that children who are hungry cannot learn’: Notes on the N.C. Child Hunger Leaders Conference
EdNC, Caroline Parker, February 28, 2023
School districts face rising student meal debt, as additional SNAP benefits expire
ABC11, Michael Perchick, February 28, 2023
Initiative leaders gather together at NC Child Hunger Conference in Chapel Hill
CBS17, Brea Hollingsworth, February 23, 2023
Universal school meals improve attendance for youngest students
K12 Dive, Anna Merod, January 17, 2023
Donation aids $91K in NC school lunch debt
CBS17, Taylor Young, January 19, 2023
Schools rack up debt to cover student meals
CBS, CBS Mornings, January 18, 2023
Thousands of NC students can’t pay for school lunch
CBS17, Judith Retana, January 19, 2023
‘Let’s just feed the kids’: Reflections from the Rural Food Forum
EdNC, Caroline Parker, January 18, 2023
Student debt is racking up after free meal programs that covered over 50 million U.S. kids expired
Daily Kos, Rebekah Sager, January 11, 2023
Congress got rid of a free lunch for all program. That means some students are going hungry
USA Today, Kayla Jimenez, January 11, 2023
Schools are swamped by unpaid lunch debt, nutrition group says
The Washington Post, Laura Reiley, January 11, 2023
NC school lunch debt has topped more than $1M in just the first few months of school
WCNC, Shamarria Morrison, December 7, 2022
Unpaid lunches dig deep financial hole for Buncombe County Schools, leaders say
WLOS, Charles Perez, November 28, 2022
Impact of No-Cost School Meals for All
NC AIM Conference, October 28, 2022
After two years, free school meals for all is over. What does that mean for students and their families?
EdNC, Lindsay Wagner, September 20, 2022
North Carolina’s child nutrition advocates embrace national efforts to provide free school meals for all
EdNC, Lindsay Wagner, October 28, 2022