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From the capitol to the cafeteria: How federal cuts will impact school meals in North Carolina

Analisa Sorrells ArcherSeptember 2, 2025

Changes to federal SNAP, Medicaid programs will require changes to NC’s school meal programs

Emily WalkenhorstAugust 26, 2025

America can’t get healthier while letting our children go hungry

Abby Emanuelson July 30, 2025

We can’t make America healthier while letting NC children go hungry

Abby Emanuelson July 24, 2025

Faith leaders raise concern over proposed Medicaid, SNAP cuts

Pat Gruner June 23, 2025

ENC faith leaders hold prayer and press conference regarding potential cuts to Medicaid and SNAP

Charlene Richards June 23, 2025

Federal Cuts Threaten Durham’s School Meal Progress

Rev. Kim Moss June 19, 2025

Advocates ask lawmakers to support ‘School Breakfast For All’ bill

Ben Humphries, May 1, 2025

Proposed NC bill seeks to provide free breakfast in public schools

WWAY News, April 25, 2025

Alecia Sanders North Carolina Alliance for Health

WPTF Afternoon News, Jeff Hamlin, February 25, 2025

In Greenville, Stein says free school meals on the table as budget discussions begin

Reflector, Kim Grizzard Staff Writer, January 30, 2025

NC Alliance for Health working to give students school meals at no cost

WNCT, Lauren Beachy, Courtney Layton, January 29, 2025

Dare County votes to fund school meals program

NC Newsline, Christine Zhu, October 8, 2024

Childhood hunger panel held at Bertie High School

The News and Observer, Marianne Weant, July 21, 2024

Perspective | N.C. student ambassadors present at national conference on how to change the world one community at a time

EdNC, Vishal Pannela, April 24, 2024

Hungry students can’t learn, say education leaders

EdNC, Mebane Rash, February 12, 2024

Calling all ‘Champions’ to end child hunger

EdNC, Mebane Rash, April 4, 2024

Conrad K. Pridgen: A Christian perspective on ending child hunger

The Mountain Express, February 11, 2024

Orange County Schools reflects on funding, quality of school meals

The Daily Tarheel, November 28, 2023

Jannet Barnes: This holiday season, resolve to end school hunger.

The Greensboro News and Record, December 26, 2023

School Meals for N.C. Kids

The Carolina Peacemaker, Yasmine Regester, October 20, 2023

N.C. mom hopes state continues moving forward regarding free student lunch

Spectrum News 1, Zyneria Byrd, October 2, 2023

New state budget takes aim at hunger in schools

WRAL, Laura Leslie, September 29, 2023

A guide to education items in North Carolina’s new budget

EdNC, Hannah McClellan, September 28, 2023

Without Federal School-Meal Support, Lunch Shaming May Be Back on the Menu

Civil Eats, Lynn Fantom, September 25, 2023

School Meals for ALL NC – WNC Health Policy Podcast Ep. 2

WNC Health Policy Initiative, Andrew Rainey, September 25, 2023

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