A Glendale Elementary School District official is one of hundreds of school professionals in Washington, D.C. this weekend advocating for more support for school lunch programs. abc15
GLENDALE, AZ — More than 800 school nutrition professionals from across the country will head to Washington, D.C. this weekend to urge Congress to support school meal programs.Gleave joins hundreds of others calling on Congress to provide free meals for all students, as well as what they feel is much-needed support for school meal programs.
The School Nutrition Association found school meal programs nationwide have been impacted by long-term supply chain, financial, and nutrition standard challenges. Participants in SNA's Legislative Action Conference will meet with their legislators to request more funds, the ability to offer free school meals for all students, and the preservation of current nutrition standards.As a Valley school nutrition director, she knows the impacts all too well.
"One of the biggest takeaways I have was working with one of my staff members, and it was during the summer - we do a fantastic summer program - and she told me that as a child, the only guarantee that she would get fruits and vegetables, was eating school meals," Gleave said."That made me take a step back and realize, 'Wow!' It just gave me a greater appreciation and understanding that these meals are so important for our students and our community.
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