On my wish list for the White House Conference: Reauthorize child nutrition legislation

The White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition & Health is convening today.  As a reminder of why it matters, here’s what’s happening with the much-needed reauthorization of the Child Nutrition Bill.

The reauthorization bill, required every five years, was introduced in the House in July as H.R.5919 – Early Childhood Nutrition Improvement Act of 2021.  If and when passed, it will:

• Increase kids’ access to free school meals
• Expand kids’ access to summer meals
• Expand kids’ access to day care meals
• Expand WIC (the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children) benefits and access
• Enable Tribal sovereignty in program administration 

The Food Research & Action Center (FRAC) offers:

• A primer on the bill
• A full summary of the bill

I’m hoping the White House Strategy announced today will include these elements for reducing childhood hunger.

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