Key Policy Recommendations to Address Student Hunger in the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health
July 15, 2022 by Ed Trust The Honorable Joseph R. Biden President of the United States The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20500-0005 Download the Full Letter Dear President Biden, As a leading…
Joint Letter to President Biden & Ambassador Rice on The White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, & Health
June 28, 2022 by Ed Trust The Honorable Joseph R. Biden Jr. Office of the President 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, D.C. 20500 Ambassador Susan Rice Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue…
The Education Trust Responds to Deal to Extend Summer Meals
June 23, 2022 by Denise Forte Statement from Denise Forte, interim CEO of The Education Trust, on the extension of the universal free meals program through the summer “We are pleased to see a bipartisan agreement…
Joint Letter to President Biden on the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health
June 21, 2022 by Ed Trust The Honorable Joseph R. Biden President of the United States The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20500-0005 Download the Full Letter Dear President Biden, As organizations deeply…
School Meals Are a Key Part of Educational Equity
September 16, 2021 by Sarah Mehrotra As many as 1 in 6 kids struggle with a lack of access to food. A serious issue prior to the pandemic, food insecurity in schools has only gotten worse…
Joint Letter to U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona on COVID-19 Handbook 2
March 15, 2021 by Ed Trust Secretary Miguel Cardona U.S. Department of Education 400 Maryland Avenue SW Washington, DC 20202 Dear Secretary Cardona: We, the undersigned organizations, commend the U.S. Department of Education (ED) for identifying…
Hungry Kids Continue to Struggle Through a Pandemic During Summer Months
July 07, 2020 by Courtney Bollig America’s kids have already endured what has been undoubtedly the most nontraditional school year of their young lives. However, the summer months bring added uncertainty for many families who are…
Joint Letter to USDA Calls for Extending Food and Nutrition Services Flexibility Through September 30, 2020
June 02, 2020 by Ed Trust The Honorable Pamilyn Miller Administrator, Food and Nutrition Services U.S. Department of Agriculture 1320 Braddock Place Alexandria, VA 22314 Full Letter Dear Administrator Miller: We appreciate the U.S. Department…
Free and Reduced-Price Lunches Are Essential to a Child’s Education
July 29, 2019 by Letisha Marrero My kid’s elementary school was located in an affluent part of town. But in a nondescript building about a mile away, there was a homeless shelter. So, unbeknownst to students…