rich 1.0 Action Network https://actionnetwork.org <link href='https://actionnetwork.org/css/style-embed-v3.css' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' /><script src='https://actionnetwork.org/widgets/v6/petition/healthy-school-meals-for-all-montgomery?format=js&source=widget'></script><div id='can-petition-area-healthy-school-meals-for-all-montgomery' style='width: 100%'><!-- this div is the target for our HTML insertion --></div> Healthy School Food for All Montgomery https://actionnetwork.org/groups/healthy-school-food-for-all-montgomery https://can2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/share_options/facebook_images/000/353/683/original/HSMFA-v6.png Since 2020, the USDA has been providing universal free school meals to all public school students in the U.S. as part of pandemic relief. This has made a huge difference for us students including in our county by: reducing stigma for those of us participating in school meals, programs, shortening cafeteria lines so we have more time to eat, and guaranteeing us one healthy meal a day. All of this could go away on July 1, 2022, if Montgomery County doesn’t act now. The waivers that have created universal free school meals EXPIRE ON JUNE 30th. We want Montgomery County Council to do what the state of California has already done: Extend the universal free meals program for all schools in the county, and commit county funding for any school that is not covered by the state or federal government program. https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/healthy-school-meals-for-all-montgomery