Sending a huge Thank You to @cagovernornewsom.bsky.social & @jensiebelnewsom.bsky.social for championing #SchoolMealsForAll! California is setting teh taandard for nourishing our students. #StateOfTheState
📣Safety net programs like #CalFresh & #SchoolMealsForAll build a foundation in childhood that kids can launch from.
💪🏼When we strengthen our safety net programs, we strengthen our communities, & the future of our children.
🧰These are the tools to end child poverty!
In 2024, nearly two-thirds of students enjoyed free lunch at school, thanks to #UniversalSchoolMeals. Thousands more kids are nourished, focused, and ready to thrive. Did you know that students receive 40–70% of their nutrition from school meals #SchoolMealsforAll
Happy National School Lunch Week! This year, let's remember that the work continues: all students deserve access to free school breakfast and lunch, regardless of family income. 🍏 #NSLW #SchoolMealsforAll
Registro para el #ForoCalFresh 2025. ¡Termina hoy! Por un precio con descuento, puedes participar en sesiones únicas en grupos pequeños, donde se tratarán temas como:
🍉 promotoras en justicia alimentaria;
🍉 cómo logró el éxito #SchoolMealsforAll; ¡y más!
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Early bird registration for the 2025 #CalFreshForum ends today! For a discounted price, you can join sessions on:
🍉 promotoras in #foodjustice;
🍉 what made #SchoolMealsforAll successful;
🍉 challenges to accessing food when you are unhoused; & more!
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Thank you Senator Perez for being a school nutrition champion! Logo of School Meals for All Coalition. NextGen California logo.
Thank you @senatorsrp.bsky.social for your support of #SchoolMealsforAll in the State Budget! 🍎🍽️ This year, the program is estimated to serve nearly 1 billion meals to CA students! 📈 Thank you for ensuring free school meals during the 2025-26 school year.
Thank you Senator Menjivar for being a school nutrition champion! Logo for School Meals for All Coalition and NextGen California.
Recess is over, & #CALeg is back in session! A huge thank you to @carolinemenjivar.bsky.social who helped secure additional funding for #SchoolMealsforAll in the state budget, which is estimated to serve over 900 million meals this year! 👏 🥦🍅
Welcome back #CALeg! A special thanks to @asmmiabonta.bsky.social who advocated in the #CABudget for #SchoolMealsforAll and ensured the program can serve over 900 million meals this year to CA students! 👏
As #CALeg reconvenes, we would like to extend a warm “Welcome Back!” to @carolinemenjivar.bsky.social and a “Thank you for being a #SchoolMealsforAll champion!” This 2025-26 academic year, the program is estimated to serve nearly 1 billion meals! 👏 #CALeg
Recess is over, and #CALeg is back in session! A huge thank you to @scottwiener.bsky.social who helped secure additional funding for #SchoolMealsforAll, which is estimated to serve over 900 million meals this year! 🍅
Thank you @senatorsrp.bsky.social for your support of #SchoolMealsforAll! This year, the program is estimated to serve nearly 1 billion meals to CA students! 📈 Thank you for ensuring free school meals during the 2025-26 school year.
As #CALeg reconvenes, we would like to extend a warm “Welcome Back!” to @caspeakerrivas.bsky.social and a “Thank you for being a #SchoolMealsforAll champion!” This 2025-26 academic year, the program is estimated to serve nearly 1 billion meals! 👏 #CALeg
#SchoolMealsMatterToME
Thank you Maine School Nutrition Association for putting on a great conference for Maine's School Nutrition Professionals!
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#fullplates #msna #schoolmealsforall #maine #maineleads
"The $3 million committed in state funds will help eligible schools afford to stay in a federal program known as the community eligibility provision that reimburses schools for offering free school meals to all students." #nced #ncpol #SchoolMealsForAll
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Joined @progresstoronto.bsky.social in our ward, collecting signatures urging Premier Ford to fund school meals for all kids.
City Council stepped up—now the province must match it. With Toronto’s highest child poverty rate, youth have been calling this a priority too.
#SchoolMealsForAll
The results are in: states with School Meals for All are less food insecure than states without this policy. Protect and expand School Meals for All — a proven program helping to eliminate childhood hunger. #schoolmealsforall #fullplates
📄 New research shows how #SchoolMealsforAll effectively addresses hunger for families! 👏 States with universal school meals saw a 12% drop in household food insecurity. CA’s leadership has made real, tangible impacts on students nationwide! 🍏 #CALeg
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New research shows how #SchoolMealsforAll effectively addresses hunger for families! 👏 States with universal school meals saw a 12% drop in household food insecurity. CA’s leadership has made real, tangible impacts on students nationwide 🍏 #CALeg tinyurl.com/AJPM-SMFA
We know #SchoolMealsForAll works towards solving childhood hunger. Let's go further. www.telegram.com/story/opinio...
NextGen California Logo. The final 2025-2026 State Budget is here! NextGen responds.
ICYMI 👀 The 2025–26 #CABudget is signed! ✅ Despite major budget shortfalls & harmful federal cuts, CA protected funding for #SchoolMealsforAll, #PublicTransit & access to #HigherEducation. Read NextGen’s response to the 2025-26 #CABudget: go.nextgenpolicy.org/12A1
"Thank you Governor Newsom and Legislative Leaders for supporting School Meals for All in the State Budget!" appears over a green rectangle under a green "School Meals for All" apple logo. Logos for organizations in support of the bill surround the logo and text.
Not only will CA fully fund #SchoolMealsforAll next school year, the approved #CABudget also includes investments to help train & retain food service staff that make the program a reality. Great leaders like @governor.ca.gov @caspeakerrivas.bsky.social & Sen. McGuire make this possible! #CALeg 👏
Thank you @massgovernor.bsky.social for signing the FY26 budget into law with $180 Million for #SchoolMealsforAll! This is the largest investment in the program yet, ensuring all MA students can access school meals so they can be healthy, learn & thrive. #FeedKids #MakeHungerHistoryMA
In a tough #CABudget year, legislators like @scottwiener.bsky.social @senatorsrp.bsky.social, Asm. Gabriel & Sen. Laird ensured CA kids will continue to have the food they need to learn & grow through #SchoolMealsforAll. Thank you for prioritizing & supporting this essential investment! #CALeg 🍏
NextGen California Logo. The final 2025-2026 State Budget is here! NextGen responds.
#CALeg & @governor.ca.gov have finalized the 2025–26 #CABudget. Funding for #SchoolMealsforAll, #PublicTransit investments & support for access to #HigherEducation has been secured, despite significant budget shortfalls & federal cuts.
✅ Full #CABudget response: go.nextgenpolicy.org/12A1
Thanks to the MA Legislature for allocating $180 Million to #SchoolMealsforAll in the FY26 budget! This is the largest investment in the program yet - a real commitment to ensuring all MA students can access healthy school meals so they can be healthy, learn, & thrive. #FeedKids
Quote graphic from Carolina, a lifelong educator from Sacramento: “Schools have the ability to provide all young people an opportunity to access nutritious meals without shame or stigma. This allows our students to start the day off right, ready to learn, and without anxiety about how, when, and where they will receive another meal.”
Quote graphic from Heather, an educator from Sebastopol: “As an educator, I know how much impact having available, healthy food has on the entire school learning environment. The free lunch programs for all does not stigmatize the poor, it empowers everyone.”
Quote graphic from John, a father from Apple Valley: “The school meals have been great for my daughter and the rest of our family. The quality of food is much better than our family meals used to be. Having the schools supply lunch has taken a big load off my plate, and I think she actually likes eating now.
Quote graphic from Saul, a program participant from Spring Valley: “Simply put, me and my sister would not have had breakfast or lunch without this program.”
CA’s #SchoolMealsForAll program is making a lasting impact for school staff, students & their families! 💪🍎 Read Californians’ testimonials about the #SMFA program & why funding it matters —& don’t forget, you can share your story too! 📢 ⤵️
go.nextgenpolicy.org/b4fy
📣BREAKING NEWS: Maine's State Budget Committee has voted 9-2 to include FULL FUNDING for MAINE SCHOOL MEALS FOR ALL!!!🎉
This is a huge win for all Maine kids! A big thank you to Senator Mike Tipping, the Appropriations Committee, and Education and Cultural Affairs Committee.
#schoolmealsforall
Quote graphic from Brian from Santa Cruz: “I serve proudly on the Personnel Commission for the Santa Cruz City Schools, and in that capacity I am in contact with the staff who create and serve those meals! The workers are proud of their performance, and the benefits the children experience.” NextGen California Logo
CA kids & school staff benefit greatly from the #SchoolMealsForAll program!👍🥗 “I am in contact w/ the staff who create & serve those meals! The workers are proud of their performance, & the benefits the children experience.” 📢 -Brian, Santa Cruz
💡More: go.nextgenpolicy.org/b4fy