Research reveals that offering free lunches in public schools can significantly reduce high blood pressure and improve academic performance among students! The Daily sat down with Anna Localio to learn more https://loom.ly/PT9-PIs

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Hawaii State Teachers Association fight for universal free school meals Food insecurity impacts at least 1 in 3 Hawaii households, affecting how your children could perform in school.

Join us this Saturday, 9:30 am, at McKinley High auditorium for a #UniversalFreeSchoolMeals forum. Hear from lawmakers, teachers, student and other stakeholders about how and why we as a state must ensure no keiki goes hungry at school.

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Educators, organizers push for free meals for all Hawai'i public school students The push for free meals for all students at Hawai'i public schools will be the topic of conversation at a public meeting with teachers, advocates and education officials next month.

“If we feed everybody, there’s no stigma. It’s just, everybody gets to eat.”

Teacher Sarah Milianta-Laffin will moderate a free, public, community-led forum on #UniversalFreeSchoolMeals, on Sat., March 15 at 10 a.m. at McKinley High School.

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Our food equity team is determined to get #UniversalFreeSchoolMeals implemented in Hawai‘i, and for good reason. Research shows few things will return such large improvements in our keiki’s ability to learn and grow than healthy and consistent nutrition. Follow with the hashtag #Meals4AllHi.

Universal Free School Meals — Hawaiʻi Appleseed UFSM programs are a proven strategy to address Hawaii’s rising rates of childhood food insecurity and help working families overcome long standing, systemic economic, administrative, language, and soc...

Read the report and learn how you can get involved supporting Universal Free School Meals in Hawai‘i this legislative session at: hiappleseed.org/universal-fr...

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