Harrisburg, Pa. − December 5, 2024 – Senator Lindsey M. Williams (D-Allegheny) and Senator Judy Schwank (D-Berks) joined the School Nutrition Association of Pennsylvania (SNAPA) today for a Day of Action in support of the Senators’ Universal School Meals legislation....
All Pennsylvania public school students are entitled to a free breakfast, but not lunch. An overwhelming majority of voters in the state think that should change. According to a new poll from Susquehanna Polling and Research, nearly eight in 10 Pennsylvania voters...
Retired Deer Lakes teacher Carol McCaskey was tired of seeing students come to school with a stomachache. “Us teachers knew the truth. We knew it was because they didn’t have food at home,” said McCaskey, who spent nearly three decades at East Union Intermediate...
The Pennsylvania Cancel Lunch Debt Coalition is on a mission to abolish lunch debt in Pennsylvania. Our campaign started a couple of years ago when we were able to work with Bristol Borough School District in Bucks County to cancel over $20,000 of lunch debt. We are...
Hungry kids can quickly turn into hangry students. Rumbling stomachs can lead to classroom distraction and discipline issues, research shows, along with feelings of isolation for children whose families struggle to afford school lunches. “Not only do we see the...
Harrisburg, PA- March 7, 2023 — Following Governor Josh Shapiro’s inaugural Budget Address to the Joint General Assembly today, Senator Lindsey M. Williams (D-Allegheny), Senator Judy Schwank (D-Berks) and advocates applauded the Governor’s proposed $38.5...
We’ve heard time and again over the years that there’s no such thing as a free lunch, which roughly means that there’s no reward without effort. That’s fair enough. But, in reality, there should be a free lunch — at least for students in our public schools. And there...
PENNSYLVANIA (WHTM) — Pennsylvania State Senators are pushing for school students to be eligible to receive free school lunches starting at the beginning of the 2023-24 school year. According to Senator Lindsey M. Williams and Senator Judith L. Schwank, legislation...
One state lawmaker is working on getting free school meals back for Pennsylvania families. The Universal Free School Meals program was in place for the last two years during the pandemic. It ended this year. It meant that every student in America could receive free...
Natrona Heights, Pa. − October 27, 2022 − Senator Lindsey M. Williams joined students, teachers, and staff at Highlands Middle School today to celebrate PA Preferred Days and National Farm to School Month. The PA Preferred Days Program encourages...
Pittsburgh, Pa. − September 9, 2022 − Following Governor Wolf’s announcement that breakfast will be provided to Pennsylvania students for free this school year, Senator Williams released the following statement and call to action. “I’m overjoyed that students will...
As students return to the classroom this week around the commonwealth, so do concerns about student meal debt. School lunches have been free for public school students throughout the last two years, but for this academic year, many students are back to having to pay...
Midd-West School District Food Services Director John Rosselli will be sending his child to kindergarten this year and understands the importance of keeping school meal costs in check. After two years, the free universal school meals program put in place for all U.S....
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — A Pennsylvania lawmaker is pushing for free school meals for all students in the Commonwealth. At the beginning of the pandemic, the federal government made sure all school meals were free. The program will end at the start of the new school...
PITTSBURGH — A state senator from Allegheny County has introduced legislation to make sure all students have free meals at school. “We’re seeing every day families struggling with higher prices at the grocery store and high prices at the gas tank,”...
Pittsburgh, Pa. − August 18, 2022 − Senator Lindsey M. Williams, Minority Chair of the Senate Education Committee, announced today that she will introduce legislation that will provide free school meals to all students. At the beginning of the...
Pittsburgh, Pa. − August 4, 2022 − Senator Lindsey M. Williams, Minority Chair of the Senate Education Committee, sent a letter to Governor Tom Wolf and Acting Secretary of Education Eric Hagarty urging the Administration to take any steps possible to temporarily...
