School meal programs are running out of food and workers. USDA announces new funding to help.

Photo: Yorkshire Elementary School lunch in Manassas, VA on Friday, Sept. 7, 2012. Credit: USDA photo by Lance Cheung on Flickr. Article by Laura Reiley. The Washington Post – September 29, 2021.

Last year, American school districts pivoted to accommodate pandemic challenges. The USDA is leaping in with a new round of funding to help schools with supply and staffing shortages.

Square pizza and chicken tenders suddenly get swapped for meatloaf and zucchini coins. American schoolchildren and lunch ladies grimace. And now the federal government is stepping in to help. School districts in Kansas can’t get whole-wheat flour, ranch dressing or Crispitos rolled tacos right now. In Dallas, they can’t […]

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