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Child Nutrition Reauthorization

Congress is scheduled to revise critical programs affecting the health and nutrition of all Texas children. Child Nutrition Reauthorization plays a pivotal role in ending hunger with many low-income children depending on these programs for their daily meals. The programs require full funding and reforms to ensure they provide good nutrition to children at risk for hunger.

The opportunity for reform only comes once every four or five years. Full-funding and reforms are critical for Texas which leads the nation in highest rate of child hunger (Source: Feeding America Report - Child Food Insecurity in the United States: 2005 - 2007).

Contact Congress and ask them to support a strong Child Nutrition Reauthorization Act.

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Learn more about these programs and how you can support Texas children in need:

Legislation to Watch and Support:

Afterschool Flexibility to Expand Reimbursement for School Meals Act of 2009

Ensuring All Students Year-round (EASY) Access Act
Hunger Free Schools Act
The Universal Classroom Breakfast Expansion Act
Access to Nutritious Meals for Young Children Act
Paperless Enrollment for School Meals Act of 2009
Enhancing Child Health with Automatic School Meal Enrollment Act of 2009
The Student Breakfast and Education Improvement Act of 2009
The Child Nutrition Promotion and School Lunch Protection Act of 2009
Balancing Act of 2009
Expand School Meals Act of 2009
Military Family Nutrition Protection Act of 2009
Healthy Food For Healthy Schools Act
School Food Recovery Act
Healthy Food Choices for Kids Act
America's Right-to-Eat Rescue Act of 2009
White House Conference on Food and Nutrition

Co-Sponsors:
Michael Arcuri (D-NY), Joe Baca (D-CA), Howard Berman (D-CA), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Earl Bluemenauer (D-OR), Madeleine Bordallo (D-GU), Leonard Boswell (D-IA), G.K. Butterfield (D-NC), Lois Capps (D-CA), Michael Capuano (D-MA) (Total: 19 Co-Sponsors)

Source: FRAC  

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