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National School Lunch Program – Don’t Yell at the Lunch Lady

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) is a federally assisted, state administered meal program that provides nutritionally balanced low-cost or no-cost meals to children in schools every day. Signed into law under President Truman in 1946, it assisted roughly 7.1 million children in its first year. In fiscal year 2018 the NSLP reached just under 30 million children and provided 4.8 billion lunches. This program is in place to help keep our children hunger-free, healthy, and give them the energy to perform well in school and extra-curricular activities…. Read More →