National Journal has produced a new video on the financial challenges school nutrition programs face as they try to improve the quality and nutrition of school meals.

Watch the video “School Lunches and the Budget Squeeze” here.

Although the video focuses on a school district in Virginia, school districts here in Wisconsin experience similar pressures. 81% of students in Milwaukee Public Schools, for example, qualify for free-or-reduced-price meals.

In addition to school breakfast and lunch, Child Nutrition Reauthorization (CNR) also supports summer meals, WIC (Women, Infants, and Children Supplemental Nutrition Program), and CACFP (Child and Adult Care Food Program). You can take action on the important CNR bill, Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act, by visiting the Contact Your Elected Officials section of our website.