On Oct. 2, we'll spotlight the importance of school breakfast and discuss a new law that requires high-poverty New Jersey schools to serve breakfast during the school day.Known as breakfast after the bell, this approach significantly boosts school breakfast participation. We are holding the event...
A new state law requires high-poverty New Jersey schools to serve breakfast during the school day. Our new primer explains the ins and outs.Under legislation signed into law in May 2018, schools with at least 70 percent of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals...
A blog just published by the Food Research and Action Center shows how we, along with our many partners, were able to score big wins for kids who face hunger. Read the blog....
NJAHC partnered with the New Jersey School Nutrition Association to host a recent session on implementing breakfast after the bell.Nearly 100 food service directors from around New Jersey gathered on Aug. 2 to share strategies for launching and sustaining successful school breakfast programs.The meeting was...
A new report from the Food Research & Action Center finds New Jersey families with children struggle to feed their kids more so than families in most other states.The report, How Hungry is America?, found that 16 percent of New Jersey households with children faced...
NJAHC Director Adele LaTourette testified before Congress, highlighting the importance of summer meals for kids and advocating for changes to make these meals available to more children all summer long. Read Adele's testimony. Adele told Congress that hunger rises in the summer when school's out and children...
The first half of 2018 was full of great progress toward a Hunger Free New Jersey! Read NJAHC's latest newsletter with all the highlight.The year is half over. The beaches are crowded. The BBQs are firing.And we at the New Jersey Anti-Hunger Coalition are taking...
NJAHC Director Adele LaTourette recently talked with WMBC about school breakfast, summer meals & other hunger issues.In this interview with WMBC's Kristie Keleshian, Adele discusses the most pressing hunger-related issues of the day, including implementation of school breakfast legislation, spreading the word about summer meals,...
The House passed its damaging Farm Bill on June 22, but the Senate is now considering a much stronger version.We need to send a message to our Senators to stand firm against any amendments that would weaken food assistance to New Jersey's struggling residents.Send your...
Two new state laws promise to feed kids all year long. Read the Atlantic City Press's coverage about the impact on kids.Under new state laws, New Jersey high-poverty schools will have to serve breakfast after the bell and meals to children in the summer.Read the...
Our Congressional SNAP Fact Sheets provide advocates with stats to make the case to protect SNAP.Congress is considering a harmful proposal that could mean benefit cuts to tens of thousands of New Jersey residents. These informative fact sheets detail the number of people benefiting from...
New Jersey schools have made tremendous strides in serving breakfast to more students.Read NJAHC's New Jersey School Breakfast Story that showcases successful efforts to implement breakfast after the bell, which is the most effective way to reach hungry students in the morning.This report will help...
Check out this great op-ed from NJAHC Director Adele LaTourette that appears on NJ Spotlight today.Adele makes the case that cutting off food aid to people who are struggling to find work is no way to help these folks find good paying jobs that provide...
The number of children receiving summertime nutrition continued to grow last year, while federal dollars flowing into New Jersey communities to feed hungry children rose, according to a new report by Advocates for Children of New Jersey.New Jersey communities served up summer meals to nearly 95,000 children...
NJAHC joined legislators and advocates to highlight a package of bills that will fight childhood hunger.Under the bills, more New Jersey children would receive school breakfast and summer meals, while increasing federal dollars flowing into schools and communities to fight childhood hunger.The measures were highlighted...
