HUMAN NUTRITION

Detailed explanation-1: -Now, eligibility increases to families at 200% of that level, which translates to households with three children earning up to $46, 060. For families with two children, the income cutoff will be $36, 620. The program will cost about $19 million a year and will be implemented starting in the 2023-2024 academic year.

Detailed explanation-2: -The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) is a voluntary program available to all public and private schools, and residential child care institutions which agree to operate a non-profit program offering lunches meeting federal requirements to all children in attendance.

Detailed explanation-3: -All students can participate in school nutrition programs; however, students with family incomes under 130 percent of the federal poverty line are eligible for free meals, and those with incomes between 130 percent and 185 percent of the poverty line are eligible for low-cost (or “reduced-price”) meals.