The Road To Free Lunches Is Designed With Good Intentions But Paved With Stigmatizing Bricks
Posted on March 2, 2008 by Mr. Cheeseburger 9000
School lunch programs funded by the federal government began during the Great Depression. Soon after, the National School Lunch Act was created to “safeguard the health and well-being of the nation’s children,” when it was discovered that a large percentage of Army Recruits during World War II were malnourished.
The Department of Agriculture spends [...]
Filed under: Poverty, School Lunch | Tagged: Poverty, School Lunches, National School Lunch Act, Nancy Johner, Department of Agriculture, Campaign For Better Nutrition, Colleen Kavanagh | 1 Comment »
