Pennsylvania Cancel Lunch Debt Coalition

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PA-CLDC is proud to have been featured in many news outlets throughout the Commonwealth.

‘Stop penalizing hunger’: the push to cancel US school lunch debtWhile the US offers free school meals to its poorest students, many who don’t qualify still struggle to pay. Some politicians are joining the fight to erase that debt

How School Lunch Debt Creates Shame and Inequality — and Our Fight to Abolish ItDebt activists examine the shame, stigma, and effects of student lunch debt — and their successful organizing for universal free meals.

Bucks school lunch debt relief programs set to expireSchool lunch debt relief programs that began during the pandemic are set to expire. Many organizations try to keep them going.

A Bucks County school district just canceled over $20,000 of student lunch debtBristol Borough School District canceled student lunch debt after a local group brought the issue to its attention in February.

PA Cancel Lunch Debt Coalition Hosting Online Assembly - Bucks County BeaconThe public is invited to learn about lunch debt, why we need to abolish it, and how universal school meals can put an end to it.

Join the Movement to Abolish School Meal Debt in Pennsylvania - Bucks County BeaconOver 87,000 students in PA are food insecure, but do not qualify for free/reduced lunch. Offering universal school meals solves this problem.

Activists offer to clear Nazareth Area's student lunch debt, call for free meals statewideThe Pennsylvania Cancel Lunch Debt Coalition is offering Nazareth Area School District a donation to cover its 2023-24 school meal debt so families don't have to pay.

PA Group Working to Cancel School Lunch Debt | WDIY Local NewsA group in Pennsylvania is looking at putting an end to the growing school lunch debt crisis. WDIY’s James Zipprodt reports they’re close to a deal with one district in the area and have hopes of moving on to others across the state.

Pa. school district cancels over $20,000 of student lunch debtNot only is college debt a thing, but apparently, so is school lunch debt.

Your View: Pa. should cancel student lunch debt across the stateOpinion: Cancel the debt! Kids should not hold debt for needing to eat at school, and no student should go hungry.

Guest Opinion: No more student lunch debtBucks Cancel Lunch Debt Coalition was formed to raise awareness of school lunch debt and ensure no student goes hungry or feels ashamed for needing food.

Every student deserves a free lunch | OpinionEnsuring our students’ success while ensuring no child in our public school system should go hungry is a bi-partisan issue that everyone can get behind.

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