Politics & Government
Olympian, Assemblymember Urge Changes in Federal School Meal Programs
Olympic gold medal swimmer Dana Vollmer gives a summary of why changes are needed in the attached video, filmed at Piedmont Avenue School.
During a press conference at Piedmont Avenue School this morning (Monday), Assemblymember Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley) called on Congress to fix a deficiency in the nation's school meal program that leaves many low-income school children in higher-cost regions ineligible for federal nutrition programs.
Those regions include Oakland, one of the top 10 urban areas in the country with the highest cost of living, according to Skinner's figures.
Among those speaking at the press conference were Olympic swimming gold medalist Dana Vollmer (shown in the attached video) and Oakland school board member Jody London, who noted that Piedmont Avenue School no longer has its own kitchen for free and low-cost meals served at the school.
Skinner (whose district includes Piedmont and parts of Oakland) has introduced Assembly Joint Resolution 31, which urges Congress to incorporate a regional cost of living index to qualify low-income families in the free or reduced- price meals program, as well as, to calculate reimbursements to school districts.
For more information:
Assembly Joint Resolution 31
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