LET’S MAKE SCHOOL MEALS FREE FOR ALL KIDS

I’m proud to stand with Senator DiDomenico and Representative Vargas as a cosponsor of their bill to ensure that all our students have access to free meals in our schools. Far too many struggled with hunger prior to the pandemic and COVID-19 has only further highlighted the need to ensure that none of our students go without food.

Read their op-ed at https://commonwealthmagazine.org/…/lets-make-school-meals-…/

LIKE MANY PARENTS in Massachusetts, Rebecca Wood was getting by on a tight budget that left her struggling with school meal debt, among other costs, well before the pandemic hit. The mother of an 8-year-old child, Rebecca describes her situation as feeling like she’s in a boat with a small hole in...