Cuts to SNAP, Medicaid Could Impact Free School Meals at High-Poverty Schools

Changes to SNAP, Medicaid could hit free school lunch program.

Federal changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and Medicaid could affect an unexpected population — students receiving free meals through school.

Cuts to SNAP, Medicaid could impact free school meals at high-poverty schools

Federal changes to SNAP and Medicaid could impact free school lunch program. (Photo by Marcus Constantino for West Virginia Watch)Federal changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and Medicaid could affect an unexpected population — students receiving free meals through school. The U.S. Department of Agriculture relies on eligibility for means-tested programs like SNAP as a benchmark for the Community Eligibility Provision, which …