DOE: School Lunch Programs Not Impacted by Shutdown

DOE: School lunch programs not impacted by shutdown

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) – The South Dakota Department of Education says school lunch programs will not be affected come November 1 amid funding uncertainty with the government shutdown.  The USDA posted a statement to its website saying funding has run out and November 1 payments will not be issued if the government remains shut down. The free and reduced lunch program is run through the USDA.  Food banks try to ‘keep people fed’ as SNAP c…

School lunches to continue at LHUSD schools despite government shutdown

The United States Department of Agriculture released a notice on its website Monday morning stating that funds for the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) will not be released on Nov. 1 because “the well has run dry” amid the ongoing…