Fifteen states — all but one run by Republican governors — skipped the deadline to apply for a new federally-funded program that will provide $120 per child for groceries during the summer months to families of children who already qualify for free or reduced-price lunch at school.

  • NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    When I was a child I was a part of one of these free and reduced lunch programs. I probably would have gone hungry if it weren’t for those programs. I find it incredibly difficult to comprehend how you can look in the mirror every morning after making decisions like this.

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      10 months ago

      When I was in 5th grade I was on that. Because of that, I wasn’t able to have the upgraded items, which was basically chocolate milk vs regular milk. Since pretty much everyone wanted chocolate milk, I had to say I didn’t like chocolate to avoid the shame of being poor… which turned into a huge thing (to kids) about me being the only one who didn’t like chocolate, and because I had to stick to the lie, I was always given “alternate” treats in class—which always sucked.

    • carl_dungeon@lemmy.world
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      10 months ago

      Nah it’s easy, it’s pretty much the same people trying to bring trump back, so they look in the mirror and smile while pissing on a brown person!