Maine remains committed to offering free school meals for all students, but that program could get harder to fund under short and long-term cuts to federal nutrition benefits.

“The good news is not much has changed immediately with free school lunch in Maine. This year, all kids can go to school and receive breakfast and lunch at no cost, no questions asked,” said Anna Korsen, deputy director of Full Plates Full Potential, a nonprofit focused on ending childhood hunger in Maine.

“The bad news is that the (Trump) administration and Congress did pass a bill that will impact food access for kids outside of school and will, eventually, have an impact on federal funding to fund school meals, which will impact Maine’s school meals for all policy down the line,” she added.

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