纽约州：霍楚尔宣布全额保障全民免费校餐，每日约250万份、每名孩子每年为家庭省最高1600美元
纽约州州长凯西·霍楚尔（Kathy Hochul）10月27日宣布，尽管联邦政府在全国范围内削减食品援助，纽约州将继续全额资助其全民免费校餐计划，确保全州每个上学日供应约250万份免费校餐，并让每个家庭每名孩子每年在食品杂货上省下最高1600美元。
纽约州的全民免费校餐计划由霍楚尔于去年推动立法确立，覆盖全州270万名学生：所有参加全国学校午餐与早餐计划的学区、特许学校与非公立学校，须向全体学生免费提供早餐与午餐，不论家庭收入。本学年，霍楚尔在州2027财年已通过预算中为该计划争取到3.95亿美元拨款，较上一财年增加5500万美元。州官员估计，自今年9月开学以来，全州学校已供应约7500万份免费校餐。
州长办公室表示，近期有报道显示，受联邦《人力资源1号法案》（HR 1）削减补充营养援助计划（SNAP）的影响，其他一些州的免费校餐参与率正在下降；但由于纽约州增加了拨款并承诺全额资助，联邦削减不会使纽约任何一所学校拿到的校餐资金减少。参加SNAP与医疗补助（Medicaid）的家庭儿童可被直接认定资格，未参加的家庭仍可申请。
霍楚尔说：「特朗普总统和华盛顿的共和党人想把免费校餐从我们的孩子手里夺走，这是可耻的。正因如此，我采取行动，确保纽约的孩子们不会失去他们赖以成长的免费校餐。当特朗普不断想方设法抬高工薪家庭的开支时，我永远不会停止为保护我们的孩子、帮纽约人把更多钱留在口袋里而奋斗。」州众议员杰西卡·冈萨雷斯-罗哈斯（Jessica González-Rojas）与州参议员米歇尔·欣奇（Michelle Hinchey）也对全额资助表示支持，称该计划在消除儿童饥饿的同时减轻了家庭的食品开支压力。
New York: Governor Hochul Protects Free School Meals, With About 2.5 Million Meals Served Each School Day
Gov. Kathy Hochul announced on October 27 that New York State will continue to fully fund its universal free school meals program despite the Trump administration's nationwide cuts to federal food assistance, protecting approximately 2.5 million free school meals per school day and helping families save up to $1,600 per child per year on groceries.
The universal free school meals program, enacted by Hochul last year, covers 2.7 million students statewide: every school district, charter school and nonpublic school participating in the national school lunch and breakfast programs must provide free breakfast and lunch to all students regardless of family income. In this year's FY27 Enacted Budget, Hochul secured a $395 million statewide investment in the program, an increase of $55 million over the previous fiscal year. State officials estimate schools have already served approximately 75 million free meals since the school year began in September.
The Governor's Office said new reports show other states facing declines in free school meal participation because of federal cuts and changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) under HR 1, but that New York's increased funding means no school in the state will receive less money for free meals because of the federal cuts. Children in households participating in SNAP and Medicaid are directly certified for free meals, and other families can still apply.
"It's shameful that President Trump and Washington Republicans are trying to take free school meals away from our kids, and that's why I took action to ensure kids across New York won't lose access to the free school meals they rely on," Hochul said. "While Trump keeps finding new ways to raise costs for hardworking families, I'll never stop fighting to protect our kids and help New Yorkers keep more money in their pockets." Assemblymember Jessica González-Rojas and State Senator Michelle Hinchey also praised the full funding, saying the program fights child hunger while easing families' grocery bills.
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