After more than 40 years, USDA increases Hawaiʻi’s school meal reimbursement rates
These increased rates are projected to bring an additional $8 million a year to Hawaiʻi to support healthy meals for children.
Report: Hawaiʻi is short tens of millions in annual federal funds to support feeding children
The “Feed our Keiki” report finds that the USDA is providing far less funding to Hawaiʻi than it should, resulting in a financial crisis for Hawaiʻi’s child nutrition programs.
Community partnership nearly doubles capacity to 20 keiki feeding sites
On May 5, Kamaʻāina Kids will open 9 new sites, including one on Maui.
Community partnership expands to 11 sites serving free meals to 1,700 keiki on Oʻahu
Suppers being served in Kalihi and new sites in ʻAiea and Honolulu.
Hawaiʻi ranks last at serving after-school suppers to low-income keiki
The state is foregoing more than $600,000 per year in federal meal reimbursements as a result.
Hawaiʻi Appleseed announces Victor Geminiani’s retirement
The 50-year advocate for the low-income community and founder of Hawaiʻi Appleseed Center for Law & Economic Justice will retire on August 31, 2019.
Hawaiʻi in bottom 3 states for serving after-school suppers to low-income keiki
The state is foregoing more than $500,000 per year in federal meal reimbursements as a result.