Expanding Eligibility for Free School Breakfasts and Lunches Through the Working Class Families Anti-Hunger Act

A. 2368 / S. 1677 requires each New Jersey school district to provide school breakfast and lunch at no cost to “middle class” students that do not qualify for federal assistance for school lunch, defined as those with an annual household income between 186% and 199% of the federal poverty level. Schools with 20% or more students eligible for free or reduced-price meals must also establish a school breakfast program.