Federal change may lead to higher prices for others, affect academic performance and food security.
"Jo Dawson"
In Alaska’s largest school districts, families are still waiting for last year’s food assistance
According to the Food Bank of Alaska, just 28 school districts in the state have received Pandemic-Electronic Bank Transfer funds for the 2020-2021 school year.
Amid the ferry shutdown, an Angoon school asked the Coast Guard to deliver food
The Chatham School District superintendent says that USDA foods bound for a school in Angoon were stuck in a Juneau warehouse for weeks. The school reached out to the Coast Guard last month requesting they deliver those goods, but that request was denied.