The National School Lunch Act

Food for the children!

What was it?

It was an act in 1946 that created a federal school lunch program to provide low cost or free lunches to qualified students through giving schools money :3 This helped as many students did not have access to these things!

How did it help? / Impact

This act helped children be fed, while also absorbing excess crops, helping to stabilize the price of food. An example of the government caring about health, and the economy, in response to the war and the great depression.