During the pandemic, school lunch became free for all students, regardless of their family’s income. That was thanks to federal government waivers. But those waivers expired on June 30th. RadioActive Youth Media’s Colin Yuen spoke to advocates for keeping school lunch free for all.

Episode webpage: https://www.kuow.org/stories/universal-school-lunches-are-more-than-just-a-meal-they-are-students-futures

RadioActive Youth Media is KUOW's radio journalism and audio storytelling program for young people. This story was entirely youth-produced, from the writing to the audio editing.

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