Did you know that the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) faces $186 billion in cuts over the next decade?  According to information from the National Education Association, this is the largest reduction ever made to an anti-hunger program.  Students whose families qualify for SNAP are automatically eligible for free school meals.  With fewer children receiving SNAP benefits, some districts will lose community eligibility, a provision that allows schools to provide universal meals to the entire student body.  These cuts will result in as many as 18 million children losing access to free school meals, resulting in more students facing food insecurity and coming to school hungry.  Studies show that hungry kids have a hard time focusing and have more behavioral issues.  In addition, Congress slashed Medicaid by $1 trillion, with most cuts phasing in between 2026 and 2028.  Nearly 80 million Americans, including 38 million children and one in 10 education support professionals, receive health care through Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program.  Medicaid is the fourth-largest source of funding for the public school system, supporting over $7.5 billion in school-based health services annually.  Please contact your legislators to oppose these devastating cuts to support for students and their families.