Page 2 THE EVERETT ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, MAY 7, 2021 AUTOTECH 1989 SINCE Is your vehicle ready for the Summer Season?!! Recharge your vehicle's AC for the warm weather! Includes up to 1 LB. of Refrigerant* (*Most Vehicles/Some Restrictions May Apply) AC SPECIAL Only $69.95 DRIVE IT - PUSH IT - TOW IT! CASH FOR YOUR CAR, TRUCK OR SUV! 2009 CHEVROLT IMPALA Excellent Vehicle Inside & Out!, Leather Interior, Fully Loaded, Clean Title, Warranty, Only 68,000 Miles! TRADES WELCOME! 3.5 Ltr., Six Cylinders, Automatic, Most Power Options, Just Serviced, Clear Title, Only 120K Miles! TRADES WELCOME! TRADES WELCOME! $5,300 $4,995 (781) 321-8841 • (617) 571-9869 Easy Financing Available! 1236 EasternAve • Malden EddiesAutotech.com Vehicle! We Pay Cash For Your 2008 CHEVROLET IMPALA LTZ DiDomenico highlights School Meals for All bill at 53rd annual Walk for Hunger I n celebration of Project Bread’s 53rd Annual Walk for Hunger event, State Senator Sal DiDomenico participated in a live panel discussion on Universal School Meals legislation. Each year, Project Bread’s Walk for Hunger gathers people, organizations and businesses together as a community to make the statement that hunger in Massachusetts is unacceptable. In addition to raising funds to support Project Bread’s anti-hunger work, this year’s Walk for Hunger helped to raise awareness on the new Feed Kids Campaign, an initiative led by Project Bread in support of the Massachusetts Legislature’s bill H.714/S.314, An Act relative to universal school meals, which was presented by petitioners who included Senator DiDomenico. An Act relative to universal school meals would allow every student who wants or needs a school breakfast or lunch to receive it – at no cost to their family and with no requirement to sign up or provide income or other information. Just as no student is required to pay fees at public schools when they enter the classroom, there would be no financial barrier in the school cafeteria. “It was a pleasure to joining Jen Lemmerman of Project Bread and my House partner Representative Vargas in this fantastic panel discussion on our Universal School Meals bill. Long beSal DiDomenico State Senator fore the COVID-19 pandemic, too many in our Commonwealth were struggling to meet their most basic needs. Today, the COVID crisis has shed a stark light on the state of hunger in Massachusetts, especially for kids,” said DiDomenico. “We have a moral responsibility to take immediate action to end childhood hunger in Massachusetts, and we simply cannot do so without providing universal school meals to every child, free of charge. I am so grateful for all that Project Bread does to fight hunger here in Massachusetts, and I am very proud to partner with them once again on this critical legislation.” Right now, one in five Massachusetts families with kids is hungry and 27 percent of children experiencing food insecurity in Massachusetts are not eligible for free or reduced-price school meals. However, as a result of flexibilities granted in response to the pandemic, every student in Massachusetts currently has access to free school meals. The barrier presented by cost and paperwork was temporarily removed at the federal level because this crisis put a spotlight on the need to ensure the right to the most basic of necessities – food – for all kids. Consequently, thousands more Massachusetts children and teens have been able to get free breakfast and lunch at hundreds of meal sites across the Commonwealth. Despite this important step forward, without state-level legislation in place there is a possibility that barriers to school meals will return once the waivers expire post-pandemic. To keep school meals accessible for all students, DiDomenico, Vargas and the Feed Kids Coalition joined forces in seeking a bold solution to end childhood hunger by ensuring that every student receives the nutrition they need while they are in school. This is the first legislative session this bill has been filed. On March 29, 2021, the House and Senate referred the bill to the Legislature’s Joint Committee on Education. More information about the bill and the Feed Kids Campaign can be found at FeedKidsMa.org. Century 21 North East THE SPRING MARKET IS IN FULL BLOOM! Contact me today to review properties on the market or for a FREE Market Value Analysis of Realtor Phil Terban C21Phil.com 781-864-4414 your home! ® For Advertising with Results, call The Advocate Newspapers at 617-387-2200 or Info@advocatenews.net
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