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    All five of New York City's borough presidents have partnered on a letter to Mayor Bill de Blasio calling for the full funding of universal free healthy school lunch for every City district school student for Fiscal Year 2018 (FY18). This is the first time that the elected leaders of all of the city’s boroughs have come together to make this budgetary request.

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    All five of New York City's borough presidents have partnered on a letter to Mayor Bill de Blasio calling for the full funding of universal free healthy school lunch for every City district school student for Fiscal Year 2018 (FY18). This is the first time that the elected leaders of all of the city’s boroughs have come together to make this budgetary request.

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    April 10, 2017

    Honorable Bill de Blasio


    Mayor of the City of New York
    City Hall
    New York, NY 10007

    Re: Universal free school lunch

    Dear Mayor de Blasio:

    On behalf of the students and families of Brooklyn, the Bronx, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten
    Island, we renew our urgent call to fully fund universal free healthy school lunch for every New
    York City district school student for Fiscal Year 2018 (FY18). There are few, if any, line items
    in the budget that can do so much for so many at such a small cost.

    The schools that offer universal free lunch see an increased participation rate across all grade
    levels, including a 15 percent difference in high school, a 20 percent difference in middle
    schools, and a 10 percent difference in elementary schools. These numbers represent a
    significant decrease in students going hungry during the school day. An expansion of that
    program to all district schools would have an immeasurably positive impact on students,
    families, and school staff. Students would, over time, feel less stigmatized by universal free
    lunch and would be able to study without hunger. Families would feel an immediate impact by
    not having to pay for lunch, or worry whether their child was receiving the proper nutrition they
    need, and school staff would not have to spend valuable time trying to collect and account for
    student payments. A healthy, nutritious school lunch improves academic performance, helps
    prevent obesity and improve student health, and promotes a healthier, more positive lifestyle
    beyond the school cafeteria.

    As elected officials, we continually discuss the problems of hunger, bullying, and the economic
    challenges facing families every day. Universal free school lunch cannot, by itself, solve these
    issues, but it can have a significant impact on all of them immediately. That fact alone should
    April 10, 2017
    Honorable Bill de Blasio
    Re: Universal free school lunch
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    make this program a priority for any government. Additionally, since much of the funding is
    expected to come from the federal government, the costs to New York City would be a miniscule
    fraction of the New York City Department of Educations (DOE) budget. There is no reason to
    delay another year. Please include universal free school lunch in this years budget.

    Should you have any questions, please reach out to our offices.

    Sincerely,

    Eric L. Adams Gale A. Brewer


    Brooklyn Borough President Manhattan Borough President

    Melinda Katz Ruben Diaz, Jr.


    Queens Borough President Bronx Borough President

    James Oddo
    Staten Island Borough President

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