Ask Your Legislators to Fund School Meals for All

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We believe that together we can improve student outcomes and build strong, resilient communities by making no-cost school meals available to all students in public schools. We all do better when all children have access to healthy meals. School Meals for All NC is working to ensure that every student in every public school in North Carolina has access to breakfast and lunch at school at no cost to their families.

Fill out the form below to send an email to your legislators asking them to fund school meals for all in North Carolina. You can personalize the email by including your own experiences with school meals. 

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ICYMI: Last week co-hosted our first webinar of 2023 with the North Carolina Coalition on Aging. It was incredibly important to us that we bring some attention to food insecurity and nutrition in aging adults because hunger knows no age limit. We also know that there are benefits and services available for aging adults but many people are not aware of these or how to apply for them. 

The webinar featured Amanda Holliday, Associate Professor UNC-CH, Gillings School of Public Health, Department of Nutrition; Neal Curran, Director of Food Programs at Reinvestment Partners; and Linda Miller, Centralina Area Agency on Aging Director. 

The webinar highlighted some really important facts and insights such as the fact that 51% of people age 65 and older lived in nine states and North Carolina is one of those nine states. Want to know more? You can watch the recorded webinar here. 

Legislators returned to Raleigh on Wednesday, January 11, to begin the 2023 Legislative Long Session. The session was held to officially swear in legislators and vote on leadership. President Pro Tempore Phil Berger received unanimous support for a 7th term in that position. It makes him the longest-serving President Pro Tempore in NC history. He is also the longest-serving state legislative leader in the country. Speaker Tim Moore was also re-elected. He is now serving his 5th term as Speaker, the first ever in North Carolina to serve that many.

The real work will begin when the General Assembly returns on January 25. In the meantime, we are scheduling meetings and working to move our priorities forward.

  • January 11 – Session convenes
  • January 25 – Session reconvenes
  • March 9 – Senate local bill filing deadline
  • March 23 – House local bill filing deadline
  • April 4 – Senate public bill filing deadline
  • April 25 – House public bill filing deadline
  • May 4 – Crossover

Agriculture, Energy, and Environment

  • Chairs: Sens. Brent Jackson, Norman W. Sanderson, Lisa S. Barnes
  • Members: Sens. Jim Burgin, David W. Craven, Jr., Michael Garrett, Lisa Grafstein, Bobby Hanig, Rachel Hunt, Steve Jarvis, Tom McInnis, Natalie S. Murdock, E.S. “Buck” Newton, Paul Newton, Dean Proctor, Bill Rabon, DeAndrea Salvador, Eddie Settle, Kandie D. Smith, Mike Woodard

Appropriations/Base Budget

  • Chairs: Sens. Brent Jackson, Ralph Hise, Michael V. Lee
  • Members: Sens. W. Ted Alexander, Lisa S. Barnes, Dan Blue, Danny Earl Britt, Jr., Jim Burgin, Jay J. Chaudhuri, Warren Daniel, Carl Ford, Amy S. Galey, Todd Johnson, Joyce Krawiec, Paul A. Lowe, Jr., Natasha R. Marcus, Tom McInnis, Mujtaba A. Mohammed, Bill Rabon, Gladys A. Robinson, DeAndrea Salvador, Norman W. Sanderson, Vickie Sawyer, Joyce Waddell, Mike Woodard

Commerce and Insurance

  • Chairs: Sens. Todd Johnson, David W. Craven, Jr., Dean Proctor
  • Members: Sens. Gale Adcock, W. Ted Alexander, Val Applewhite, Sydney Batch, Danny Earl Britt, Jr., Kevin Corbin, Michael Garrett, Brent Jackson, Steve Jarvis, Paul A. Lowe, Jr., Natasha R. Marcus, Tom McInnis, Timothy D. Moffitt, Paul Newton, Brad Overcash, Jim Perry, Gladys A. Robinson, DeAndrea Salvador, Vickie Sawyer

Education/Higher Education

  • Chairs: Sens. Michael V. Lee, Amy S. Galey
  • Members: Sens. Lisa S. Barnes, Jay J. Chaudhuri, Kevin Corbin, David W. Craven, Jr., Michael Garrett, Bobby Hanig, Michael A. Lazzara, Natasha R. Marcus, Julie Mayfield, Tom McInnis, Natalie S. Murdock, E.S. “Buck” Newton, Brad Overcash, Gladys A. Robinson, Norman W. Sanderson, Benton G. Sawrey, Joyce Waddell

Finance

  • Chairs: Sens. Bill Rabon, Paul Newton, Jim Perry
  • Members: Sens. W. Ted Alexander, Sydney Batch, Dan Blue, Danny Earl Britt, Jr., Jim Burgin, Jay J. Chaudhuri, David W. Craven, Jr., Warren Daniel, Carl Ford, Ralph Hise, Brent Jackson, Todd Johnson, Joyce Krawiec, Michael A. Lazzara, Michael V. Lee, Paul A. Lowe, Jr., Natalie S. Murdock, Gladys A. Robinson, DeAndrea Salvador, Vickie Sawyer, Joyce Waddell, Mike Woodard

Health Care

  • Chairs: Sens. Joyce Krawiec, Jim Burgin, Kevin Corbin
  • Members: Sens. Gale Adcock, Lisa S. Barnes, Sydney Batch, Danny Earl Britt, Jr., Amy S. Galey, Ralph Hise, Steve Jarvis, Julie Mayfield, Mujtaba A. Mohammed, Jim Perry, Gladys A. Robinson, Benton G. Sawrey, Mike Woodard

Judiciary

  • Chairs: Sens. Danny Earl Britt, Jr., Warren Daniel, E.S. “Buck” Newton
  • Members: Sens. Sydney Batch, Dan Blue, Amy S. Galey, Lisa Grafstein, Rachel Hunt, Michael A. Lazzara, Michael V. Lee, Natasha R. Marcus, Mujtaba A. Mohammed, Paul Newton, Brad Overcash, Norman W. Sanderson, Benton G. Sawrey

Pensions and Retirement and Aging

  • Chairs: Sens. Joyce Krawiec, Carl Ford
  • Members: Sens. W. Ted Alexander, Val Applewhite, Mary Wills Bode, Jim Burgin, Jay J. Chaudhuri, Kevin Corbin, Bobby Hanig, Ralph Hise, Rachel Hunt, Graig Meyer, Timothy D. Moffitt, Brad Overcash, Dean Proctor, Eddie Settle, Joyce Waddell

Redistricting and Elections

  • Chairs: Sens. Ralph Hise, Warren Daniel, Paul Newton
  • Members: Sens. Dan Blue, Carl Ford, Amy S. Galey, Michael Garrett, Brent Jackson, Joyce Krawiec, Paul A. Lowe, Jr., Natasha R. Marcus, Julie Mayfield, Mujtaba A. Mohammed, Jim Perry, Bill Rabon, Norman W. Sanderson

Rules and Operations of the Senate

  • Chair: Sen. Bill Rabon
  • Vice Chair: Sen. Warren Daniel
  • Members: Sens. Lisa S. Barnes, Dan Blue, Danny Earl Britt, Jr., Jay J. Chaudhuri, Ralph Hise, Brent Jackson, Todd Johnson, Joyce Krawiec, Michael V. Lee, Paul A. Lowe, Jr., Julie Mayfield, Tom McInnis, Mujtaba A. Mohammed, Paul Newton, Jim Perry, Norman W. Sanderson, Vickie Sawyer, Joyce Waddell, Mike Woodard

State and Local Government

  • Chairs: Sens. W. Ted Alexander, Carl Ford, Steve Jarvis
  • Members: Sens. Val Applewhite, Mary Wills Bode, Kevin Corbin, Lisa Grafstein, Bobby Hanig, Michael A. Lazzara, Graig Meyer, Timothy D. Moffitt, Dean Proctor, Gladys A. Robinson, Benton G. Sawrey, Eddie Settle, Kandie D. Smith

Transportation

  • Chairs: Sens. Tom McInnis, Vickie Sawyer, Michael A. Lazzara
  • Members: Sens. Gale Adcock, Mary Wills Bode, David W. Craven, Jr., Warren Daniel, Michael Garrett, Steve Jarvis, Todd Johnson, Graig Meyer, Timothy D. Moffitt, Natalie S. Murdock, E.S. “Buck” Newton, Dean Proctor, Bill Rabon, Eddie Settle, Kandie D. Smith, Mike Woodard

Joint Legislative Committee on Governmental Operations

  • Chair: Sen. Phil Berger
  • Members: Sens. Ralph Hise (Ex Officio), Paul Newton (Ex Officio), W. Ted Alexander, Dan Blue, Danny Earl Britt, Jr., Jim Burgin, David W. Craven, Jr., Warren Daniel, Carl Ford, Michael Garrett, Brent Jackson, Steve Jarvis, Todd Johnson, Joyce Krawiec, Michael V. Lee, Tom McInnis, Jim Perry, Bill Rabon, Gladys A. Robinson, DeAndrea Salvador, Norman W. Sanderson, Vickie Sawyer, Joyce Waddell

Select Committee on Nominations

  • Chair: Sen. Bill Rabon
  • Members: Sens. Dan Blue, Jay J. Chaudhuri, Warren Daniel, Ralph Hise, Brent Jackson, Joyce Krawiec, Paul Newton, Gladys A. Robinson, Norman W. Sanderson, Mike Woodard

Appropriations on Agriculture, Natural, and Economic Resources

  • Chairs: Sens. Norman W. Sanderson, Todd Johnson, David W. Craven, Jr.
  • Members: Sens. Val Applewhite, Lisa S. Barnes, Paul A. Lowe, Jr., Tom McInnis, Timothy D. Moffitt, DeAndrea Salvador, Kandie D. Smith

Appropriations on Education/Higher Education

  • Chairs: Sens. Amy S. Galey, Lisa S. Barnes, Dean Proctor
  • Members: Sens. Jay J. Chaudhuri, Bobby Hanig, Julie Mayfield, Brad Overcash, Joyce Waddell

Appropriations on General Government and Information Technology

  • Chairs: Sens. W. Ted Alexander, Carl Ford, Steve Jarvis
  • Members: Sens. Mary Wills Bode, Rachel Hunt, Graig Meyer, Dean Proctor

Appropriations on Health and Human Services

  • Chairs: Sens. Joyce Krawiec, Jim Burgin, Kevin Corbin
  • Members: Sens. Gale Adcock, Sydney Batch, Dan Blue, Gladys A. Robinson, Benton G. Sawrey, Eddie Settle

Appropriations on Justice and Public Safety

  • Chairs: Sens. Danny Earl Britt, Jr., Warren Daniel
  • Members: Sens. Lisa Grafstein, Natasha R. Marcus, Mujtaba A. Mohammed, E.S. “Buck” Newton, Norman W. Sanderson

Appropriations on Department of Transportation

  • Chairs: Sens. Tom McInnis, Vickie Sawyer, Michael A. Lazzara
  • Members: Sens. Michael Garrett, Natalie S. Murdock, Bill Rabon, Mike Woodard

Agriculture

  • Chairs: Jimmy Dixon (Senior Chair), Jeffrey C. McNeely
  • Vice Chairs: Karl E. Gillespie, Michael H. Wray
  • Members: Eric Ager, Kelly M. Alexander, Jr., Jennifer Balkcom, John R. Bell, IV, William D. Brisson, Mark Brody, Kanika Brown, Tricia Ann Cotham, Jeffrey Elmore, Terence Everitt, Edward C. Goodwin, Kyle Hall, Chris Humphrey, B. Ray Jeffers, Keith Kidwell, Brandon Lofton, Jarrod Lowery, Nasif Majeed, Howard Penny, Jr., Robert T. Reives, II, Wayne Sasser, Larry C. Strickland, Sam Watford

Alcoholic Beverage Control

  • Chairs: John R. Bradford, III, Grey Mills, Shelly Willingham
  • Vice Chair: Ray Pickett
  • Members: Kelly M. Alexander, Jr., John R. Bell, IV, Kanika Brown, Allison A. Dahle, Jon Hardister, Marvin W. Lucas, Erin Paré, Joseph Pike, Caleb Rudow, Jason Saine, David Willis, Matthew Winslow, Michael H. Wray

Appropriations

  • Chairs: Dean Arp (Senior Chair), Donny Lambeth (Senior Chair), Jason Saine (Senior Chair), William D. Brisson, Jeffrey Elmore, John Faircloth, Kyle Hall, Brenden H. Jones, Wayne Sasser, Larry C. Strickland
  • Vice Chairs: Kristin Baker, M.D., George G. Cleveland, Ted Davis, Jr., Jimmy Dixon, Karl E. Gillespie, Edward C. Goodwin, Dudley Greene, Jon Hardister, Kelly E. Hastings, Frank Iler, Jake Johnson, Charles W. Miller, Larry W. Potts, Dennis Riddell, Phil Shepard, Carson Smith, John A. Torbett, Donna McDowell White, David Willis
  • Members: Jay Adams, Eric Ager, Vernetta Alston, John Autry, Amber M. Baker, Cynthia Ball, Mary Belk, Brian Biggs, Hugh Blackwell, Cecil Brockman, Mark Brody, Gloristine Brown, Kanika Brown, Terry M. Brown Jr., Allen Buansi, Laura Budd, Celeste C. Cairns, Maria Cervania, Allen Chesser, Mike Clampitt, Sarah Crawford, Kevin Crutchfield, Carla D. Cunningham, Allison A. Dahle, Rosa U. Gill, Pricey Harrison, Zack Hawkins, Chris Humphrey, Frances Jackson, PhD, B. Ray Jeffers, Joe John, Abe Jones, Ya Liu, Donnie Loftis, Carolyn G. Logan, Marvin W. Lucas, Nasif Majeed, Jeffrey C. McNeely, Grey Mills, Marcia Morey, Ben T. Moss, Jr., Erin Paré, Howard Penny, Jr., Ray Pickett, Garland E. Pierce, Mark Pless, Lindsey Prather, Renée A. Price, A. Reece Pyrtle, Jr., Amos L. Quick, III, Timothy Reeder, MD, Robert T. Reives, II, James Roberson, Caleb Rudow, Charles Smith, Frank Sossamon, Diamond Staton-Williams, RN, BSN, MHA, Sarah Stevens, Julie von Haefen, Bill Ward, Diane Wheatley, Shelly Willingham

Appropriations, Agriculture and Natural and Economic Resources

  • Chairs: Jimmy Dixon (Senior Chair), Karl E. Gillespie, Edward C. Goodwin
  • Vice Chairs: Kyle Hall, Larry C. Strickland
  • Members: Eric Ager, Mark Brody, Gloristine Brown, Celeste C. Cairns, Allison A. Dahle, Pricey Harrison, Chris Humphrey, B. Ray Jeffers, Jeffrey C. McNeely, Amos L. Quick, III, James Roberson

Appropriations, Capital

  • Chair: Kelly E. Hastings
  • Vice Chair: Dean Arp
  • Members: Allen Chesser, Sarah Crawford, Frances Jackson, PhD, Ray Pickett, Diamond Staton-Williams, RN, BSN, MHA

Appropriations, Education

  • Chairs: Jon Hardister, John A. Torbett, David Willis
  • Vice Chair: Jeffrey Elmore
  • Members: Hugh Blackwell, Cecil Brockman, Kevin Crutchfield, Rosa U. Gill, Zack Hawkins, Marvin W. Lucas, Lindsey Prather, Frank Sossamon, Diane Wheatley

Appropriations, General Government

  • Chairs: George G. Cleveland, Dennis Riddell
  • Vice Chair: William D. Brisson
  • Members: Kanika Brown, Nasif Majeed, Howard Penny, Jr., Charles Smith, Julie von Haefen, Bill Ward

Appropriations, Health and Human Services

  • Chairs: Kristin Baker, M.D., Larry W. Potts, Donna McDowell White
  • Vice Chairs: Donny Lambeth, Erin Paré, Wayne Sasser
  • Members: Cynthia Ball, William D. Brisson, Terry M. Brown Jr., Allen Buansi, Maria Cervania, Carla D. Cunningham, Ya Liu, Mark Pless, Timothy Reeder, MD

Appropriations, Information Technology

  • Chair: Jake Johnson
  • Vice Chairs: Kyle Hall, Jason Saine
  • Members: John Autry, Brian Biggs, Laura Budd, Renée A. Price

Appropriations, Justice and Public Safety

  • Chairs: Ted Davis, Jr., Dudley Greene, Charles W. Miller, Carson Smith
  • Vice Chairs: Mike Clampitt, John Faircloth
  • Members: Joe John, Abe Jones, Carolyn G. Logan, Marcia Morey, Garland E. Pierce, A. Reece Pyrtle, Jr., Robert T. Reives, II, Sarah Stevens

Appropriations, Transportation

  • Chairs: Frank Iler, Phil Shepard
  • Vice Chair: Brenden H. Jones
  • Members: Jay Adams, Vernetta Alston, Amber M. Baker, Mary Belk, Donnie Loftis, Carolyn G. Logan, Grey Mills, Ben T. Moss, Jr., Caleb Rudow, Shelly Willingham

Banking

  • Chair: Matthew Winslow
  • Vice Chair: Becky Carney
  • Members: Jennifer Balkcom, Deb Butler, Celeste C. Cairns, Terence Everitt, Julia C. Howard, Neal Jackson, Jake Johnson, Keith Kidwell, Ya Liu, Nasif Majeed, Steve Tyson, Jeff Zenger

Commerce

  • Chairs: Stephen M. Ross, John Sauls
  • Vice Chairs: Jake Johnson, Garland E. Pierce, Steve Tyson
  • Members: Jay Adams, John Autry, Amber M. Baker, John R. Bradford, III, Kanika Brown, Deb Butler, Ashton Wheeler Clemmons, Sarah Crawford, Carla D. Cunningham, Terence Everitt, Kyle Hall, Julia C. Howard, Frank Iler, Brandon Lofton, Ben T. Moss, Jr., Joseph Pike, Timothy Reeder, MD, Jason Saine, Phil Shepard, Frank Sossamon, Larry C. Strickland, Matthew Winslow

Disaster Recovery and Homeland Security

  • Chairs: John R. Bell, IV, Mark Pless
  • Vice Chair: Brenden H. Jones
  • Members: Eric Ager, Ted Davis, Jr., Karl E. Gillespie, Chris Humphrey, Tim Longest, Caleb Rudow, Diamond Staton-Williams, RN, BSN, MHA

Education – Community Colleges

  • Chair: David Willis
  • Vice Chair: Diane Wheatley
  • Members: Jay Adams, Hugh Blackwell, John R. Bradford, III, Mark Brody, Gloristine Brown, Mike Clampitt, Ashton Wheeler Clemmons, Jeffrey Elmore, Joe John, Tim Longest, Howard Penny, Jr., Lindsey Prather, Renée A. Price, John Sauls, Steve Tyson, Donna McDowell White

Education – K-12

  • Chairs: Hugh Blackwell, Tricia Ann Cotham, John A. Torbett
  • Vice Chairs: Cecil Brockman, Diane Wheatley, David Willis
  • Members: Cynthia Ball, Brian Biggs, Laura Budd, Ashton Wheeler Clemmons, Jeffrey Elmore, Ken Fontenot, Rosa U. Gill, Frank Iler, Jake Johnson, Donny Lambeth, Brandon Lofton, Marvin W. Lucas, Larry W. Potts, Dennis Riddell, James Roberson, Phil Shepard, Frank Sossamon, Larry C. Strickland, Julie von Haefen

Education – Universities

  • Chairs: Jon Hardister, Ray Pickett
  • Vice Chair: Kelly E. Hastings
  • Members: Kelly M. Alexander, Jr., Kristin Baker, M.D., Gloristine Brown, Allen Buansi, Becky Carney, Kevin Crutchfield, Ted Davis, Jr., Wesley Harris, PhD, Julia C. Howard, Neal Jackson, Donny Lambeth, Marcia Morey, Lindsey Prather, Timothy Reeder, MD

Election Law and Campaign Finance Reform

  • Chair: Grey Mills
  • Vice Chairs: Allison A. Dahle, Harry Warren
  • Members: Amber M. Baker, Kristin Baker, M.D., Cynthia Ball, Brian Biggs, Hugh Blackwell, Allen Buansi, Tricia Ann Cotham, Ted Davis, Jr., Jimmy Dixon, John Faircloth, Pricey Harrison, Frank Iler, Joe John, Dennis Riddell, Bill Ward, Shelly Willingham, David Willis, Jeff Zenger

Energy and Public Utilities

  • Chairs: Dean Arp, Kyle Hall, Matthew Winslow
  • Vice Chairs: Brenden H. Jones, Charles W. Miller, Erin Paré
  • Members: Kelly M. Alexander, Jr., John R. Bell, IV, William D. Brisson, Cecil Brockman, Terry M. Brown Jr., Celeste C. Cairns, Becky Carney, Maria Cervania, Tricia Ann Cotham, Sarah Crawford, Carla D. Cunningham, Jimmy Dixon, Destin Hall, Pricey Harrison, Kelly E. Hastings, Zack Hawkins, Julia C. Howard, Grey Mills, Garland E. Pierce, Dennis Riddell, Jason Saine, John Sauls, Mitchell S. Setzer, Larry C. Strickland, Sam Watford, Michael H. Wray, Jeff Zenger

Environment

  • Chairs: Karl E. Gillespie, Frank Iler
  • Vice Chairs: Ted Davis, Jr., Pricey Harrison
  • Members: Kelly M. Alexander, Jr., Vernetta Alston, John Autry, Mary Belk, Cecil Brockman, Jimmy Dixon, Edward C. Goodwin, Kyle Hall, Keith Kidwell, Jeffrey C. McNeely, Howard Penny, Jr., Ray Pickett, Amos L. Quick, III, Diamond Staton-Williams, RN, BSN, MHA, Diane Wheatley, Donna McDowell White

Ethics

  • Chairs: John Sauls, Michael H. Wray
  • Vice Chair: Mitchell S. Setzer
  • Members: Becky Carney, Tricia Ann Cotham, Allison A. Dahle, Ted Davis, Jr., Jason Saine

Families Children and Aging Policy

  • Chair: Mike Clampitt
  • Members: Kristin Baker, M.D., Sarah Crawford, Dudley Greene, Ya Liu, Jarrod Lowery, Marcia Morey, Garland E. Pierce, A. Reece Pyrtle, Jr., Timothy Reeder, MD, Wayne Sasser, Charles Smith, Donna McDowell White

Federal Relations and American Indian Affairs

  • Chair: Mike Clampitt
  • Vice Chairs: Karl E. Gillespie, Mark Pless
  • Members: Vernetta Alston, Kelly E. Hastings, Brenden H. Jones, Jarrod Lowery, Dennis Riddell, Diamond Staton-Williams, RN, BSN, MHA, Shelly Willingham

Finance

  • Chairs: John R. Bradford, III (Senior Chair), Keith Kidwell (Senior Chair), Mitchell S. Setzer (Senior Chair), Michael H. Wray (Senior Chair), Julia C. Howard, Stephen M. Ross, Steve Tyson
  • Vice Chairs: Harry Warren, Jeff Zenger
  • Members: Kelly M. Alexander, Jr., Jennifer Balkcom, John R. Bell, IV, Deb Butler, Becky Carney, Ashton Wheeler Clemmons, Tricia Ann Cotham, Terence Everitt, Ken Fontenot, Destin Hall, Wesley Harris, PhD, Neal Jackson, Brandon Lofton, Tim Longest, Jarrod Lowery, Joseph Pike, John Sauls, Sam Watford, Matthew Winslow

Health

  • Chairs: Larry W. Potts (Senior Chair), Kristin Baker, M.D., Donny Lambeth, Erin Paré, Wayne Sasser, Donna McDowell White
  • Vice Chairs: Tricia Ann Cotham, Carla D. Cunningham
  • Members: Cynthia Ball, Mary Belk, Hugh Blackwell, William D. Brisson, Cecil Brockman, Allen Buansi, Becky Carney, Maria Cervania, Allen Chesser, Kevin Crutchfield, Jimmy Dixon, Ken Fontenot, Julia C. Howard, Chris Humphrey, Ya Liu, Donnie Loftis, Marvin W. Lucas, Garland E. Pierce, A. Reece Pyrtle, Jr., Timothy Reeder, MD, Mitchell S. Setzer, Phil Shepard, Steve Tyson, Sam Watford, Diane Wheatley, Michael H. Wray

Insurance

  • Chairs: Chris Humphrey, Mitchell S. Setzer
  • Vice Chairs: Marvin W. Lucas, Wayne Sasser, Shelly Willingham
  • Members: Kristin Baker, M.D., John R. Bradford, III, Terry M. Brown Jr., Allen Chesser, George G. Cleveland, Rosa U. Gill, Kyle Hall, Julia C. Howard, Donny Lambeth, Nasif Majeed, Garland E. Pierce, Larry W. Potts, James Roberson, Steve Tyson, Harry Warren, Michael H. Wray

Judiciary 1

  • Chair: Ted Davis, Jr.
  • Vice Chair: Grey Mills
  • Members: John R. Bradford, III, Tricia Ann Cotham, Rosa U. Gill, Jon Hardister, Pricey Harrison, Abe Jones, Larry W. Potts, Jason Saine

Judiciary 2

  • Chair: Sarah Stevens
  • Vice Chair: Charles W. Miller
  • Members: Vernetta Alston, Laura Budd, Dudley Greene, Marcia Morey, A. Reece Pyrtle, Jr., Robert T. Reives, II, Carson Smith, David Willis

Judiciary 3

  • Chair: Hugh Blackwell
  • Vice Chair: Bill Ward
  • Members: Terry M. Brown Jr., Terence Everitt, John Faircloth, Wesley Harris, PhD, Julia C. Howard, Joe John, Keith Kidwell, Jeff Zenger

Local Government

  • Chairs: Howard Penny, Jr., Sam Watford
  • Members: John Autry, John Faircloth, Frances Jackson, PhD, B. Ray Jeffers, Donnie Loftis, Brandon Lofton, Charles W. Miller, Ben T. Moss, Jr., Ray Pickett, Lindsey Prather, Wayne Sasser, Mitchell S. Setzer, Julie von Haefen, Donna McDowell White

Local Government – Land Use Planning and Development

  • Chair: Mark Brody
  • Members: Jay Adams, Jennifer Balkcom, Cynthia Ball, Gloristine Brown, Kevin Crutchfield, Allison A. Dahle, Ben T. Moss, Jr., Renée A. Price, Caleb Rudow, Sam Watford, Jeff Zenger

Marine Resources and Aquaculture

  • Chair: George G. Cleveland
  • Vice Chair: Celeste C. Cairns
  • Members: Edward C. Goodwin, Wesley Harris, PhD, Pricey Harrison, Zack Hawkins, Frank Iler, Keith Kidwell, Tim Longest, Charles W. Miller, Harry Warren

Military and Veterans Affairs

  • Chairs: Edward C. Goodwin, Donnie Loftis
  • Vice Chairs: George G. Cleveland, Nasif Majeed
  • Members: Dean Arp, John Autry, Celeste C. Cairns, Allen Chesser, Ken Fontenot, Frances Jackson, PhD, Carolyn G. Logan, Erin Paré, Garland E. Pierce, Larry W. Potts, Charles Smith, Julie von Haefen

Oversight Reform

  • Chairs: Jake Johnson, Harry Warren
  • Members: Dean Arp, Maria Cervania, Allen Chesser, George G. Cleveland, Allison A. Dahle, Jeffrey C. McNeely, Amos L. Quick, III, Sarah Stevens, Shelly Willingham

Pensions and Retirement

  • Chairs: Carson Smith, Diane Wheatley
  • Vice Chair: Rosa U. Gill
  • Members: Mark Brody, Jeffrey Elmore, Donny Lambeth, Joseph Pike, Amos L. Quick, III, James Roberson, Stephen M. Ross

Redistricting

  • Chair: Destin Hall
  • Vice Chairs: Jason Saine, John A. Torbett
  • Members: Cecil Brockman, Becky Carney, Jimmy Dixon, Ken Fontenot, Jon Hardister, Pricey Harrison, Kelly E. Hastings, Zack Hawkins, Abe Jones, Brenden H. Jones, Jarrod Lowery, Grey Mills, Robert T. Reives, II, Sarah Stevens, Harry Warren

Regulatory Reform

  • Chairs: Dennis Riddell, Jeff Zenger
  • Members: Eric Ager, Amber M. Baker, Mary Belk, Brian Biggs, Hugh Blackwell, John R. Bradford, III, Mark Brody, Terry M. Brown Jr., Deb Butler, Mike Clampitt, Allison A. Dahle, Keith Kidwell, Erin Paré, Renée A. Price, Sarah Stevens

Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

  • Chair: Destin Hall
  • Vice Chairs: Kelly E. Hastings, Brenden H. Jones, John A. Torbett
  • Members: John R. Bell, IV, William D. Brisson, Becky Carney, Ashton Wheeler Clemmons, Tricia Ann Cotham, Carla D. Cunningham, Allison A. Dahle, Ted Davis, Jr., Jimmy Dixon, Kyle Hall, Jon Hardister, Neal Jackson, Grey Mills, Erin Paré, Amos L. Quick, III, Robert T. Reives, II, Jason Saine, Steve Tyson, Shelly Willingham, Michael H. Wray

State Government

  • Chair: Harry Warren
  • Members: Jennifer Balkcom, Dudley Greene, Frances Jackson, PhD, B. Ray Jeffers, Joseph Pike, Stephen M. Ross, Charles Smith, John A. Torbett, Bill Ward

State Personnel

  • Chair: A. Reece Pyrtle, Jr.
  • Vice Chair: Dudley Greene
  • Members: Amber M. Baker, Edward C. Goodwin, Neal Jackson, Carolyn G. Logan, Bill Ward, Shelly Willingham

Transportation

  • Chairs: Brenden H. Jones, Jeffrey C. McNeely, Phil Shepard, Steve Tyson
  • Vice Chairs: Jay Adams, George G. Cleveland, Frank Iler, Ben T. Moss, Jr.
  • Members: Vernetta Alston, Dean Arp, Mary Belk, Brian Biggs, Deb Butler, Becky Carney, John Faircloth, Edward C. Goodwin, Wesley Harris, PhD, Zack Hawkins, Joe John, Donnie Loftis, Carolyn G. Logan, Charles W. Miller, Marcia Morey, Ray Pickett, Mark Pless, James Roberson, Stephen M. Ross, Frank Sossamon, Harry Warren, Matthew Winslow

UNC Board of Governors Nominations

  • Chair: Kelly E. Hastings
  • Vice Chairs: Ted Davis, Jr., Jon Hardister
  • Members: Amber M. Baker, Laura Budd, Abe Jones, Donny Lambeth, Nasif Majeed, Ray Pickett, Mitchell S. Setzer, Diamond Staton-Williams, RN, BSN, MHA, John A. Torbett

Unemployment Insurance

  • Chair: Julia C. Howard
  • Members: Terry M. Brown Jr., Deb Butler, Destin Hall, Tim Longest, Mitchell S. Setzer, Harry Warren

Wildlife Resources

  • Chairs: Jay Adams, Ben T. Moss, Jr.
  • Vice Chairs: Mike Clampitt, Karl E. Gillespie
  • Members: William D. Brisson, Carla D. Cunningham, Jake Johnson, Abe Jones, Brandon Lofton, Marvin W. Lucas, Mark Pless, Caleb Rudow, Carson Smith, Michael H. Wray

In response to rulemaking in regards to the WIC food package, NCAH has submitted the following comment in support of the proposed changes.

WIC is one of our most successful and effective public health and nutrition programs. WIC is correlated with better outcomes for mothers and children. Participants are more likely to have a more nutritious diet, better health outcomes, fewer premature births and infant deaths, and more optimal birth weights.

Despite positive strides in food security and health for families and children, WIC remains the most underutilized food assistance program in North Carolina, and we continue to have significant health disparities. Improving the food package for WIC with the recommendations of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will improve the health of our most vulnerable families. We support these efforts to increase access to whole grains and increase the fruit and vegetable cash value voucher in particular. These improvements to the WIC package will make healthier food options more accessible to North Carolinians.

We encourage our partners to comment on the proposed changes here before February 21, 2023.

We believe every child in every public school in North Carolina should have access to breakfast and lunch at school at no cost to their families.

That’s why we are leading School Meals for All NC in partnership with The Center for Black Health & Equity, Carolina Hunger Initiative, and A Better Chance A Better Community.

You can join us in this critical work. It’s easy:

1 in 6 children in North Carolina go hungry every day. Join the School Meals for All NC coalition to ensure that every child has access to nutritious food every day at school.

NCAH turned twenty–and we celebrated all year long! But what else happened in 2022?

Every child in every public school in North Carolina should have access to breakfast and lunch at school at no cost to their families. 

Please fill out the form below to be added to the letter of support for School Meals for All in North Carolina.

One in six children in North Carolina experience hunger on a daily basis. In our most rural counties, as many as one in three children experience hunger. Providing no-cost school meals to all students in North Carolina public schools will ensure every child has access to healthy, nutritious breakfast and lunch; promote student academic achievement; and eliminate meal debt and “lunch shaming.”

No child should go hungry because their parent or guardian cannot afford food. Yet, every day in North Carolina, almost 900,000 kids don’t have enough to eat.

COVID-19 showed us how much kids need school meals. A study of school districts showed that school meals for all during COVID-19:

-95% reported the nationwide waivers helped reduce child hunger in their school district;

-85% reported the nationwide waivers eliminated any stigma associated with school meals; and

-82% reported the nationwide waivers supported academic achievement.

No-cost school meals are an investment in academic performance. Studies show that providing students with healthy meals at school makes them more attentive and engaged in the classroom, leading to better grades, higher attendance rates, and higher graduation rates. No-cost school meals for all ensure every child has healthy meals, giving them a better chance to achieve academic success.

If all students could eat at school at no cost there would be no shame. No-cost school meals would, once and for all, get rid of the stigma associated with free and reduced-price meals and end “lunch shaming” in North Carolina. After all, no child should be stigmatized because their parent or guardian cannot afford school meals.

No-cost school meals ensure every child has the opportunity to access nutritious meals. But it’s not a mandate – parents always have the option to pack meals for their children.

Please support the health and academic achievement of North Carolina kids and include recurring funding for no-cost school meals in the budget. This appropriation will ensure every child in every public school in North Carolina will have access to breakfast and lunch at school at no cost to their families.

Election Day is Tuesday, November 8, 2022!

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Voter Information

Voters will be able to vote in the 2022 election by absentee by-mail, in-person early voting, and Election Day voting. You can check your voter registration and sample ballot at https://vt.ncsbe.gov/RegLkup/.

Questions for Candidates

As you encounter candidates on the campaign trail and at candidate forums, consider asking their opinion on these important health policy topics.

Health Equity

  • What does health equity mean to you?
  •  What policies do you support to advance health equity?
  • What is a workable solutions for achieving health equity in North Carolina?

Access to Healthy Food

  • Do you support a statewide school meals for all policy to serve breakfast and lunch to every student in every public school at no cost to the student?
  • What policies do you support to increase access to healthy food?

Active Living

  • What policies do you support to ensure that our children are getting enough physical activity?
  • How would you support active modes of transportation, including bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure?
  • What do you think is a workable solution to address the lack of safe spaces to be active in communities across North Carolina?

Commercial Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation

  • What policies do you recommend to address the rising use of e-cigarettes among young people?
  • What recommendations do you have to increase access to cessation services?
  • What do you think is a workable solutions to decrease the state’s high rates of commercial tobacco use?

In case you missed it, we’ve got quite a buffet of resources when it comes to school meals. 

Blog posts: 

Catching Up on School Meals: For the past 2 years, all students have received school meals at no cost thanks to federal USDA waivers during the COVID-19 pandemic. But those waivers expired on June 30. What does this mean for school meals in North Carolina?

In our FWIW (For What It’s Worth) blog series, we are attempting to break down the intricacies and confusion around school meals and hopefully shed light on the “worth” of school meals. The school meals program is extremely complicated so we are taking bite-sized portions and serving them up each week. You can catch up on the past blog posts below and look for a new topic next week!

Reports: 

Webinars & Podcasts: 

  • School Meals 101: In this recorded webinar, Marianne and Katie break down school meals and their funding. 
  • Voices of Hunger in NC: This podcast series, presented by the NC Alliance for Health and MomsRising, explores food, hunger, and equity in North Carolina. 

The North Carolina Alliance for Health is working to ensure that every student at every public school benefits from school meals for all. If you’re interested in learning more, sign up for our School Meals for All Campaign or visit http://schoolmealsforallnc.org/.

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