Albany city schools Superintendent Joseph Hochreiter attends a news conference addressing what proposed federal budget cuts could mean for free school meal programs on Wednesday at Giffen ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10 ... additional 300,000 students’ meal plans who aren’t receiving free meals. Free school meals help students stay focused in the classroom and save families $165 ...

“Albany County, right now gets $6 million from ... there is no way the state can make up for the loss. Her office says free school meals save families approximately $165 per child in grocery ...