URGENT ACTION NEEDED: Children going HUNGRY during school lunchtime! Tell Congress to support schools in providing healthy meals to students! 

For many students, school lunches are their only meal for the day! But many cash-strapped schools are unable to provide sufficient options to feed students who follow vegetarian or plant-based diets for religious, ethical, health, or other reasons. Some students report being left with nothing to eat but nut butter and jelly every day. 

The Healthy Future Students and Earth Act would help provide schools with the funding they need to offer healthy plant-based options to our next generation of leaders. But we need your help to build support and pass it through Congress -- help us reach our goal of 9,374 more signatures! Demand support for students who need healthy school meal options before 11:59 pm TONIGHT >> 

Students understand their futures will be defined by how we respond to the climate crisis today. That’s why more and more youth are turning to plant-based diets -- food production contributes to ONE-THIRD of climate-warming emissions. Animal-based foods create TWICE the emissions than plant-based foods. 

Plant-based meals are healthier for students, reducing the risk of heart disease, cancer, and diabetes. Veggie-focused diets can also boost academic performance and address educational inequities. 

Congress could improve the health of our students and the planet with this bill. But every second we wait, more students are left without the meals they need! Please, Friend, take just 30 seconds to send a message to your representative and PROTECT student health and the planet from climate change! 

Standing with you, 
Chloë Waterman 
Climate-friendly food senior program manager, 
Friends of the Earth