Heinrich to Highlight Outdoor Learning Spaces and Universal School Meals

ALBUQUERQUE – This Friday, May 19, 2023, At 12:30 p.m. MT, U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) will host a press conference highlighting the reintroduction of the Living Schoolyards Act and the Universal School Meals Act.  

WHEN: Friday, May 19, at 12:30 p.m. MT

WHERE: Wilson Middle School, 1138 Cardenas Dr. SE, Albuquerque, NM, 87108

WHO:   

U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich
Senate President Pro Tempore Mimi Stewart
Senator Michael Padilla
Senator Leo Jaramillo
Representative Janelle Anyanonu

RSVP: press@heinrich.senate.gov

Background:

The Living Schoolyards Act was reintroduced on May 10, 2023, by U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) to support schools as they re-envision their outdoor spaces and create more hands-on learning opportunities, strengthen local ecological systems, and give every child a place to learn and play outside.  

The Universal School Meals Act was introduced on May 11, 2023, by U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) and U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) to provide a permanent solution to end child hunger in schools by offering free breakfast, lunch, dinner, and a snack to all students, preschool through high school, regardless of income. For states like New Mexico, which has enacted a statewide universal school meals program, this legislation would provide federal funding for the expanded state school meals program.