Poverty

Paul Ruseau

Proclamation to Make Medford Hunger Free

Unanimously approved February 3, 2020 A Proclamation to Make Medford Hunger Free Whereas hunger and poverty are issues of grave concern...

Paul Ruseau

Progress towards making Medford Hunger Free

The pandemic has revealed the scale of hunger experienced in our community. Hunger is a deeply personal issue for me, which is obvious...

Paul Ruseau

After the Bell Breakfast

Beginning in the fall of 2019 Medford Public Schools began offering universal free breakfast at all of our schools. This is an important...

Paul Ruseau

Universal Free Lunch

Beginning in the fall of 2019 Medford Public Schools began offering universal free breakfast at all of our schools. This is an important...

Paul Ruseau

New meal charge policy to prevent lunch shaming

I was proud of the Medford School Committee when we passed an updated Meal Charge policy that made lunch shaming a practice that should...

Paul Ruseau

It is hard to learn when you are hungry

Beginning in the fall of 2019 Medford Public Schools will offer universal free breakfast at all of our schools. This is being...

Paul Ruseau

Pain, day in and day out

When I was a child I grew up in extreme poverty in rural New Hampshire. One of the features of living in such a situation is that dental...