BEDFORD TWP., Mich. (WTVG) - Some Michigan families are facing uncertainty when it comes to school breakfasts and lunches. That’s because the program giving free meals to kids is facing funding cuts.

During the pandemic, the federal government provided free meals for students. When that ended, the state stepped in.

“The state of Michigan budget included universal free breakfast and lunch for all students across the state,” said Dr. Carl Schultz, Superintendent of Bedford Public Schools.

That funding will end come Sept. 30, 2025.

But, with the budget still not finalized, funding for a free meals program for the rest of the school year may not be on the table.

“The cost of lunches have gone up with the cost of goods across the nation, so you know for a family of one or two students that

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