{"id":7899,"date":"2020-06-18T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-17T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/svp.matrix-test.com\/article\/svp-leadership-urges-ni-assembly-to-reconsider-position-on-school-meals\/"},"modified":"2024-05-23T10:53:14","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T09:53:14","slug":"svp-leadership-urges-ni-assembly-to-reconsider-position-on-school-meals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.svp.ie\/news\/svp-leadership-urges-ni-assembly-to-reconsider-position-on-school-meals\/","title":{"rendered":"SVP leadership urges NI assembly to reconsider position on school meals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 320px;height: 180px;border: 3px solid #ffffff;float: right\" src=\"https:\/\/www.svp.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/breakfastfood.jpg?width=320&amp;height=180\" alt=\"\" \/>The leadership of St Vincent de Paul in Northern Ireland has today urged the Northern Ireland Assembly to carefully consider First Minister Arlene Foster\u2019s proposed extension of financial support to families whose children are eligible for school meals during the summer.<\/p>\n<p>Patrick Friel, Interim Regional President of SVP NI, said: \u201c<em>As a society we are at the heart of local communities across Northern Ireland and we are exposed to witnessing food poverty at first hand. 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