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I volunteer at our food bank's school pantry program in Sparks. Every Friday we pack weekend bags, and every Friday I'm struck that most of the parents picking them up are working — some at two jobs. The math of feeding a family here just doesn't work for a lot of households anymore. School breakfast is the one meal we could simply take off their list of impossible choices. Teachers across Nevada report spending their own money on food for hungry students — a quiet subsidy that shows up in no budget line anywhere. This bill would change that, for my family and thousands of others. AB 156 is now in front of your committee, and I'm asking you to vote yes and move it to the floor. You're one of a handful of people who decide whether this bill lives or dies this month, which is exactly why I'm writing to you and not someone else.

I'm a school nurse at a middle school here in Mesquite. The kids who show up in my office at 9:30 with a "stomachache" are, more often than anyone wants to admit, just hungry. I can spot it within a minute of talking to them. I keep crackers on hand, send them back to class, and log another visit that never should have happened. The pattern is so predictable it hurts. Kids who eat breakfast at school perform measurably better on math and reading assessments, and the gains are largest for the students furthest behind. It doesn't have to be this way, and this session Nevada has the chance to prove it. As a member of the Assembly Education Committee, you have the direct say on AB 156 that most legislators don't. I'm respectfully asking for your yes vote at the hearing, and for you to speak up for it in the work session.

I'm a school nurse at a middle school here in Las Vegas. The kids who show up in my office at 9:30 with a "stomachache" are, more often than anyone wants to admit, just hungry. I can spot it within a minute of talking to them. I keep crackers on hand, send them back to class, and log another visit that never should have happened. The pattern is so predictable it hurts. Schools that adopt universal breakfast consistently report better attendance and fewer visits to the nurse's office — the research on this is about as settled as education research gets. This bill would change that, for my family and thousands of others. As a member of the Assembly Education Committee, you have the direct say on AB 156 that most legislators don't. I'm respectfully asking for your yes vote at the hearing, and for you to speak up for it in the work session.

I own a small diner in Las Vegas and employ nine people. Three of my employees are parents working split shifts, and I hear what their mornings look like. I also know what it does to a business when the local schools struggle — families move, the neighborhood hollows out. Feeding kids breakfast is about the cheapest economic development policy Nevada could buy. Teachers across Nevada report spending their own money on food for hungry students — a quiet subsidy that shows up in no budget line anywhere. That's why AB 156 matters so much to me. As a member of the Assembly Education Committee, you have the direct say on AB 156 that most legislators don't. I'm respectfully asking for your yes vote at the hearing, and for you to speak up for it in the work session.

I work in the cafeteria at an elementary school in Carson City. I'm the one who sees which kids hover near the line at breakfast but don't come through it, because the reduced-price paperwork didn't get filed or because they don't want the other kids to see. When breakfast is free for everyone, that shame disappears overnight. I've watched it happen. The line just becomes the line. When breakfast is universal instead of means-tested, participation among eligible low-income kids jumps dramatically, because the stigma of the "free breakfast line" disappears. That's why AB 156 matters so much to me. As a member of the Assembly Education Committee, you have the direct say on AB 156 that most legislators don't. I'm respectfully asking for your yes vote at the hearing, and for you to speak up for it in the work session.

My husband and I are raising our two grandkids in Henderson. We're on a fixed income, and the last week of every month gets thin. I grew up believing you don't ask for help, so it took me a long time to admit that the school breakfast program the next county over would have made a real difference for us. Pride shouldn't be the reason a seven-year-old starts class hungry. Schools that adopt universal breakfast consistently report better attendance and fewer visits to the nurse's office — the research on this is about as settled as education research gets. This bill would change that, for my family and thousands of others. As a member of the Assembly Education Committee, you have the direct say on AB 156 that most legislators don't. I'm respectfully asking for your yes vote at the hearing, and for you to speak up for it in the work session.

I'm a high school senior in Las Vegas, and I have a little brother in second grade. My parents both work early, so getting my brother ready for school is my job. Most mornings we do fine. But I'm seventeen and I'm the breakfast plan, and on the mornings when we're out of cereal or out of time, he goes to school with nothing and I sit in my first-period class thinking about it instead of the lesson. Schools that adopt universal breakfast consistently report better attendance and fewer visits to the nurse's office — the research on this is about as settled as education research gets. This bill would change that, for my family and thousands of others. AB 156 is now in front of your committee, and I'm asking you to vote yes and move it to the floor. You're one of a handful of people who decide whether this bill lives or dies this month, which is exactly why I'm writing to you and not someone else.

I'm a school nurse at a middle school here in North Las Vegas. The kids who show up in my office at 9:30 with a "stomachache" are, more often than anyone wants to admit, just hungry. I can spot it within a minute of talking to them. I keep crackers on hand, send them back to class, and log another visit that never should have happened. The pattern is so predictable it hurts. Schools that adopt universal breakfast consistently report better attendance and fewer visits to the nurse's office — the research on this is about as settled as education research gets. This is a solvable problem, and the solution is sitting in front of the legislature right now. As a member of the Assembly Education Committee, you have the direct say on AB 156 that most legislators don't. I'm respectfully asking for your yes vote at the hearing, and for you to speak up for it in the work session.

I work in the cafeteria at an elementary school in Las Vegas. I'm the one who sees which kids hover near the line at breakfast but don't come through it, because the reduced-price paperwork didn't get filed or because they don't want the other kids to see. When breakfast is free for everyone, that shame disappears overnight. I've watched it happen. The line just becomes the line. Schools that adopt universal breakfast consistently report better attendance and fewer visits to the nurse's office — the research on this is about as settled as education research gets. This is a solvable problem, and the solution is sitting in front of the legislature right now. AB 156 is now in front of your committee, and I'm asking you to vote yes and move it to the floor. You're one of a handful of people who decide whether this bill lives or dies this month, which is exactly why I'm writing to you and not someone else.

I drive a school bus in Spring Valley, first route at 6:40 in the morning. You learn a lot about kids from the bus. The ones who get on quiet and put their heads against the window aren't sleepy, half the time — they're hungry, and they'll tell you so if you ask gently. I started keeping a box of breakfast bars up front years ago. Nobody asked me to. Somebody had to. Schools that adopt universal breakfast consistently report better attendance and fewer visits to the nurse's office — the research on this is about as settled as education research gets. It doesn't have to be this way, and this session Nevada has the chance to prove it. As a member of the Assembly Education Committee, you have the direct say on AB 156 that most legislators don't. I'm respectfully asking for your yes vote at the hearing, and for you to speak up for it in the work session.

My husband and I are raising our two grandkids in Reno. We're on a fixed income, and the last week of every month gets thin. I grew up believing you don't ask for help, so it took me a long time to admit that the school breakfast program the next county over would have made a real difference for us. Pride shouldn't be the reason a seven-year-old starts class hungry. When breakfast is universal instead of means-tested, participation among eligible low-income kids jumps dramatically, because the stigma of the "free breakfast line" disappears. That's why AB 156 matters so much to me. AB 156 is now in front of your committee, and I'm asking you to vote yes and move it to the floor. You're one of a handful of people who decide whether this bill lives or dies this month, which is exactly why I'm writing to you and not someone else.

I drive a school bus in Reno, first route at 6:40 in the morning. You learn a lot about kids from the bus. The ones who get on quiet and put their heads against the window aren't sleepy, half the time — they're hungry, and they'll tell you so if you ask gently. I started keeping a box of breakfast bars up front years ago. Nobody asked me to. Somebody had to. Teachers across Nevada report spending their own money on food for hungry students — a quiet subsidy that shows up in no budget line anywhere. It doesn't have to be this way, and this session Nevada has the chance to prove it. As a member of the Assembly Education Committee, you have the direct say on AB 156 that most legislators don't. I'm respectfully asking for your yes vote at the hearing, and for you to speak up for it in the work session.

I volunteer at our food bank's school pantry program in Reno. Every Friday we pack weekend bags, and every Friday I'm struck that most of the parents picking them up are working — some at two jobs. The math of feeding a family here just doesn't work for a lot of households anymore. School breakfast is the one meal we could simply take off their list of impossible choices. Teachers across Nevada report spending their own money on food for hungry students — a quiet subsidy that shows up in no budget line anywhere. It doesn't have to be this way, and this session Nevada has the chance to prove it. As a member of the Assembly Education Committee, you have the direct say on AB 156 that most legislators don't. I'm respectfully asking for your yes vote at the hearing, and for you to speak up for it in the work session.

I'm a high school senior in Las Vegas, and I have a little brother in second grade. My parents both work early, so getting my brother ready for school is my job. Most mornings we do fine. But I'm seventeen and I'm the breakfast plan, and on the mornings when we're out of cereal or out of time, he goes to school with nothing and I sit in my first-period class thinking about it instead of the lesson. Kids who eat breakfast at school perform measurably better on math and reading assessments, and the gains are largest for the students furthest behind. This is a solvable problem, and the solution is sitting in front of the legislature right now. As a member of the Assembly Education Committee, you have the direct say on AB 156 that most legislators don't. I'm respectfully asking for your yes vote at the hearing, and for you to speak up for it in the work session.

I work in the cafeteria at an elementary school in Carson City. I'm the one who sees which kids hover near the line at breakfast but don't come through it, because the reduced-price paperwork didn't get filed or because they don't want the other kids to see. When breakfast is free for everyone, that shame disappears overnight. I've watched it happen. The line just becomes the line. Roughly one in six Nevada children lives in a household that struggles to reliably put food on the table. That's why AB 156 matters so much to me. AB 156 is now in front of your committee, and I'm asking you to vote yes and move it to the floor. You're one of a handful of people who decide whether this bill lives or dies this month, which is exactly why I'm writing to you and not someone else.

I own a small diner in Las Vegas and employ nine people. Three of my employees are parents working split shifts, and I hear what their mornings look like. I also know what it does to a business when the local schools struggle — families move, the neighborhood hollows out. Feeding kids breakfast is about the cheapest economic development policy Nevada could buy. Schools that adopt universal breakfast consistently report better attendance and fewer visits to the nurse's office — the research on this is about as settled as education research gets. It doesn't have to be this way, and this session Nevada has the chance to prove it. AB 156 is now in front of your committee, and I'm asking you to vote yes and move it to the floor. You're one of a handful of people who decide whether this bill lives or dies this month, which is exactly why I'm writing to you and not someone else.

I'm a school nurse at a middle school here in Boulder City. The kids who show up in my office at 9:30 with a "stomachache" are, more often than anyone wants to admit, just hungry. I can spot it within a minute of talking to them. I keep crackers on hand, send them back to class, and log another visit that never should have happened. The pattern is so predictable it hurts. Schools that adopt universal breakfast consistently report better attendance and fewer visits to the nurse's office — the research on this is about as settled as education research gets. This bill would change that, for my family and thousands of others. As a member of the Assembly Education Committee, you have the direct say on AB 156 that most legislators don't. I'm respectfully asking for your yes vote at the hearing, and for you to speak up for it in the work session.

My husband and I are raising our two grandkids in Spring Valley. We're on a fixed income, and the last week of every month gets thin. I grew up believing you don't ask for help, so it took me a long time to admit that the school breakfast program the next county over would have made a real difference for us. Pride shouldn't be the reason a seven-year-old starts class hungry. When breakfast is universal instead of means-tested, participation among eligible low-income kids jumps dramatically, because the stigma of the "free breakfast line" disappears. That's why AB 156 matters so much to me. As a member of the Assembly Education Committee, you have the direct say on AB 156 that most legislators don't. I'm respectfully asking for your yes vote at the hearing, and for you to speak up for it in the work session.

I'm a pediatrician who has practiced in Pahrump for nearly two decades. I see the downstream effects of childhood food insecurity in my exam rooms every single week: kids with headaches and fatigue that have no medical cause beyond an empty stomach, families juggling rent against groceries. Universal school breakfast is one of the few interventions where the evidence is genuinely unambiguous. Teachers across Nevada report spending their own money on food for hungry students — a quiet subsidy that shows up in no budget line anywhere. That's why AB 156 matters so much to me. AB 156 is now in front of your committee, and I'm asking you to vote yes and move it to the floor. You're one of a handful of people who decide whether this bill lives or dies this month, which is exactly why I'm writing to you and not someone else.

I volunteer at our food bank's school pantry program in Las Vegas. Every Friday we pack weekend bags, and every Friday I'm struck that most of the parents picking them up are working — some at two jobs. The math of feeding a family here just doesn't work for a lot of households anymore. School breakfast is the one meal we could simply take off their list of impossible choices. Schools that adopt universal breakfast consistently report better attendance and fewer visits to the nurse's office — the research on this is about as settled as education research gets. That's why AB 156 matters so much to me. AB 156 is now in front of your committee, and I'm asking you to vote yes and move it to the floor. You're one of a handful of people who decide whether this bill lives or dies this month, which is exactly why I'm writing to you and not someone else.

My husband and I are raising our two grandkids in Fallon. We're on a fixed income, and the last week of every month gets thin. I grew up believing you don't ask for help, so it took me a long time to admit that the school breakfast program the next county over would have made a real difference for us. Pride shouldn't be the reason a seven-year-old starts class hungry. Roughly one in six Nevada children lives in a household that struggles to reliably put food on the table. That's why AB 156 matters so much to me. As a member of the Assembly Education Committee, you have the direct say on AB 156 that most legislators don't. I'm respectfully asking for your yes vote at the hearing, and for you to speak up for it in the work session.

My husband and I are raising our two grandkids in Reno. We're on a fixed income, and the last week of every month gets thin. I grew up believing you don't ask for help, so it took me a long time to admit that the school breakfast program the next county over would have made a real difference for us. Pride shouldn't be the reason a seven-year-old starts class hungry. Kids who eat breakfast at school perform measurably better on math and reading assessments, and the gains are largest for the students furthest behind. That's why AB 156 matters so much to me. AB 156 is now in front of your committee, and I'm asking you to vote yes and move it to the floor. You're one of a handful of people who decide whether this bill lives or dies this month, which is exactly why I'm writing to you and not someone else.

I own a small diner in Reno and employ nine people. Three of my employees are parents working split shifts, and I hear what their mornings look like. I also know what it does to a business when the local schools struggle — families move, the neighborhood hollows out. Feeding kids breakfast is about the cheapest economic development policy Nevada could buy. Schools that adopt universal breakfast consistently report better attendance and fewer visits to the nurse's office — the research on this is about as settled as education research gets. That's why AB 156 matters so much to me. As a member of the Assembly Education Committee, you have the direct say on AB 156 that most legislators don't. I'm respectfully asking for your yes vote at the hearing, and for you to speak up for it in the work session.

I'm a high school senior in Henderson, and I have a little brother in second grade. My parents both work early, so getting my brother ready for school is my job. Most mornings we do fine. But I'm seventeen and I'm the breakfast plan, and on the mornings when we're out of cereal or out of time, he goes to school with nothing and I sit in my first-period class thinking about it instead of the lesson. Schools that adopt universal breakfast consistently report better attendance and fewer visits to the nurse's office — the research on this is about as settled as education research gets. This bill would change that, for my family and thousands of others. As a member of the Assembly Education Committee, you have the direct say on AB 156 that most legislators don't. I'm respectfully asking for your yes vote at the hearing, and for you to speak up for it in the work session.

I drive a school bus in Las Vegas, first route at 6:40 in the morning. You learn a lot about kids from the bus. The ones who get on quiet and put their heads against the window aren't sleepy, half the time — they're hungry, and they'll tell you so if you ask gently. I started keeping a box of breakfast bars up front years ago. Nobody asked me to. Somebody had to. Kids who eat breakfast at school perform measurably better on math and reading assessments, and the gains are largest for the students furthest behind. This is a solvable problem, and the solution is sitting in front of the legislature right now. As a member of the Assembly Education Committee, you have the direct say on AB 156 that most legislators don't. I'm respectfully asking for your yes vote at the hearing, and for you to speak up for it in the work session.

I work in the cafeteria at an elementary school in Fallon. I'm the one who sees which kids hover near the line at breakfast but don't come through it, because the reduced-price paperwork didn't get filed or because they don't want the other kids to see. When breakfast is free for everyone, that shame disappears overnight. I've watched it happen. The line just becomes the line. Teachers across Nevada report spending their own money on food for hungry students — a quiet subsidy that shows up in no budget line anywhere. That's why AB 156 matters so much to me. AB 156 is now in front of your committee, and I'm asking you to vote yes and move it to the floor. You're one of a handful of people who decide whether this bill lives or dies this month, which is exactly why I'm writing to you and not someone else.

I drive a school bus in North Las Vegas, first route at 6:40 in the morning. You learn a lot about kids from the bus. The ones who get on quiet and put their heads against the window aren't sleepy, half the time — they're hungry, and they'll tell you so if you ask gently. I started keeping a box of breakfast bars up front years ago. Nobody asked me to. Somebody had to. Schools that adopt universal breakfast consistently report better attendance and fewer visits to the nurse's office — the research on this is about as settled as education research gets. That's why AB 156 matters so much to me. As a member of the Assembly Education Committee, you have the direct say on AB 156 that most legislators don't. I'm respectfully asking for your yes vote at the hearing, and for you to speak up for it in the work session.

I'm a pediatrician who has practiced in Henderson for nearly two decades. I see the downstream effects of childhood food insecurity in my exam rooms every single week: kids with headaches and fatigue that have no medical cause beyond an empty stomach, families juggling rent against groceries. Universal school breakfast is one of the few interventions where the evidence is genuinely unambiguous. When breakfast is universal instead of means-tested, participation among eligible low-income kids jumps dramatically, because the stigma of the "free breakfast line" disappears. That's why AB 156 matters so much to me. AB 156 is now in front of your committee, and I'm asking you to vote yes and move it to the floor. You're one of a handful of people who decide whether this bill lives or dies this month, which is exactly why I'm writing to you and not someone else.

I've taught fourth grade in Las Vegas for eleven years. I keep a drawer of granola bars in my classroom because I know which of my students come in hungry, and I know Mondays are the worst because some of them haven't had a real meal since Friday's school lunch. I spend a few hundred dollars of my own money on that drawer every year. I love my students, but a drawer of granola bars is not a nutrition policy. When breakfast is universal instead of means-tested, participation among eligible low-income kids jumps dramatically, because the stigma of the "free breakfast line" disappears. It doesn't have to be this way, and this session Nevada has the chance to prove it. As a member of the Assembly Education Committee, you have the direct say on AB 156 that most legislators don't. I'm respectfully asking for your yes vote at the hearing, and for you to speak up for it in the work session.

I drive a school bus in Reno, first route at 6:40 in the morning. You learn a lot about kids from the bus. The ones who get on quiet and put their heads against the window aren't sleepy, half the time — they're hungry, and they'll tell you so if you ask gently. I started keeping a box of breakfast bars up front years ago. Nobody asked me to. Somebody had to. Schools that adopt universal breakfast consistently report better attendance and fewer visits to the nurse's office — the research on this is about as settled as education research gets. That's why AB 156 matters so much to me. As a member of the Assembly Education Committee, you have the direct say on AB 156 that most legislators don't. I'm respectfully asking for your yes vote at the hearing, and for you to speak up for it in the work session.

I'm a high school senior in Las Vegas, and I have a little brother in second grade. My parents both work early, so getting my brother ready for school is my job. Most mornings we do fine. But I'm seventeen and I'm the breakfast plan, and on the mornings when we're out of cereal or out of time, he goes to school with nothing and I sit in my first-period class thinking about it instead of the lesson. Roughly one in six Nevada children lives in a household that struggles to reliably put food on the table. This is a solvable problem, and the solution is sitting in front of the legislature right now. AB 156 is now in front of your committee, and I'm asking you to vote yes and move it to the floor. You're one of a handful of people who decide whether this bill lives or dies this month, which is exactly why I'm writing to you and not someone else.

I'm a pediatrician who has practiced in Las Vegas for nearly two decades. I see the downstream effects of childhood food insecurity in my exam rooms every single week: kids with headaches and fatigue that have no medical cause beyond an empty stomach, families juggling rent against groceries. Universal school breakfast is one of the few interventions where the evidence is genuinely unambiguous. Roughly one in six Nevada children lives in a household that struggles to reliably put food on the table. That's why AB 156 matters so much to me. AB 156 is now in front of your committee, and I'm asking you to vote yes and move it to the floor. You're one of a handful of people who decide whether this bill lives or dies this month, which is exactly why I'm writing to you and not someone else.

I volunteer at our food bank's school pantry program in Las Vegas. Every Friday we pack weekend bags, and every Friday I'm struck that most of the parents picking them up are working — some at two jobs. The math of feeding a family here just doesn't work for a lot of households anymore. School breakfast is the one meal we could simply take off their list of impossible choices. Schools that adopt universal breakfast consistently report better attendance and fewer visits to the nurse's office — the research on this is about as settled as education research gets. It doesn't have to be this way, and this session Nevada has the chance to prove it. As a member of the Assembly Education Committee, you have the direct say on AB 156 that most legislators don't. I'm respectfully asking for your yes vote at the hearing, and for you to speak up for it in the work session.

I volunteer at our food bank's school pantry program in Mesquite. Every Friday we pack weekend bags, and every Friday I'm struck that most of the parents picking them up are working — some at two jobs. The math of feeding a family here just doesn't work for a lot of households anymore. School breakfast is the one meal we could simply take off their list of impossible choices. Teachers across Nevada report spending their own money on food for hungry students — a quiet subsidy that shows up in no budget line anywhere. That's why AB 156 matters so much to me. AB 156 is now in front of your committee, and I'm asking you to vote yes and move it to the floor. You're one of a handful of people who decide whether this bill lives or dies this month, which is exactly why I'm writing to you and not someone else.