SALT LAKE CITY — Utah drivers now have a new way to help students facing unpaid school meal balances.
The Utah Lunch Debt Relief Foundation has launched a new specialty license plate that directs $30 from each annual registration renewal toward paying off school lunch debt across the state.
The blue-and-white “Feed Utah Kids” plate became available through the Utah Department of Motor Vehicles this month after an approval process that took about 18 months, according to foundation founder and executive director DJ Bracken.
“Most people don’t think about renewing their registration. It’s something you do every year,” Bracken said. “Now you know when you see those license plates out there, that’s someone who cared about helping feed…