Here’s a story to warm your hearts during this cold winter. We wanted to share with you this article about a Chicago-area suburban school that sent home more than 7,000 meals for children for the winter vacation. . . . .What a great testament showing how schools are working together with their communities to feed hungry children. We are proud that E S Foods was part of this effort by providing shelf-stable Multi Day Meal Kits to these families.
Does your school district offer a School Breakfast program? Recent data shows that only half of the children who eat school lunch also get their breakfast at school. USDA Food and Nutrition Service has opened applications for the Fiscal Year 2023 School Breakfast Expansion Grants, which will provide schools with funds to prepare nutritious, appealing breakfasts.
As the regular school year comes to a close, it’s that time again to remind you of the perennial adage, “Childhood hunger doesn’t take a summer vacation.” Now, more than ever, summer feeding is crucial to the health of America’s school children. . . .We can supply complete, nutritious meals, approved by the state, to ensure your reimbursement, as well as help you develop the menu cycle to submit to the state.
The top story in last week’s SNA SmaratBrief, the weekly School Nutrition Association online newsletter, was an article featured in The Conversation that describes how free school meals have improved outcomes in students’ health, reduced stigma around free meals, and provided benefits for overall school foodservice operations.