For every seven low-income students who depended on the National School Lunch Program during the regular 2011-2012 school year, only one child received summer meals in July 2012. This disappointing news was reported in FRAC’s June 2013 Hunger Doesn’t Take a Vacation.
Healthy Menus for Breakfast in the Classroom was the topic for the second “Breakfast Matters: “How To” Webinar Series” presented April 11 by the Food Research and Action Center (FRAC). Presentations included an overview of the new breakfast standards, best practices for menu planning for BIC and grab & go, and school district implementation.
Do you know about Afterschool Meals? To help raise awareness of the program’s availability and success, the Afterschool Alliance hosted the webinar “Feeding America’s Children Afterschool” on December 5. Here’s the highlights.
It’s that time of year when the kids are back-to-school lining up for school breakfasts and school lunches.But what about AFTER SCHOOL? After School Meals Programs are gearing up across the country to feed more hungry children.