Last week the 2011 analysis of Summer Nutrition Programs, “Hunger Doesn’t Take a Vacation,” was released by the Food Research and Action Center (FRAC), documenting the continuing downward trend in participation. Since July 2008, total participation nationwide in the Summer Nutrition Programs has dropped by 90,000 children.
Last week at Maryland’s State House, the Governor’s Office for Children kicked off the state’s First Class Breakfast Initiative which aims to expand and improve school breakfast programs. This announcement came as part of the Partnership to End Childhood Hunger in Maryland.
At E S Foods, we have been busy spreading the word about the benefits of Breakfast in the Classroom. The success stories are coming in from school districts across the country – schools that have implemented Classroom Breakfast and Alternate Site Breakfast and have seen impressive growth in their ADP. We want you to be one of them too!
We’re getting the word out that offering Classroom Breakfast is a great way to increase School Breakfast participation! On November 12, E S Foods and the got breakfast? Foundation presented our first-ever “Silent Hero Performance Award” to Buffalo Public Schools for their successful Classroom Breakfast program