Child nutrition programs even when school’s out for the summer
Posted by Joe Theissen on Feb 15, 2012 at 3:49 PMSchool meals provide vital nutrition to children from low-income families, ensuring that everyone in class arrives ready to learn. But what about when school’s out for the summer?
Since 1968 the federal government has provided cities with…
Categories: Blog Child Poverty | Tags: child hunger feeding program food assistance food security low-income families poverty
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In response to poverty, D.C. schools offering dinner, too
Posted by rheine on Oct 19, 2010 at 6:54 PMWhile subsidized school breakfast and lunch have been with us for a long time, Washington, D.C., has taken a new step: school dinner. Some 10,000 students will benefit in the city, where poverty among black children is 43 percent.
As…
Categories: Blog | Tags: D.C. District of Columbia feeding program poverty school breakfast school dinner school lunch school meal school meals
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