A combination of factors, according to the report's findings, including offering universal
breakfast at no cost to all students and state legislation to expand the use of breakfast after the bell / breakfast - in - the - classroom programs.
School nurses can help increase student nutritional intake through school breakfast participation by encouraging their school (s) to implement a breakfast after the bell program and to offer nutritious
breakfasts at no cost to all students, particularly in schools or school districts with high concentrations of students certified for free and reduced - price school meals.
Not exact matches
More schools are taking part in the Community Eligibility Provision program, which is helping them serve school
breakfast (and school lunch)
at no
cost to students.
The Community Eligibility Program (CEP) is a meal service option for schools and school districts in low - income areas — allowing the nation's highest poverty schools and districts
to serve
breakfast and lunch
at no
cost to all enrolled
students without the burden of collecting household applications.
As a New Haven public school, Elm City Montessori School will provide
breakfast and lunch daily for all
students at no
cost to families.
CPS provides 250,000 nutritionally balanced lunches and 160,000
breakfasts every day
at low or no
cost to students.
CEP was created through the Healthy, Hunger - Free Kids Act of 2010, and allows qualifying high - poverty schools
to offer
breakfast and lunch
at no
cost to all
students without requiring families
to complete an annual household application.