In schools in those three states that have participated in community eligibility for two years,
lunch participation rose by 13 percent, which resulted in more than 23,000 additional children eating lunch daily, and breakfast participation has increased by 25 percent, which resulted in more than 29,000 additional children eating breakfast daily.
According to a 2016 report from the Pew Charitable Trusts, school food directors report steady or increased
participation in school
lunch programs and stable or
rising revenue after implementing more scratch cooking.