WLOS HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — On any given day, many students wake up for school, hop on the bus, put some finishing touches on their homework, and go straight to class without having anything to eat. This is the case for one student at Apple Valley Middle School in Henderson County, Zachary Johnson and he […]
The Wilson Times It was breakfast on wheels Wednesday at Hunt High School as child nutritionists Phyllis Horne and Stanley Best pushed a food-filled cart down the hall so students could make a quick grab of breakfast items between classes. Wilson County Schools began serving free breakfasts at three traditional high schools and one middle […]
via the Moms Rising Blog Here come the holidays…again. Sorry for the bah humbug…but schools are closed. Many of us are laughing, celebrating with our families…and feasting – while others are not. In North Carolina, the harsh reality for many children in our state of agricultural abundance is: The cupboards at home are bare and […]
EdNC Tristan Chavez remembers going to first period hungry. Chavez is a nationally ranked soccer player who practiced first thing in the morning before heading to class — too late for before-school breakfast. He works hard on the soccer field, and he also works hard in the classroom as he maintains a track to become […]
Winston-Salem Journal Students at North Forsyth High School are getting a second chance to eat early in the day if they missed breakfast. The Second Chance Breakfast and Snack Attack is an extended 10-minute break that will offer students breakfast or a snack about 10:30 a.m., between first and second period. Melita Wise, the principal […]
Richmond County Daily Journal HAMLET — A new breakfast program has already netted Richmond County Schools $120,000 in revenue more than at the same time last year, according to a report given to the Richmond County School Board on Thursday. Last year, Child Nutrition Director Lois Hood was looking for a way to increase participation […]
Funding over the three-year period will increase access to the programs many kids rely on for their nutrition. DURHAM, N.C. – Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (Blue Cross NC) will provide $500,000 over three years to No Kid Hungry North Carolina, an initiative of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s […]
Gaston Gazette Gaston’s public school system has received a state grant that aims to have more students eating breakfast at school. Elementary, middle and high schools in Gaston County serve daily breakfast items of assorted fresh fruit and cereal, along with offerings including milk, sausage biscuit, cereal, French toast, Belgian waffle and scrambled eggs. School […]
NC Office of the Governor A new grant program will help expand school breakfast access in ten North Carolina School Districts, Governor Roy Cooper and First Lady Kristin Cooper announced today. As part of the 2018-19 Breakfast After the Bell Initiative, 10 North Carolina school districts will receive grant funding through No Kid Hungry and […]
Governor Roy Cooper and First Lady Kristin Cooper are committed to ending childhood hunger in North Carolina. Together with No Kid Hungry, their offices are working to expand access to school breakfast in ten districts around the state. These districts will receive grant funding through No Kid Hungry and The Dairy Alliance to implement innovative […]