Indy Week Policy makers, the medical community, and education officials may have the best intentions and the most up-to-date nutritional information for feeding school kids, but those kids must actually want to put said food into their mouths or it’s all just a giant bureaucratic waste of money and effort. Last November, I visited Northside […]
Statesville Record & Landmark Iredell-Statesville Schools will begin offering free dinners to some students enrolled in after-school programs, the district announced. The After School Supper Program, funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, will connect students with healthy food after class during school days. “For many children, this is their only opportunity […]
The Fayetteville Observer Ten years ago, Christina Osborne took a job as a temporary worker in the cafeteria at Stedman Elementary to be near her children, who were students there. Osborne discovered she liked the challenge of preparing food for hundreds of children every day, and of seeking out recipes for good-tasting, healthy meals that […]
Greensboro News & Record The Salvation Army of High Point’s social services team recently attended the 2018 North Carolina Child Hunger Leaders Conference, sponsored by No Kid Hungry North Carolina. The one-day conference focused on dealing with childhood hunger for school-age children, especially during the summer, when school is out. The Salvation Army’s social services […]
WECT 6 BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC (WECT) – Brunswick County Schools is celebrating National Breakfast Week to promote their program that gives every student the opportunity to eat free breakfast. Robert Parker, School Nutrition Director for BCS, said the district spends about $100,00 a year on the program, but that there is still room to help more […]