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 […]
WITN West Craven High School is changing the way they serve students meals and have seen more participation as a result. Breakfast after the bell, as it’s called, is the new way students at the high school are getting the most important meal of the day. Lauren Weyand, Craven County Nutrition Director says, “At most […]
Kannapolis City Schools Kannapolis City Schools has received a grant from the North Carolina Governor’s Office to expand its school breakfast program. The money will be used to start a new Breakfast-After-the-Bell program at A.L. Brown High School and Kannapolis Middle School. Money from the grant will be used to buy mobile food carts that […]
Food Research & Action Center WASHINGTON, October 10, 2018 — More than 1.2 million children benefited from afterschool suppers on an average weekday in October 2017, an 11 percent increase from the previous year, according to the annual Afterschool Suppers: A Snapshot of Participation report, released today by the Food Research & Action Center (FRAC). The report analyzes […]
Governor Roy Cooper and First Lady Kristin Cooper have been committed to ending childhood hunger in North Carolina. Through funding from Share Our Strength’s national No Kid Hungry campaign, their offices are working to expand access to school breakfast in 12 identified districts around the state. The funding, available late this year, is intended to […]
Bladen County Schools Bladen County Schools is pleased to announce that Dr. Robert P. Taylor has been selected as the 2018 Healthy Schools Superintendent of the Year by the North Carolina Alliance for Athletics, Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Dance and Sport Management (NCAAHPERD-SM). Dr. Taylor’s work to advance the belief that no child should go […]
WCTI12 Oaks Road Elementary School, like so many other schools in Craven County, is closed due to Hurricane Florence. Children won’t be coming back to the school for at least another week. There is still no power and a lot of water damage to the school as cleanup continues after Hurricane Florence hit Eastern North […]
USDA.gov WASHINGTON, September 19, 2018 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced it is making it easier for North Carolina schools affected by Hurricane Florence to feed students during this time of great need. All students in affected disaster areas in North Carolina will now be able to enjoy free school meals provided by USDA’s […]
WLOS News Swain County schools are preparing to offer an additional free meal to students. Sixty percent of students in Swain quality for free or reduced meals at school. That makes the district eligible for a U.S. Department of Agriculture grant for an afternoon feeding program at no cost to the local district. The nutrition […]