Contact: Johanna Elsemore at jelsemore@strength.org
Pasadena, CA – As kids across the state head back to school this fall, many more students will be well-nourished and ready to learn thanks to Breakfast After the Bell, a program that increases access to school breakfast by bringing it out of the cafeteria and making it a part of the school day.
In 2019 to date, No Kid Hungry California has awarded more than $703,454 in grants to support nearly 100 schools across the state that will implement or expand their breakfast programs in the 2019-2020 school year. In addition to grant funding to support critical equipment, staffing and marketing needs, No Kid Hungry provides technical assistance to districts as they implement new programs.
More than 1 in 5 children in California live in families that struggle with hunger. Research shows that hunger has long-term ramifications on children, including lower test scores, weaker attendance rates, and a higher risk of hospitalizations and chronic diseases. No Kid Hungry California and its partners focus on Breakfast After the Bell as a critical way to end childhood hunger in across the state.
Accessing traditional cafeteria breakfast service can be challenging for many kids. Breakfast After the Bell provides breakfast in a way that is more convenient and accessible to students, resulting in increased student participation. Research indicates that eating breakfast at school helps children improve classroom performance, attendance and promotes healthy habits.
“As kids head back to school this fall, school breakfast is as critical to their ability to learn as any other school supply,” said Kathy Saile, No Kid Hungry California state director. “No Kid Hungry California is committed to connecting students all across our state with breakfast by expanding and strengthening Breakfast After the Bell programs.”
The following schools received grant funding from No Kid Hungry California to support implementation or expansion of school breakfast grants in the 2019-2020 school year:
| Stine Elementary School |
| Louise Sandrini Elementary School |
| Amy B. Seibert Elementary School |
| Casa Loma Elementary School |
| Las Palmas Elementary School |
| Kinoshita Elementary School |
| Marco Forster Middle School |
| San Juan Elementary School |
| Marblehead Elementary School |
| William Green Elementary School |
| F. D. Roosevelt Elementary School |
| Will Rogers Middle School |
| Woodville Elementary School |
| LA Promise Charter High School |
| LA Promise Charter Middle School |
| Enterprise Elementary School |
| Gifford C. Cole Middle School |
| ICEF View Park Preparatory Accelerated Charter School* |
| ICEF View Park Preparatory Charter High School |
| ICEF Inglewood Elementary Charter Academy |
| Leroy Nichols Elementary School |
| Lodi Middle School |
| Roseland Elementary School |
| Moreno Valley High School* |
| Valley View High School* |
| Canyon Springs High School |
| Sunnymead Middle School |
| Vista del Lago High School |
| Marshall Elementary School |
| Edwin and Anita Lee Newcomer School |
| Trapp Elementary School |
| Bemis Elementary School |
| Myers Elementary School* |
| Casey Elementary School* |
| Riverbank Elementary School |
| Stonegate Elementary School |
| Westmore Oaks Elementary School |
| River City High School |
| Elkhorn Village Elementary School |
| Bridgeway Island Elementary School |
| Southport Elementary School |
| Richard L. Graves Middle School |
| Durfee Elementary School |
| Lawrence T. Magee Elementary School |
| North Ranchito Elementary School |
| South Ranchito Elementary School |
| North Park Middle School |
| Hawthorne Middle School |
| Bud Carson Middle School |
| Kornblum Elementary School |
| Jefferson Elementary School |
| Eucalyptus Elementary School |
| Prairie Vista Middle School |
| Ramona Elementary School |
| Washington Elementary School |
| Zela Davis Elementary School |
| York Elementary School |
| Monte Vista Elementary School |
| Rio Hondo Elementary School |
| Columbia Elementary School |
| Wright Elementary School |
| Longfellow Elementary School |
| Jean Parker Elementary School |
| Sanchez Elementary School |
| Tenderloin Community Elementary School |
| John Muir Elementary School |
| Junipero Serra Elementary School |
| Billy Mitchell Elementary School |
| Jane Addams Middle School |
| Oakland Charter Academy |
| John Henry High School |
| Westfield Village Elementary School |
| Napa Junction Elementary School |
| McPherson Elementary |
*These grants were funded with the generous support of Amazon.