{"id":11741,"date":"2020-03-02T22:32:29","date_gmt":"2020-03-02T22:32:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/state.nokidhungry.org\/california\/?p=11741"},"modified":"2025-04-30T17:09:07","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T17:09:07","slug":"release-california-state-assembly-declares-march-2-6-school-breakfast-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/state.nokidhungry.org\/california\/release-california-state-assembly-declares-march-2-6-school-breakfast-week\/","title":{"rendered":"RELEASE: California State Assembly Declares March 2\u20136 School Breakfast Week"},"content":{"rendered":"

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | March 2, 2020
\n<\/strong>Contact:<\/strong> Maritza Padilla | mpadilla@mercuryllc.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Sacramento, Calif. \u2013<\/strong> During the California State Assembly\u2019s floor session today, the body officially declared March 2\u20136 School Breakfast Week. Assembly Concurrent Resolution 178<\/a>, authored by Assemblywoman Blanca Rubio (D-Baldwin Park) and 60 additional co-authors was unanimously approved.<\/p>\n

\u201cServing breakfast as a seamless part of the school day helps ensure all children get the morning nutrition they need, which is deeply intertwined with student success,\u201d said No Kid Hungry California Director Kathy Saile. \u201cThat\u2019s the reason we are so thankful to the California State Legislature for bringing greater awareness to this important issue by declaring March 2\u20136 School Breakfast Week and why we continue to partner with schools across California to expand and strengthen Breakfast After the Bell programs.\u201d<\/p>\n

In January, No Kid Hungry released a report that shows offering breakfast as part of the school day can significantly reduce chronic absenteeism<\/a>. This research, which was conducted for the campaign by the University of California, Santa Barbara, revealed that when schools adopt a Breakfast After the Bell program, they can potentially see chronic absenteeism rates drop, on average, by 6 percentage points. Since accessing traditional cafeteria breakfast service can be challenging for many kids, No Kid Hungry California and its partners focus on Breakfast After the Bell as a critical way to end childhood hunger across the state, where 1 in 5 kids struggles with hunger. Breakfast After the Bell is more convenient and accessible to students and results in more kids starting their day with a healthy meal.<\/p>\n

To help encourage breakfast participation, California\u2019s 2019-20 state budget included $500,000 to fund Breakfast After the Bell Expansion Grants. Last year, No Kid Hungry California provided more than $700,000 in grants to nearly 100 schools<\/a> that are implementing or expanding their breakfast programs in the 2019-2020 school year.<\/p>\n

The text of ACR 178<\/a>, which helps bring greater attention to this issue, is as follows:<\/p>\n