{"id":16628,"date":"2024-03-14T19:59:32","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T19:59:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/state.nokidhungry.org\/california\/?p=16628"},"modified":"2025-04-30T17:04:24","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T17:04:24","slug":"press-release-nsbw-grants2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/state.nokidhungry.org\/california\/press-release-nsbw-grants2024\/","title":{"rendered":"PRESS RELEASE: School Breakfast Changes Lives: No Kid Hungry Issues Grants to Sustain Child Nutrition Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"16628\" class=\"elementor elementor-16628\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-339e0f6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"339e0f6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4cb524c\" data-id=\"4cb524c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3df5b48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3df5b48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>For Immediate Release:\u00a0<\/strong> March 14, 2024<\/p><p><strong>Media Contact:\u00a0<\/strong> Adam Keigwin |\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:akeigwin@actumllc.com\">akeigwin@actumllc.com<\/a> |\u00a0(916) 256-5758<\/p><h3>\u00a0<\/h3><h3><strong>School Breakfast Changes Lives: No Kid Hungry Issues Grants to Sustain Child Nutrition Programs<\/strong><\/h3><p><em>The California State Legislature Unanimously Declared March 4-8th as School Breakfast Week Pursuant to ACR 143 by Assemblymember Steve Bennett<\/em><\/p><p><strong>Sacramento, Calif.<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0 No Kid Hungry California is pleased to announce the awarding of $256,700 in new grants to support child nutrition programs in California. These funds will be distributed to five school districts dedicated to expanding access to nutritious meals for children.\u00a0<\/p><p>Eating breakfast has a real and powerful effect on kids. Breakfast After the Bell (BAB), a key initiative championed by the No Kid Hungry campaign, provides every student the opportunity to start their school day with a nutritious meal. Studies have shown that kids who eat breakfast are more focused, score significantly higher on tests, miss less days of school and have fewer discipline programs and visits to the nurse\u2019s office.<\/p><p>Thanks to California\u2019s Healthy School Meals for All, all California schools are able to offer breakfast and lunch at no cost to all students.\u00a0<\/p><p>Every meal served is a building block in children\u2019s education and overall well-being. However, last fall, the USDA\u2019s most recent Household Food Security Report and its findings saw an increase in food insecurity. Thirteen million children, or 18.5 percent, live in food insecure households. This means, 1 in 5 children are facing hunger in the United States.\u00a0<\/p><p>\u201cStarting the school day with a healthy school breakfast ensures California students start the day energized and ready to learn,\u201d said No Kid Hungry California Director Kathy Saile. \u201cNo child should ever face the challenge of starting the school day on an empty stomach. Schools who offer Breakfast After the Bell increase access to nutritious meals for the most children and those students experience more success in their long-term health and education indicators.\u201d<\/p><p>No Kid Hungry has provided an additional $256,700 in grants to the following California school districts to adopt, strengthen, and expand school breakfast programs:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7690e20 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7690e20\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7aa54c6\" data-id=\"7aa54c6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4f949e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a4f949e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><p>Morongo Unified School District<\/p><\/li><\/ul><ul><li><p>West Contra Costa Unified School District<\/p><\/li><\/ul><ul><li><p>Desert Sands Unified School District<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-27baae5\" data-id=\"27baae5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8fd363 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e8fd363\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><p>San Bernardino City Unified School District<\/p><\/li><\/ul><ul><li><p>Rialto Unified School District<\/p><\/li><li><p>Los Angeles Unified School District<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0312a45 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0312a45\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9a07e2e\" data-id=\"9a07e2e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45ac996 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45ac996\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This February, Assemblymember Steve Bennett introduced <a href=\"https:\/\/leginfo.legislature.ca.gov\/faces\/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240ACR143\">ACR 143<\/a>, proclaiming March 4-8, 2024 as School Breakfast Week. The unanimously passed proclamation recognized the importance of school breakfast for student success, and the invaluable work of school nutrition teams to plan, prepare and serve meals to thousands of students across the state each day.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>\u201cProviding nutritious and healthful meals consistently to our students is critical to their success inside and out of the classroom. Let\u2019s recommit to our efforts in supporting families in need with access to resources and programs to ensure their necessities are met,\u201d said Assemblymember Steve Bennett.\u00a0<\/p><p>The text of ACR 143 is as follows:<\/p><ul><li><p>WHEREAS, Nearly one in five California children live in food insecure households, meaning they do not have consistent access to adequate food; and<\/p><\/li><li><p>WHEREAS, California ranks 33rd in the nation in school breakfast participation, and only 39 percent of pupils who qualify for free or reduced-price school meals are eating school breakfast; and<\/p><\/li><li><p>WHEREAS, More than 58 percent of California public school pupils qualify for free or reduced-price school meals, yet many of those low-income pupils are not eating the nutritious school breakfast offered due to barriers such as social stigma, late buses or carpools, long cafeteria lines, and tight class schedules; and<\/p><\/li><li><p>WHEREAS, Eating breakfast as part of the school day is associated with positive pupil behavioral health and academic performances, such as better test score results, improved concentration in class, lower rates of chronic absenteeism, fewer classroom disruptions, and less frequent visits to the school nurse; and<\/p><\/li><li><p>WHEREAS, Breakfast After the Bell programs, such as breakfast in the classroom, grab and go breakfast, and second chance breakfast, are proven meal delivery methods that boost school breakfast participation and related positive outcomes; and<\/p><\/li><li><p>WHEREAS, School breakfast participation is associated with a lower body mass index, which is an indicator of sustainable body fat, lower probability of being overweight, and lower probability of obesity; and<\/p><\/li><li><p>WHEREAS, States across the nation have introduced legislation to require that schools with a high percentage of pupils who are eligible for free or reduced-price school meals implement a Breakfast After the Bell program; and<\/p><\/li><li><p>WHEREAS, If California schools increased school breakfast participation such that 70 percent of the pupils who eat free or reduced-price lunch also participated in their school\u2019s breakfast program, an additional 335,997 pupils would receive breakfast every day and school districts would receive more than $100,000,000 in federal meal reimbursements for their school nutrition budgets; now, therefore, be it<\/p><\/li><li><p>Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate thereof concurring, That the Legislature proclaims March 4, 2024, to March 8, 2024, inclusive, as School Breakfast Week; and be it further<\/p><\/li><li><p>Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p># # #<\/p><p><strong>About No Kid Hungry<\/strong><\/p><p>No child should go hungry in America. But millions of kids in the United States live with hunger. No Kid Hungry is working to end childhood hunger by helping launch and improve programs that give all kids the healthy food they need to thrive. This is a problem we know how to solve. No Kid Hungry is a campaign of Share Our Strength, an organization committed to ending hunger and poverty. Join us at nokidhungry.org.<\/p><p><em>Last reviewed: March 14, 2024<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For Immediate Release:\u00a0 March 14, 2024 Media Contact:\u00a0 Adam Keigwin |\u00a0akeigwin@actumllc.com |\u00a0(916) 256-5758 \u00a0 School Breakfast Changes Lives: No Kid Hungry Issues Grants to Sustain Child Nutrition Programs The California&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,4,52],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-16628","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-blog","7":"category-press-release","8":"category-school-breakfast"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>PRESS RELEASE: School Breakfast Changes Lives: No Kid Hungry Issues Grants to Sustain Child Nutrition Programs - 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