Breakfast at school can be hard to get to for many students thanks to busy mornings, late buses, or before-school extracurricular activities. However, schools that serve breakfast through Grab and Go, Breakfast in the Classroom, or Second Chance models reduce these barriers and help make sure more kids get to eat. Nebraska schools that have made the switch see calmer classrooms, healthier kids, higher test scores, and increased revenue!
Nebraska’s Go Big Breakfast coalition has launched $5,000 Grants supported by No Kid Hungry. With these grants, schools can apply for up to $5,000 towards starting an alternative breakfast program or transitioning to an alternative breakfast program from a traditional cafeteria model. This grant is open to one or multiple schools within a district, and it is not limited by free and reduced-price lunch percentage. Apply today!
Grant applications are being accepted from January 13th until February 21st, 2020.
Go Big Breakfast also offers a variety of breakfast tools including:
- Implementation Playbook
- Success stories of Nebraska breakfast champions whose schools have successfully introduced these programs.
Find more information at gobigbreakfast.org. If you have questions, contact Eric Savaiano, Go Big Breakfast facilitator, at esaviano@neappleseed.org or 402-438-8853 ext. 126.