Taking a Bite Out of Hunger with Breakfast in the Classroom

Here’s a staggering statistic: Today, 16 million children live in families that receive food stamps — that’s one in five children. In 2015, post-recession America. It’s hard to wrap your mind around that, isn’t it?

What may be harder to imagine is what would happen to these children and families if they did not have access to food stamps or other programs like Breakfast in the Classroom. Simply put, hungry children cannot learn or thrive. School and life success hinge on far more than quality education; they hinge on meeting the basic needs of our children.

One of the programs NEA HIN works on is national initiative called Partners for Breakfast in the Classroom. We’re so proud to work on Breakfast in the Classroom — let’s look at just a few reasons why.

Students who eat breakfast at school:

Perform better on standardized tests
Have improved concentration, alertness, comprehension, memory and learning
Show increased cognitive function and attention

(Source: Food Research and Action Center)

To learn more about children and hunger, please read this article from our friends at EdVotes.org. And get ready to show your support for Breakfast in the Classroom and share your stories — National School Breakfast Week is March 2 – 6, 2015!

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on February 10, 2015

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