RELEASE: No Kid Hungry California Invests More Than $700k in Local School Breakfast Programs

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. 

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About No Kid Hungry

No child should go hungry in America. But 1 in 6 kids will face hunger this year. No Kid Hungry is ending childhood hunger through effective programs that provide kids with the food they need. This is a problem we know how to solve. No Kid Hungry is a campaign of Share Our Strength, an organization working to end hunger and poverty. Join us at NoKidHungry.org