"In Pennsylvania, school breakfast programs play a critical role in ensuring kids have access to the nutrition they need to learn, grow and reach their full potential. After all, just like pencils and books, food is an essential school supply," said Davis.
Contact: Adrienne Carter, acarter@strength.org
WASHINGTON, DC— Lisa Davis, Senior Vice President of Share Our Strength, issued the following statement commending Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf for implementing a program to provide universal free school breakfast for 1.7 million students across the commonwealth this school year.
“In Pennsylvania, school breakfast programs play a critical role in ensuring kids have access to the nutrition they need to learn, grow and reach their full potential. Providing breakfast for free to all kids better sets up student success: research shows that kids who eat breakfast are more focused, score significantly higher on tests, and miss less days of school. This, in turn, means those kids are more likely to graduate.
“We applaud Governor Wolf for implementing this plan, positioning Pennsylvania as a national leader in ensuring that every student starts their school day with a healthy breakfast. After all, just like pencils and books, food is an essential school supply.”
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About No Kid Hungry
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.