The federally-funded School Breakfast Program helps ensure that all students are well nourished and ready to learn. Every school in California is allowed,
but not required, to operate the program.
The BreakfastFirst website offers best practices, data, and other tools developed to help guide the implementation of effective school breakfast models. Visit the site here.
The federal School Breakfast Program provides a rare trifecta of benefits: it fosters academic achievement, routes federal funds to public school districts, and supports student health, including healthy body weight. Read more here…
5.8.2012 Understanding Nutrition: A Primer on Programs and Policies in California is an online resource Read more here…
4.13.2012 Tomorrow night, Saturday, April 14 at 8pm, the Food Network in partnership with the Share Our Strength No Kid Hungry campaign will premiere Hunger Hits Home, Read more here…
4.12.2012 AB 1594 (Eng) Improving Charter School nutrition will be heard in the Assembly Committee on Appropriations on Wednesday, April 18 at 9:00 am in room 4202. Read more here…
3.29.2012 AB 1594 (Eng) Improving Charter School Nutrition passed the Assembly Education Committee yesterday afternoon.A great thanks goes out to James, a student advocate Read more here…
3.29.2012 At Figueroa Elementary School, Los Angeles Unified School District leaders announce an ambitious plan to serve breakfast in the classrooms of 675 LAUSD schools Read more here…
Improving Charter School Nutrition: Hunger Should Not Be a Choice link
Building Healthy School Food Environments:
Curb Mobile Vending to Kids link
Boost School Meal Particpation:
Lining Up to Remove Stigma link
Putting Breakfast First link
An analysis of grants awarded by the California Department of Education from 2005-2009.
Full Report PDF
Executive Summary PDF
Participation data for school lunch and school breakfast (2009-10) PDF
District-specific school breakfast participation data for 2009-10 PDF