Cincinnati public schools are setting an example by providing free breakfasts for their students. Charlie Kozlesky of the Children’s Hunger Alliance of Ohio hopes "that positive gains in Cincinnati will continue to Columbus, Cleveland and the other Urban 21 School Districts."
Let's hope that the emphasis on nutrition and education also makes its way to the Halls of Congress. The House is considering a bill (H.R. 5504) which would strengthen the federal school lunch and breakfast program. The goal is to get more needy children taking part in these long established programs.
As an example, in Cuyahoga County, Ohio in 2009 "76.9% of Cuyahoga county's low-income eligible students participated in the school lunch program, while just 34.4% participated in the school breakfast program. 9.8% of eligible students participated in summer meal programs." (102,111 eligible students)
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