Research suggests that many children have their most nutritious meals of the day at school and school meals are healthier on average than meals brought from home. School meals also provide an opportunity to establish longer-term healthy dietary patterns, as children’s eating preferences often persist into adulthood. Corky Calhoun, Lead Pastor at Georgian Church said it best when referring to hungry kids in Brevard: "This is a solvable problem". The Children's Hunger Project has noticed a significant increase in the requests for nutritional help. Will you help The Children's Hunger Project solve part of the problem with our weekend food packages for elementary school kids that teachers know are coming to school hungry on Monday mornings?Bob Barnes is the founder of The Children's Hunger Project and Aspiration Academy.

Source: Forbes January 05, 2024 12:23 UTC