Dinner At School: More Public Schools Dish Up 3 Meals A Day

Posted on February 23, 2012 by endchildhungerblog

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Too often it is after the fact that teachers discover their students are worrying less about math and and reading and more about where the next meal comes from.

The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act, signed into law by President Barack Obama in December 2010, provides federal funds for the after-school dinner program in areas where at least half the students qualify for free or reduced price lunches.

Check out the full story on the impact of after-school “dinner” in the Huffington Post story here.

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