Nutrition
(food pantry, farm to school)
The Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) allows high-need schools to offer breakfast and lunch at no charge to all students on a four-year cycle. Created through the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, participation in community eligibility has grown each year since it became available nationwide in the 2014–2015 school year. Any district, group of schools in a district, or school with 40 percent or more “identified students”—children who are eligible for free school meals and already identified by means other than an individual household application—can choose to participate.
The Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) allows high-need schools to offer breakfast and lunch at no charge to all students on a four-year cycle. Created through the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, participation in community eligibility has grown each year since it became available nationwide in the 2014–2015 school year. Any district, group of schools in a district, or school with 40 percent or more “identified students”—children who are eligible for free school meals and already identified by means other than an individual household application—can choose to participate.
This toolkit is full of activities and resources to help your family feel well, live well, and learn well during back to school season.
This toolkit is full of activities and resources to help your family feel well, live well, and learn well during back to school season.