America's schools say kids are hungry — just as pandemic-era benefit programs have lapsed. There is growing concern about the effects on kids' ability to learn.
PHOENIX — America's schools say kids are hungry — just as pandemic-era benefit programs have lapsed. There is growing concern about the effects on kids' ability to learn.
School cafeterias typically don’t turn away a hungry kid, but debts for unpaid school meals have been rising — showing the level of need, and raising questions about how schools will keep feeding everyone, without federal money to do it. The neediest kids are eligible for free or reduced-price meals, as before the pandemic, but qualifying for those benefits requires applications that haven’t been necessary for several years.
More than 34 million people, including 9 million children, in the United States are food insecure, according to the U. S. Department of Agriculture, meaning they lack consistent access to enough food for every person in their family to be healthy. When he arrives in the morning, Fabian eats breakfast served by the school in South Phoenix, but he can get hungry in the classes before lunch. On days he doesn't eat at home first, even the meals offered by the school aren't enough to keep him feeling full.
To reach students who might be embarrassed about not having eaten at home, the school recently changed how it distributes free breakfast. Carts filled with prepackaged breakfast meals are rolled outside by the entrance to the school, instead of being kept in the cafeteria. When the free meals for all came to an end, “families were left scrambling and confused," National PTA President Anna King said. They weren't prepared for the paperwork after two years without it — and many families with young kids had never filled them out.
Österreich Neuesten Nachrichten, Österreich Schlagzeilen
Similar News:Sie können auch ähnliche Nachrichten wie diese lesen, die wir aus anderen Nachrichtenquellen gesammelt haben.
'It's hard to focus': Schools say American kids are hungryWhen students don’t have enough to eat, it can affect their ability to learn and perform up to their ability
Weiterlesen »
'It's Hard to Focus': Schools Say American Kids Are HungrySchools typically are places where kids can count on access to meals, but there is growing concern about children going hungry, especially since the lapse of pandemic-era federal benefit programs.
Weiterlesen »
Schools say American kids are hungry and it’s hard to focusAmerica's schools say kids are hungry -- just as pandemic-era benefit programs have lapsed. There is growing concern about the effects on kids' ability to learn.
Weiterlesen »
'It's hard to focus': Schools say American kids are hungryPHOENIX (AP) — America's schools say kids are hungry — just as pandemic-era benefit programs have lapsed. There is growing concern about the effects on kids' ability to learn. Congress temporarily made school meals free to all American schoolkids, but since that ended last fall , the need has only seemed to grow.
Weiterlesen »
'It's hard to focus': Schools say American kids are hungryAmerica's schools say kids are hungry — just as pandemic-era benefit programs have lapsed. Congress temporarily made school meals free to all American schoolkids, but since that ended last fall, the need has only seemed to grow. One federal program that ends this month had given nearly 30 million Americans extra food stamps during the pandemic.
Weiterlesen »
'It's hard to focus': Schools say American kids are hungryCongress temporarily made school meals free to all American schoolkids, but since that ended last fall, the need has only seemed to grow.
Weiterlesen »