CCJ Blog

Breakfast in the Classroom
By Marybeth Laisure

Breakfast in the classroom is the most successful way to increase school breakfast participation. Students who eat breakfast in general have better health (less tummy aches/headaches from hunger), perform better academically and can help reduce tardiness and absences.

Breakfast in the classroom is a proven way to ensure all students are able to participate. Bus schedules, stigmas associated with eating in the cafeteria and families running behind in the morning all are barriers and can be eliminated simply by offering Breakfast in the classroom. Click here to read more on Breakfast in the Classroom

Tackling Summer Hunger
By Marybeth Laisure

Tackling Summer Hunger. Children are at a high risk of obesity and hunger when they are not in school. Summer meals programs, become an important source of nutritious food for children and youth during this time. Summer meals are also an incentive for children to particiate in summer erichment programs, which means that children are not only well-fed, but in a safe environment engaged in various recreational and educational programs. To read a blog about the Summer Meals by Marybeth Laisure, Child Nutrition Program Coordinator for the Center for Civil Justice click here: The Importance of Summer school meals