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Food costs soar, but here is how schools can maintain child nutrition programs

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Excitingly, some help has already come through an partnered with the Arizona Food Bank Network
initiative from former State Superintendent of Public on a grant to increase outreach to school nutrition
Instruction Kathy Hoffman. The reduced-price programs. Working with No Kid Hungry, Debbie
category fee will be covered with pandemic relief McCarron and I have been working with schools
funds from January 2023 through the 23-24 school to increase National School Lunch Program meal
year. This will likely increase participation of students participation. If you have a school in your district
who are within this category by removing the cost that could use our skills and expertise, the grant is
barrier, benefiting thousands of families in Arizona. funded through June 2023, and there is no charge for
Communicating this change to families and students our services. We know a child distracted by hunger
will be crucial to ensuring this financial relief will be cannot focus on learning, and we’re here to help
fully utilized. schools meet their students’ nutritional needs!

Further, No Kid Hungry saw the need to increase
school meal participation in both charter and Kathy Glindmeier, a Child Nutrition Consultant with Arizona
traditional schools in 2021. To address the need they Food Bank Network, can be reached at: Kathy@azfoodbanks.org
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