Starting this fall, free breakfasts, lunches available for all CPS students (Chicago Public Schools)
Source: Chicago Tribune
Starting this fall, all Chicago Public Schools students will be able to get free breakfast and lunch at school.
The high number of students living at the poverty level in the district qualified CPS to meet the required threshold for full reimbursement by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, according to CPS officials.
In the past school year, lunch at a typical elementary school for students who didnt qualify for assistance cost an average of about $2.45. High schools charges slightly more.
The district expects to serve 72 million meals to students in the coming year, two million more than during the last school year.
Read more: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-starting-this-fall-free-breakfasts-lunches-available-for-all-cps-students-20140703,0,6007059.story
QED
(2,749 posts)It's awfully hard to learn on an empty stomach.
Erich Bloodaxe BSN
(14,733 posts)I know I'd vote for it if they put a levy on our local ballot to raise property taxes specifically to give every kid free breakfasts and lunches. Make a lot more sense than the levies they generally run.
demigoddess
(6,645 posts)then single payer health care.
Louisiana1976
(3,962 posts)Skittles
(153,226 posts)abelenkpe
(9,933 posts)Great program. My kids teachers felt it helped a lot. Hope it works out in Chicago too
YvonneCa
(10,117 posts)Uncle Joe
(58,459 posts)knitter4democracy
(14,350 posts)It was such a good thing. Kids were able to get the food they needed without worry, and it took the stress off everyone.
sheshe2
(83,963 posts)This is wonderful alp, thanks for the thread
ColesCountyDem
(6,943 posts)yurbud
(39,405 posts)Recently I've come to the realization that meals should be free for students as well as teachers and staff at all public schools.
juajen
(8,515 posts)It would give more hours to the lunchroom women who probably need the hours and a a raise.
Uncle Joe
(58,459 posts)Thanks for the thread, alp.
rickyhall
(4,889 posts)I grew up on corn flakes & milk, always hungry by 10 o'clock. I think Colorado had free lunch but not Texas. There we were lucky to get 4 cent milk.
proud2BlibKansan
(96,793 posts)Makes lunch so easy.
jwirr
(39,215 posts)whistler162
(11,155 posts)shenmue
(38,506 posts)wordpix
(18,652 posts)many days the kids wouldn't eat the food so ate crummy chips, candy and soft drinks instead. If the school food were better, they would have eaten it.