3 Good Things That Happened This Month

Hi John,

In February, we celebrated Black History Month, and this March, we’re kicking off the month by celebrating International Women’s Day! With so much to highlight, we have no shortage of things to celebrate and share with you this spring. Check out our three good things below, and know that none of these things would be possible without the continued support of everyone in our No Kid Hungry community — including you.

Celebrating National School Breakfast Week

We all know of the endless benefits that come from breakfast in the classroom — from helping kids focus and learn to providing them energy throughout the day. March 4 - 8 is National School Breakfast Week, so it’s a perfect opportunity to highlight some statistics:

• Students who eat school breakfast achieve 17.5% higher scores on standardized tests and attend 1.5 more days of school per year.
• Those higher attendance rates lead to a 20% greater likelihood of high school graduation, which shows that breakfast in the classroom sets up kids for success, for life.

School breakfast is a hugely successful No Kid Hungry campaign due to the continued support of donors such as yourself.

Pediatricians No Kid Hungry Partnership: Setting Kids Up for Success

Today, 1 in 5 kids in America lives with hunger. Nutrition is a forever medicine, which is why it’s critical to note the relationship between food access and healthcare. No Kid Hungry is collaborating with the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) to ensure pediatricians across the country have appropriate food access resources to share with parents and their kids caregivers. With support from No Kid Hungry, the AAP has trained over 5,500 providers on food insecurity and engaged with 14 local AAP chapters in projects to improve state and local ‘screen and intervene’ practices. The future of the relationship between food access and healthcare for children is looking bright.

Giving Kids the Summer They Deserve

Summer should be a fun time for all kids — they should be biking, swimming, camping, and so much more. But not all children get to experience the sweet joys of summer. For the 1 in 5 kids living with hunger in America, this time of year. The good news is — Congress has made several changes in the past year that will likely make this coming summer easier for hungry kids across the country, including creating access for kids in more rural areas and the expansion of a summer-long grocery benefit program for kids. As always, none of this would be possible without NKH supporters such as yourself.

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