School breakfast program expands across U.S.

Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) announced that its school breakfast program is projected to provide access to more than 9 million breakfasts for over 50,000 students by the end of this year. The program, a collaboration with Share Our Strength’s No Kid Hungry campaign, enables schools to incorporate nutritious breakfasts into the regular school day and helps to remove hunger as a barrier to learning for students in need of a healthy morning meal. Amazon’s funding supports technology, education, advocacy and implementation in over 450 schools in local communities across the U.S. where it operates. One in six children in the U.S. face hunger, and studies show breakfast is a critical meal to ensure nutrition and to fuel the brain for the school day. However, according to a 2019 research report compiled by the Food Research and Action Center (FRAC), just over half of the kids who qualify for free breakfast are actually getting it. Students who eat breakfast have higher test scores in math, perform better on standardized tests, and have improved behavior in the class. In contrast, students who skip breakfast and experience hunger generally have slower memory recall, make more errors, and are more likely to be absent, tardy or to repeat a grade. “Kids can’t learn when they are hungry. I know that breakfast is vital to our student’s ability to focus,” said Pamela Pansa, Local Food Nutrition Service Director at Crete-Monee School District 201-U in Illinois. “Amazon’s support enables us to strengthen our breakfast program and ensure each student has access to the food they need to learn and thrive.” “With Amazon’s commitment to fighting child hunger, No Kid Hungry has been able to accelerate its impact by investing in entire school districts to reach more under-resourced students at scale,” said Billy Shore, Executive Chairman of […]

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