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COVID-19 Resources · Back-to-School

Access tools and strategies specifically for meal service during the coronavirus pandemic

Policy & Advocacy

Learn how to make policy changes to expand the reach of the nutrition programs.

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Find research and data resources that describe the extent of childhood hunger, the impact of child nutrition programs, and ways to improve program access.

Coronavirus Response and Resources

Learn more about No Kid Hungry's response and additional resources for helping ensure kids get the food they need during the coronavirus outbreak.

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Meal Service Options for School Year 2020-2021

Confused about the waivers for SY20-21? Not sure what your options are for meal service during distance learning or four day school weeks? Check out this resource.

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Schools as Nutrition Hubs

The Importance of School Meals

School meals are essential to student health and academic success, they support the local economy, and they are critical in the new school year as families may continue to struggle financially due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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From research briefs to one-pagers, from maps to marketing materials, we've got a complete library of tools that can help you feed more kids.

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Getting Started with Afterschool Meals

This video covers basic information about the Afterschool Meals Program to help you understand if your afterschool programs or programs in your area might be eligible, and it will give you some concrete next steps to bring you closer to serving afterschool meals.

High School Breakfast Success

All across the country, school districts are changing the way they serve breakfast, with help from No Kid Hungry. Hear from principals, teachers and students about how a simple change to how they serve breakfast is helping feed so many more students.

Educator's Guide to School Breakfast Funding

This resource traces the path of the funding that supports school breakfast and lunch from Congress to cafeteria. It also answers common questions that educators have about how the programs work.

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Back-to-School Meal Service: How Out-of-School Time Providers are Supporting Schools & Communities

This webinar will focus on out-of-school time providers and the valuable support the

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Back-to-School Meal Service: Feeding Kids During the 2020-2021 School Year – Part 3

We’ll hear from two districts—Brandon Valley School District (South Dakota) and Vaughn Next Century Learning Center (California)— about their plans for feeding kids during

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Back-to-School Meal Service: Feeding Kids During the 2020-2021 School Year – Part 2

In this webinar, we hear from Dallas ISD (Texas) and Burke County Public Schools (Georgia)— about their plans for feeding kids during the 2020-2021 school year.
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From research briefs to one-pagers, from maps to marketing materials, we've got a complete library of tools that can help you feed more kids.

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