Did you know just 48% of students in high-poverty schools in #Massachusetts receive the free breakfast they are entitled to? Our latest report suggests that if schools across the state adopt an after-the-bell breakfast in the classroom model, the stigma around free meals will decrease—and more kids will get a nutritious breakfast that boosts their energy and fuels their learning. Be sure to read the latest by Maya Shavit in The Boston Business Journal. https://lnkd.in/eXQZvCbf
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The Eos Foundation is a private philanthropic foundation committed to breaking the cycle of poverty by investing in children’s futures. We seek an equitable and just society where the basic human needs of all individuals are met, and where children grow up well-nourished and healthy, with opportunities for high quality education and the tools to achieve economic self-sufficiency.
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A big shout out to the 109 schools and districts in #Massachusetts that achieved “school breakfast excellence” by ensuring that at least 80% of their students start their day off with a healthy breakfast. We’re giving each a $500 grant to celebrate their accomplishment—and we’re re-launching our grants initiative to help other schools set up similar “After the Bell” breakfast programs. Learn more in our 2024 Breakfast Report Card, State of School Breakfast in Massachusetts here: https://eosfoundation.org/ #BreakfastAfterTheBell #SchoolMeals #AfterTheBellBreakfast
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We’ve just released the Eos Foundation’s 2023/24 school breakfast report card, Ending Hunger in Our Classrooms: Expanding After the Bell Breakfast to Fuel Student Learning, and the findings are disturbing: Just 48% of kids enrolled in the Commonwealth’s high-poverty K-12 schools are getting the free breakfast they need—and are entitled to.
We’ve just released the Eos Foundation’s 2023/24 school breakfast report card, Ending Hunger in Our Classrooms: Expanding After the Bell Breakfast to Fuel Student Learning, and the findings are disturbing: Just 48% of kids enrolled in the Commonwealth’s high-poverty K-12 schools are getting the free breakfast they need—and are entitled to. The reason? Too few schools offer Breakfast After the Bell programs, where breakfast is served to all students after the start of the instructional day. Most serve breakfast in the cafeteria before classes begin, making it difficult for many students to access. The message is clear: Universal free breakfast, after the bell and in the classroom, is the single greatest opportunity to reduce child hunger in our state, removing the stigma and encouraging all students to break bread together! In fact, our study showed how, by switching to the after-the-bell model, schools could increase breakfast participation rates to 80% or more. For example, Springfield Public Schools provides breakfast after the bell and in the classroom to 85% of students each day. We also found that if all 813 of the state’s high-poverty schools reached 80% of their students with free breakfast, an additional 150,000 students would eat school breakfast each day, and collectively, these schools would receive an additional $67 million in federal U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reimbursements, which is currently being forfeited. Learn more in our report. https://eosfoundation.org/ #foodinsecurity #childhoodhunger #breakfastafterthebell #schoolbreakfast
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Thank you, Joyce Linehan, for highlighting the critical importance of programs that promote #economicmobility and invest in the future of our city’s students, especially at a time when it’s needed most.
We are proud to have been an early supporter of Boston Saves, a program started by the Walsh administration that seeds savings accounts for students in Boston Public Schools. Thank you, Joyce Linehan, for highlighting the critical importance of programs that promote #economicmobility and invest in the future of our city’s students, especially at a time when it’s needed most.
Boston program under Walsh showed promise of a child savings account - The Boston Globe
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“Rox Box,” a food pantry for students and staff at Roxbury Community College, opened this month to address #foodinsecurity on campus, an issue confronting many #Massachusetts college students. We are honored to have been one of two organizations to provide grants to put this #foodpantry into action. https://hubs.la/Q026JZ6T0
‘Rox Box,’ a food pantry for students and staff opens at Roxbury Community College - The Boston Globe
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We are proud to sponsor this year’s New England Council Annual Celebration. Congratulations to the New Englander of the Year honorees: Latoyia Edwards, Anchor, NBC 10 Boston and NECN, Dr. Jim O’Connell, MD, President of Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program, Pam Reeve, Chair of the Board American Tower, and The Honorable Martin J. Walsh, Executive Director of NHL Players Association. Learn more:
Annual Celebration
https://www.newenglandcouncil.com