No Kid Should Struggle in School Because of Hunger
Principal Sean McElhaney was sorting through tests one day when he noticed that one eighth grade boy had answered an essay question with only three words: "I don't care."
When McElhaney met with the student he realized something alarming. The boy had just been hungry. The food he got at school was the only warm meal he got on a daily basis, and without a good breakfast that day he was too hungry to concentrate.
Right now 65% of America's teachers regularly see kids come to school hungry; kids who face an uphill battle to concentrate and succeed in school and life.
Principal McElhaney has worked hard to support school breakfast and lunch programs at his school that help all his students focus on their education, not their empty stomachs. That's the kind of solutions students everywhere need and deserve.
Take action today: Urge your representative to fully support school meal programs to help our kids live up to their full potential!
Dear [Representative],
Every day across America, teachers see the unfortunate effects of childhood hunger. 65% of America's teachers regularly see kids who come to school hungry because they aren't getting enough to eat at home. Many of these teachers buy food with their own money to compensate.
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When kids go to school hungry, they struggle to concentrate, learn and live up to their full potential. School breakfast and lunch programs can ensure all kids are able to focus on their education, no their empty stomachs, but these programs need our support.
I urge to you fully support school breakfast and lunch programs so that no student need struggle in school because of hunger.
