National School Breakfast Week 2024: Celebrate and Spread the Word |
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National School Breakfast Week is Almost Here! National School Breakfast Week (NSBW) is next week: March 4-8! Hunger Solutions New York and No Kid Hungry New York invite you to join us in celebrating school breakfast and the school nutrition professionals who work hard to ensure access in New York. New York’s kids need consistent access to a nutritious meal every morning to be ready for a day of learning. In districts across the state, more schools than ever are now able to offer breakfast at no cost to all students through CEP. Yet barriers to traditional breakfast, served in the cafeteria before the start of the school day, can still keep kids from eating their morning meal at school. Schools can leverage Breakfast After the Bell to improve access and maximize participation. Innovative service models such as Breakfast in the Classroom or Grab and Go can meet kids where they are and cut down on time constraints to ensure they have time to eat! This National School Breakfast Week, we are highlighting the creative ways school breakfast programs are nourishing students and how you can share the impact your program makes in your community! |
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Spread the Word About Your School Breakfast Program Get your school breakfast week celebration started with two easy ways to spread the word in your school community and beyond: - Amplify your school breakfast program with our updated NSBW social media toolkit, which includes ready-to-go sample language and images.
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- Join the conversation on social media: Next week, we’ll be sharing daily posts about how school breakfast is essential for students and school communities. Connect with us on social media—like, share, and comment on why school breakfast is important to your school community!
- Use and follow these hashtags: #NationalSchoolBreakfastWeek, #SchoolBreakfastNY, #NSBW24
- Find No Kid Hungry New York on social media: Twitter and Instagram
- Find Hunger Solutions New York on social media Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Facebook
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Register Today! Join SED's Webinar to Get Ready for National School Breakfast Week Sign up for tomorrow’s Breakfast Promotion webinar and learn best practices to promote and celebrate school breakfast from the team at the New York State Education Department, Office of Child Nutrition Program Administration. Tomorrow, February 27 at 1 pm EST
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Save the Date! More Webinars on School Breakfast Coming Soon No Kid Hungry New York School Breakfast Webinar Series: Breakfast After the Bell and the Power of Stakeholder Support
Wednesday, March 13, 1 pm EST
Register here. Food Research and Action Center (FRAC) School Breakfast Webinars: School Breakfast 101: Implementing Innovative Breakfast Models
Thursday, March 7, 3 pm EST
Register here. Increasing Breakfast Participation through Community Eligibility
Thursday, April 25, 3 pm EST
Register here.
Promoting School Breakfast: Tips and Tricks for Marketing Your Program
Thursday, May 9, 3 pm EST
Register here.
Boosting Breakfast in Older Youth
Thursday, May 23, 3 pm EST
Register here. |
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Breakfast Resource Round-Up Use these resources to support your #SchoolBreakfastNY operations and help start or sustain Breakfast After the Bell: - Explore Breakfast After the Bell service models: Identify which models are best suited to your program so that students can access meals conveniently and efficiently during the school day.
- Bolster breakfast participation in middle and high schools: Adapt your program to gain student buy-in.
- Elevate breakfast to your school leadership: By amplifying the benefits of breakfast to your school administrators, you can garner buy-in, open lines of communication, and enlist advocates for your school meal programs. These talking points can help you get the conversation started.
- Help teachers with Breakfast in the Classroom (BIC): Order free laminated tip cards from NYSED to provide teachers with guidance on accountability with BIC.
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We are here to help! While National School Breakfast Week only comes once a year, providing kids with healthy school meals is important every day. Thank you for your efforts and know that we are here to support your work. Connect with us for individualized assistance, at no cost: |
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