CHATHAM-KENT STUDENT BREAKFAST PROGRAMS
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Mission Statement
Our Vision: No child needs to go to the classroom hungry Our Goal: The Chatham-Kent Student Nutrition Program offers a nutritious breakfast, lunch or snack, to all students in need with no barriers or discrimination. Our 450 volunteers work diligently to provide a nutritious meal, to improve the learning capacity, health, and well-being of over 3500 children and youth in our community. The program provides an ideal environment for kids to learn about nutrition, social skills, and manners. One of the basic needs of children is good nutrition. Healthy foods help them to learn and be successful at school. The key for children is breakfast. Children who have not had breakfast for whatever reason, (working parents, early or long bus ride, finances, etc) find it difficult to make the most of their educational opportunities.
About This Cause
The Ontario Student Nutrition Program – Southwest Region (OSNP-SW) administers funding and provides program support to 480+ schools across Southwestern Ontario. OSNP-SW is a program housed within the Victorian Order of Nurses (VON), Windsor-Essex site. VON is 1 of 14 Lead Agencies part of the provincial body Student Nutrition Ontario (SNO) who administer provincial grant funds to support the development and implementation of healthy breakfasts, snack and at times, lunch programs across the province. Student nutrition programs serve thousands of children across the province to ensure that they attend school well nourished and ready to learn. We believe in a universal program, meaning one open to all students as there are many reasons why children and youth arrive at school without eating breakfast other than household food insecurity. This also includes, but not limited to: Early morning extracurricular activities, Lack of time in the morning, Lack of appetite upon rising, Long commutes to school, Getting ready on their own in the morning, Preferring to eat breakfast with their peers, and/or They’re growing and just hungry . . . again!