Because It’s Hard To Learn On An Empty Stomach…
Josh will be entering high school in Thankfully, that’s where Halton Food For
September. Instead of worrying about Thought comes in. Halton Food for
fitting in, making new friends or if he Thought promotes the connection
will make the basketball team, Josh is between healthy food choices and
worried where his next meal will come improved learning through the provision
from. Since his dad left 6 months ago, of breakfast, lunch and snacks at school
his mom has worked two jobs trying based nutrition programs. Currently,
to support Josh and his little brother. Halton Food For Thought feeds more
But money is tight. And Josh has to than 22,000 children and youth each
skip meals because there isn’t enough week. Student nutrition programs are
food.
running successfully in just over half of
Although tough economics times the elementary and high schools in
Very sadly, Josh’s story is increasingly certainly are a factor directly related to Halton. The goal of Halton Food For
more common. Today, one in ten a lack of adequate nutrition, hectic Thought is to ensure ALL children and
children will arrive at school either family schedules play a significant part youth in Halton are fed through a student
without breakfast or without enough in this epidemic as well. In dual income nutrition program in each and every one
food to sustain them through the day. families who have early morning starts of our schools.
By age 15, a whopping 53% of children and no time for a sit-down breakfast
arrive at school without breakfast.
with mom or dad, children are often To find out more about Halton Food For
left to their own devices, making poor Thought and how you can be a Halton
breakfast choices or skipping the meal Hero, please visit our website at:
entirely.
www.haltonfoodforthought.ca or email
gayle@haltonfoodforthought or call
The result is that kids who are hungry 905-331-0227.
have poorer concentration, more
problems behaving and lack energy.
Most sadly, hungry kids lack the
curiosity that is part of the magic of
childhood.