More than 160,000 Toronto students have access to free or low-cost breakfasts and snacks as part of a national network of school nutrition programs that is fuelling learning and healthy eating habits across the country.
But when school’s out for summer, those programs go on hiatus, too.
“We all know about the summer learning loss and the need to keep kids on par academically over the holidays,” says Susan Wright, a former Ontario regional director for Breakfast Clubs of Canada, one of two national charities that marshal corporate donations for school programs. Read More…
May 1, 2016
Laurie Monsebraaten
www.thestar.com
