Help YRFFL Support Growing Bodies and Minds

School breakfast and snack programs are critical to student health and well-being and help ensure that students have the nutrition they need throughout the day to learn. By offering healthy meals at school Student Nutrition Programs can have a positive impact on student food selection and consumption, especially for fruits and vegetables. Research suggests student nutrition programs in schools provide many benefits to student well-being, academic performance and growth and development.
Specifically, breakfast and snack programs in school:
• Provide enough time for children to eat nutritious meals
• Create the opportunity to try a variety of nutritious and culturally diverse breakfasts and snacks
• Lead to better dietary habits
• Improve children’s school performance
• Enhance students’ physical, emotional, social and intellectual development
• Increase attendance and graduation rates
• Promote a sense of community by bringing people together to ensure all children are well-nourished
Your donation to YRFFL helps us ensure that all students in York Region have access to inclusive nutrition programs within the school community that support their learning and health each day.