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Campus food pantry to open this fall

Essex County College’s food pantry is expected to be ready to distribute non-perishable food to students during the fall semester.

Operations

Rise in college food banks linked to economy, demographics

A slumping economy as well as students without much family support or limited access to federal assistance, has created a greater need for food banks at colleges and universities.

All K-12 students in Rock Island-Milan School District will eligible for free meals through the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program this fall.

Youth participation is growing in Umatilla School District’s summer-feeding program that serves three meals daily, as more adults are purchasing meals for themselves through the program for a nominal fee.

Joe Shamy, foodservice director at Sylvania Schools, says the school meals he and his staff serve are balanced, healthy and cost less than food from the store.

To help students avoid embarrassment and remain well fed throughout the day, Baltimore City Public Schools will now offer free breakfast and lunch to all students, regardless of their families’ income.

Fearing tightening regulations, the Bozeman School Board voted to suspend the high school’s participation in the NSLP, while elementary and middle schools will remain involved.

We talked to directors at self-operated facilities to discover how they stay independent. Their secrets boil down to creative, common-sense management.

When Boston University students lobbied the school to serve only cage-free eggs on campus, the university agreed to change its buying practices.

Cheese sandwiches will no longer be served to students who forget to bring their lunch card to school. Instead, students who forget their cards will be sent to the back of the line to receive the same lunch as their peers.

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