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FOODBANK- VARIETY SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM.
More than 1 in 4 South Australian children have experienced hunger in the last 12 months. Foodbank SA & NT (Foodbank) has identified that children suffering food insecurity often require more than just breakfast if they are to be given an equal start in life they deserve.
Through consultation with schools, agencies and the community it has become apparent that a high number of children are not eating lunch due to a lack of food availability. This lack of adequate food has a significant impact on their school day, overall attendance and learning capabilities as well as their growth and development.
The regular provision of healthy and tasty lunches as well as the provision of a nutritious breakfast at school means that children have the opportunity to fill their rumbling tummies, feel better from eating good food and to be healthy and happy.
The School Lunch Program reinforces the good work being done by many schools that aim to encourage and support healthy eating. Well-fed students will be easier to teach, making the schools and teachers also beneficiaries of the Program.
The Foodbank Variety School Lunch Program allows students to prepare healthy lunch options alongside the School Breakfast Program.
Students who attend breakfast club have the opportunity to make a sandwich for their lunch and also pick up fruit and/or muesli bars. Available foods include bread, ham, cheese, margarine, vegemite, muesli bars and fruit. The program not only enables students to access food, but to also helps them develop food preparation skills.
The Foodbank Variety School Lunch Program will be offered to eligible schools in South Australia who access the Foodbank SA & NT School Breakfast Program.
The Program is open to all students who do not have lunch in participating schools. Some students may be identified by teachers and encouraged to go to breakfast club to make their lunch.
