School Food FOCUS - Big Districts Make a Big Impact

Big Districts Make a Big Impact Changing School Food and Children's Health SCHOOL FOOD FOCUS Hea gon atan FOCUS works with many of the nation's largest school districts Each FOCUS dieriet enns berween 40.00 and one million childen. We ait thee districn in widding cheir high-volume purchasing power, making moe healthful, regionally searced, suntainably prodaced school food available to kids, vuppoeting student achievement and health while benefiting farmers, gional eomomies, and the eminoment. FOcn taden ncwa parcr 4,298,651 FOCUS helps the children most in need Most FOCUS datrics have high rates of froe or nduced- price meal dligihiliy, nflecting below ege family incomes. Thirty-one million kids cat school lunch every day. five days a weck, 180 days a year. For many. shool lanch constitunes their main meal of the day. kis imperative that these meals are healchful and nourishing ones U.S. School Children Elgible for Free or Reduced Meals 68% 51% www.schoolloodtocus.org Transforming Food Options for Children in the United States