School Breakfast Start Mornings Right Eating a healthy breakfast is proven to help academic performance and overall concentration in students. No child can learn on an empty stomach. Studies show that students are also less likely to be tardy or absent, and visits to the nurse decline when a healthy breakfast is offered at school. […]
This past school year CHA piloted an Adopt-A-School program with Moler Elementary, a school within the Columbus City Schools district, and it was met with great success. The program began in mid-November and ran through the remainder of the school year. During that time approximately 25,500 weekend meals were given to over 300 students, all
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As part of its effort to ensure kids have access to healthy meals during the summer, Children’s Hunger Alliance participates in the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP). Meals will be provided to all children without charge and are the same for all children regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability, and there
ELECTED OFFICIALS AND ADVOCATES JOIN TOGETHER FOR THE SECOND ANNUAL STATE OF AFTERSCHOOL IN OHIO CONFERENCE HOSTED BY OHIO AFTERSCHOOL NETWORK AND CHILDREN’S HUNGER ALLIANCE Columbus, OH, October 22, 2020 – The second annual State of Afterschool in Ohio conference hosted by the Ohio Afterschool Network (OAN) and Children’s Hunger Alliance (CHA) brought together experts
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ELECTED OFFICIALS AND ADVOCATES JOIN TOGETHER FOR THE SECOND ANNUAL STATE OF AFTERSCHOOL IN OHIO CONFERENCE HOSTED BY OHIO AFTERSCHOOL NETWORK AND CHILDREN’S HUNGER ALLIANCE Columbus, OH, October 22, 2020 – The second annual State of Afterschool in Ohio conference hosted by the Ohio Afterschool Network (OAN) and Children’s Hunger Alliance (CHA) brought together experts
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Columbus, OH (March 20, 2020) – Children’s Hunger Alliance in collaboration with the Columbus Metropolitan Libraries developed a contingency plan to help continue feeding children during the library closures related to the coronavirus pandemic. CML has been a CHA afterschool program partner for five years serving afterschool meals to kids in 15 branch locations. Beginning
CHA TO SERVE READY-TO-EAT MEALS TO CHILDREN AT THREE LIBRARY BRANCHES Read More »
Columbus, OH (March 6, 2020) – Children’s Hunger Alliance (CHA) presented Child Advocacy Awards to Jillian Hetki, Groveport Madison Middle School North sixth-grade teacher, and the Groveport Madison Schools (GMS) for implementing Breakfast After the Bell which doubled their breakfast participation over the prior year. The Breakfast After the Bell program was responsible for the
Beaver, OH (October 21, 2019) – Children’s Hunger Alliance (CHA), a statewide non-profit dedicated to ending childhood hunger in Ohio, received an Outstanding Partnership Award from Eastern Local School District (ELSD) for their work helping the district feed more children during the summer months. ELSD hosted the Eastern Business Awards dinner to recognize individuals and
Children’s Hunger Alliance Delivers $46K in Grants to Expand Access to Summer Meals in 18 Counties Report from Food Research and Action Center Indicates Modest Growth in Number of Kids Served in Ohio Last Summer; More Children Still Await Assistance COLUMBUS, OH – July 13, 2018 – Children’s Hunger Alliance continued to increase access to
CHILDREN’S HUNGER ALLIANCE PROVIDES AFTERSCHOOL MEALS TO NEW LEXINGTON STUDENTS Partnership with Muskingum Valley Educational Service Center evolves from pilot project with shelf-stable meals funded by the Walmart Foundation COLUMBUS – December 5, 2017 – Children’s Hunger Alliance, a statewide nonprofit organization dedicated to ending childhood hunger in Ohio, today announced that it will continue
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