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Child nourishment programs run to varying degrees in all P/T jurisdictions, more often in partnership and with the financial support of Breakfast For Learning. The following provides highlights:
  • Nutritional Grants in British Columbia are available for breakfast and snack programs. DASH, in partnership with Breakfast for Learning, administers these grants.
  • The BC School Fruit and Vegetable Snack Pilot Program was launched in September 2005. The goal of the program is to provide twice-weekly BC fruit or vegetable snacks to elementary school students, as well as information to teachers, students and their families to increase awareness and consumption of BC fruits and vegetables. Currently, ten schools receive free fruit and vegetables. An evaluation team is conducting a full evaluation of the pilot.
  • Yukon Food for Learning in partnership with Breakfast for Learning and the YK Department of Health and Social Services provides child nourishment programs in all Yukon schools.
  • Breakfast for Learning program in Alberta currently funds 243 schools for breakfast, lunch and/or snack programs which help feed over 10 000 Alberta children healthy meals and snacks daily.
  • The NWT Food First Foundation (FFF) is the territorial coalition that works closely with, and funds a part time coordinator through Breakfast for Learning. This group is currently working on the development of a website, and uses an allocation of funding from Breakfast for Learning to fund schools in the NWT and Nunavut. The NWT FFF consists of representatives such as nutritionists, Parent Advisory Councils, the Salvation Army and the Women’s Centre. Most of the members are located in Yellowknife at this time. This group is also interested in supporting schools in the development of school food policies. The NWT FFF currently funds schools for breakfast, lunch and/or snack programs, fundraises, and conducts advocacy work with Members of the Legislative Assembly to raise awareness of the nutritional needs of children.
  • In Manitoba child nourishment related activities include: Breakfast for Learning encourages and funds breakfast clubs (MB has a part- time provincial coordinator). Kids in the Kitchen programs run in some local schools (http://www.youville.ca/english/links.html); workshops are offered in the early stages of the programs and manuals available for participants. There is no official host for the program now and information can be accessed on line. Schools throughout Manitoba organize School Milk Programs. The school organizes milk delivery with a local dairy driver and a teacher or often parent volunteer co-ordinate activities in the school. Dairy Farmers provides a School Milk kit with activity ideas and incentives that make milk drinking fun. Approximately 75% of schools in MB offer their students milk programs.
  • The Ontario Ministry of Children and Youth Services (MCYS) funds the Student Nutrition Programs. In October 2005, the MCYS announced that the investment in student nutrition programs would increase from $4.5 million to an investment of $8.5 million annually. It has also moved to a decentralized program model. In 2005 a Nutrition Guidelines Working Group developed nutritional guidelines for the student nourishment program to assist program providers in planning and delivering healthy snacks and meals.
  • 5-10 a day – It’s the Healthy Way looks at promoting consumption of vegetables and fruit within communities and includes a healthy food grant program in middle schools in New Brunswick. In addition, the New Brunswick Healthy Minds School Nutritional Partnership Program provides funding to elementary schools to use for a variety of child nourishment related initiatives. A related report of interest on the Healthy Minds Program: a review of the pilot program Oct 1999 - March 2000. The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Aquaculture, New Brunswick Farm Products commission runs a subsidized milk program that is available to all NB schools.
  • In Nova Scotia there is new breakfast program funding that will ensure that all children at the elementary level will have access to breakfast before they start their school day. Nova Scotia Health Promotion and the Department of Education are working together with other partners including the Breakfast for Learning Advisory Council to determine the most effective way to offer this program. New funding is intended to assist, not replace, existing support.
  • Kids Eat Smart Foundation Newfoundland and Labrador is a non profit charitable organization established to foster the development of sustainable nutritious food programs for school children throughout the province. The government provides financial support to school feeding programs so too does Breakfast for Learning. Newfoundland and Labrador School Milk Foundation offers a school milk program
  • Club des petit dejeuners du Quebec’s (en anglais: Quebec Breakfast Clubs) runs breakfast programs in elementary schools in Quebec.


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