Bellies slightly quieter with funding boost
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This article was published 02/09/2022 (1269 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
The Child Nutrition Council of Manitoba is further along in its goal of feeding hundreds of students across the province following a $1.3-million funding injection from the government.
Provincial representatives made the announcement at Acadia Junior High School in Winnipeg alongside Wendy Bloomfield, Child Nutrition Council of Manitoba (CNCM) chairperson.
The financial boost, which brings the total provincial funding for school nutrition programs this year to $2.5 million, will help the CNCM cover nearly 20 per cent of calculated food costs at Manitoba schools, Bloomfield said.
The council currently supports more than 280 school and community-based breakfast, snack and lunch programs, serving in excess of 34,000 children and teens each year.
The organization also supplies food programs at 21 institutions in the Brandon School Division, according to its website.
The local school division couldn’t confirm how much of the new funding will be allocated to Brandon-area schools by press time.
In the broader Westman region, the council has also been working alongside institutions within the school divisions of Fort la Bosse (one), Mountain View (nine), Park West (seven), Rolling River (five), Southwest Horizon (five), Swan Valley (six), Turtle Mountain (one) and Turtle River (four).
“Because of the increase in the numbers of schools and students asking for our support, we were falling further and further behind in our ability to meet the nutritional needs of Manitoba students,” Bloomfield said in a news release Thursday. “[So] this new funding is extremely welcomed and so needed.”
Education Minister Wayne Ewasko was also on hand for Thursday’s announcement. He said the $1.3-million boost in funding for nutritional programs was identified in the province’s massive K-12 education review as a method of removing barriers for those who want to participate and engage in learning.
“Research has shown that hunger and poor nutrition are linked to challenges with school achievement and, in some instances, increased absenteeism,” Ewasko said.
“But the research also tells us that children who regularly eat a nutritious breakfast arrive at school more prepared for learning compared to the children who do not.”
Anyone interested in learning more about CNCM’s programming can visit childnutritioncouncil.com.
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