In midst of high poverty, homelessness, North Monterey County students get free meals [thecalifornian.com]

Donielle Prince 8/22/191:11 PM

Repost from The Californian, by Eduardo Cuevas, August 20, 2019

All public school students in North Monterey County have free school meals for another school year, intended to help a region that is experiencing high levels of youth homelessness and family poverty.

North Monterey County Unified School District schools serve breakfast and lunch daily at no cost under the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP), a federal program directed toward schools with high populations of lower income students.

"Not only is this helpful to our families, but research shows that eating nutrition meals supports the development of children and teenagers which positively impacts their ability to learn, which is our ultimate goal," Superintendent Kari Yeater said in a statement.

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