๐In Hamilton and Niagara, the reduction or cancellation of school breakfast programs has sparked concern among students and educators. At Westdale Secondary School in Hamilton, where the breakfast program served around 100 students daily, its cancellation in February left many students without a vital source of nutrition. Similar cutbacks are occurring across the region due to increasing demand, soaring food costs, and declining donations. Despite the promise of a national school food program in the federal budget, which providers are eagerly awaiting details on, approximately 30% of Hamilton's high-need schools are scaling back their nutrition programs. These cutbacks mean offering fewer food options or consolidating multiple meal programs into one. The challenges faced by these programs highlight the urgent need for sustainable solutions to ensure no student goes hungry.โ . ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐- ๐๐ญ ๐ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฏ๐๐ง๐ข๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ! ๐๐จ๐ฆ ๐๐๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ฆ ๐๐จ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐จ๐ซ +๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฃ๐จ๐ฆ.๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ฆ@๐๐ข๐๐.๐๐จ๐ฆ @jom_mattam . . #SchoolBreakfastPrograms #StudentNutrition #FoodInsecurity #HamiltonSchools #NiagaraSchools #CommunitySupport #BudgetCuts #ChildHunger #mnm #malayalisnearmeapp #canadaupdate #canadanews
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