Resources

Click on the links below to visit others who are working to help all children get the right start to the school day:

• The George Wiley Center: A key partner in the School Breakfast Coalition, the George Wiley Center is a non-profit agency that advocates for solutions that will alleviate the hardships of Rhode Island’s poorest. The Center currently coordinates the Rhode Island Campaign to Eliminate Childhood Poverty.

• Rhode Island KIDS COUNT: Another School Breakfast Coalition partner, Rhode Island KIDS COUNT works on a variety of campaigns to improve the wellbeing, security and education of Rhode Island’s children. The organization lobbies the legislature, holds hearings to raise public awareness, and gathers comprehensive data on the issues.

• The Poverty Institute: The Rhode Island College organization acts as a central hub for research on issues related to Rhode Island’s poor. They also work with community partners to advocate for social justice initiatives.

• Kids First: This group focuses on ensuring that all children have access to safe and nutritious food by organizing workshops and advocacy efforts for teacher and parent groups.

For more information, read the research on school breakfast and universal programs:

• The Relationship of School Breakfast to Psychosocial and Academic Functioning. Murphy, Michael J, EdD, et al., Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, Sept. 1998.

• The Consequences of Hunger and Food Insecurity for Children. Center on Hunger and Poverty, Brandeis University, June 2002.

• Universal-Free School Breakfast Program Evaluation Design Project. Briefel, Ronette, et. al, prepared for the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Dec. 1999.