Stories

For thousands of people in Rhode Island, school breakfast is a daily necessity, not an abstract concept. Check out their stories to learn how universal school breakfast programs can bring educational, health, economic, and social benefits to our community.

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< EDUCATIONAL BENEFITS >
TESTIMONIES FROM RHODE ISLAND TEACHERS

Teacher Clip 1: “It would be an injustice to cut the funding”

Teacher Clip 2: “School breakfast fuels your brain”

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< HEALTH BENEFITS >

TESTIMONIES FROM RHODE ISLAND NURSES

Nurse Clip 1: “It’s no rocket science!” -the children need it

Nurse Clip 2: Breakfast = “incredible education and health benefits”

Nurse Clip 3: Why Universal Programs?

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< ECONOMIC BENEFITS >

TESTIMONIES FROM POLICY RESEARCHERS

Researcher Clip 1: “Universal Program is the Best Policy Choice”

Researcher Clip 2: “It makes economic sense!”

Professor Clip 1: “A policy to keep Rhode Island a good place to raise families”

< COMMUNITY BENEFITS >

TESTIMONIES FROM

COMMUNITY ORGANIZERS and SOCIAL WORKERS

Organizer Clip 1: “An investment in the community in these hard times”

Organizer Clip 2: “Universal takes away stigma, encourages participation”

Social Worker Clip 1: “We cannot take food for granted”

Social Worker Clip 2: “Food is getting too expensive -school breakfast helps”