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Chmnlt‘h’Slafl cost to address student Waterloo Region has no sta- ‘ . hunger. - tistics available to know for ' ommunity groups There is no official con- certain if demand increases ‘ across the region are tinuation of the breakfast or among children over the concerned the end of snack program during the summer months, there is p the school year also means summer months. but Waterâ€" anecdotal evidence to sup- the end of important break- loo Region District School port that claim. fast and snack programs Board chair Catherine Fife “There is definitely a gap 3 ‘ that help feed thousands of said they do continue snack when families don't have 3 . children. programs informally access to the breakfast or g '1 “It's been on our radar throughout the summer. snack programs," said Wendi ‘ but not within our abilities." “The schools provide Campbell. executive director 3 said Kelly-Sue iabus, execu- apples or granola bars or ofthe food bank “it is some- i live director of Nutrition for juice boxes," Fife said. thing we've always been ' Learning, a charitable She noted more and aware of. i organization that provides more students arecoming to “We're very aware that i . breakfast and snack pro- school hungry, a trend she circumstances change at the ,1 ‘ ~ grams to more than 8,500 called “disturbing." Fife is end oflune.” 1 ‘ ‘ children in l04 schools also the president of the The organizations feed . across the region every day Ontario Public School Board approximately 26,800 peo- ‘ during the school year. Association and just last ple during the year through 1 Nutrition for Learning week they sent a motion to 76 partner agencies. The . simply cannot afford to pro~ the national board request» demand for services can ' ' vide food for students dur- ing the federal government change monthly. she noted, I i ing the summer months. establish funding for a but they do know 37 per F OOTW EAR A PPA R E L A N HAG C ESQ R I ES The organization operates national nutrition program. cent of the people they feed . UP TO 0 .r with a budget of about a "Canada is one ofthe few â€" nearly 10,000 â€" are chil- ; / ~1- million dollars each year. developed nations that does dren under the age of i8. 0 and labus said for them to not have a program at the She said many summer provide the services they national level. and i think programs such as daycares. O F F want to all the children who school boards on the whole camps and even local com~ 5 . need it they would require have done the best they can munity centres also help till about $1.8 million. with the funding that they in the gaps by offering their ” “It's something that really have,” Fife said. own food programs that do 25 BENJAMIN RD' WATER LOO ON‘ N2V 2G8 eats away at us." labus said. 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