Community Quote by Sara Gideon

I was part of a generation where kids had a lot of freedom and aimless downtime. I had no scheduled after-school activities. As long…

— Laura Lippman

Growing up, I had a lot of family members who worked in the Dallas Independent School District, and they shared stories firsthand with me…

— Kyler Murray

Children drop out of school because they're hungry. By providing a meal at school we have seen an increase in attendance.

— Topaz Page-Green

You always knew when people were short on food because they'd show up to your place at dinner time and wouldn't leave. You know…

— Mike Tomlin

I was going to school nights and it was so demanding of your time that social activities suffered.

— Jack Swigert

When you start one of these programs, school lunch programs, in a country that heretofore had nothing of that kind, immediately school enrollment jumps…

— George McGovern

I started a student organization that was basically designed to connect students with homeless folks. We visited them and sometimes brought food, but mostly…

— Matthew Desmond

In a lot of First Nations and different rural communities, kids go to school hungry.

— Carey Price

In my teens, I worked as an aide in my community supervising and mentoring youth in various programs and delivering lunches to needy students.

— Hilda Solis

Schools should serve breakfast, lunch and an afternoon snack. No sugared drinks, no fast type food.

— Nikki Giovanni

Growing up poor, I didn't even have a lunch to take to school.

— George Foreman

My early childhood was notable by an absence of proper meals and highly processed food.

— Ulrika Jonsson