School Breakfast Program

A student at a public school in Virginia selects fruit juice for breakfast

The School Breakfast Program (SBP) is a federally funded meal program that provides free and reduced cost breakfasts to children at public and private schools, and child care facilities in the United States.[1] All children in participating schools and residential institutions are eligible for a federally subsidized meal, regardless of family income. However, free meals must be offered to children from families with incomes below 130% of the federal poverty level, and reduced price meals to those with family incomes between 130% and 185% of the poverty level. Those families over 185% poverty level have to pay full price for their meals which are set by the school. Even though the children have to pay for their own meals, the school is still reimbursed to some extent.[2][1]

  1. ^ a b Hermes, Angelynn (August 2012). "A Guide to the School Breakfast Program" (PDF). National Conference of State Legislatures. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
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