Aug 18, 2014
See the full list of 2014 Picasso Project grantees and what each school plans to do with their grant.
Aug 18, 2014
The Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) is a well-documented success. This key federal nutrition program provides support for children in child care homes, Head Start, after-school programs, and child care centers. The program provides reimbursement for food...
Aug 18, 2014
During the school year, suburban families can turn to school meals to help feed their school-age children. But for many children, summer vacation brings an end to the healthy school meals. Too often their families lack the resources to make up the deficit. USDA’s...
Aug 18, 2014
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is our nation’s #1 defense against hunger. SNAP is a powerful anti-hunger tool that helps put food on the tables of America’s most vulnerable citizens, and improves health outcomes for children. A major funding...
Aug 18, 2014
Children who eat breakfast at school perform better on standardized tests, are better behaved and have better attendance than students who skip breakfast or eat at home. Yet, school breakfast remains underutilized in our region. PCCY works to increase participation...
Aug 18, 2014
PCCY found that nearly 30,000 more children in the Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery counties depend on SNAP (Food Stamps) than in 2008. Also, less than a third of eligible students participate in school breakfast programs. Click on the links below for a brief...
