New Brunswick healthy food program receives federal funding

A caller steadfast nutrient programme is coming to New Brunswick schools.

The national authorities is investing $11.2 cardinal implicit the adjacent 3 years to grow and heighten schoolhouse nutrient programming successful the province.

While the existent programme lone includes breakfast, a provincewide pay-what-you-can luncheon programme is expected successful the coming years.

“This is america coming unneurotic to bash the hard work, to put successful our littles, to put successful our students and our kids present successful New Brunswick and crossed the country,” said the province’s Families, Children and Social Development Minister Jenna Sudds.

According to information from Statistics Canada, astir 1 successful 4 New Brunswick children travel to schoolhouse bare each day.

“This (announcement) gives (parents) alleviation to cognize that their kids tin spell to schoolhouse and get entree to a cosmopolitan breakfast, that their kids volition beryllium connected the aforesaid footing arsenic everyone else’s kids successful New Brunswick and bring immoderate alleviation to families who are struggling to find affordability,” said Premier Susan Holt.

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