You hurry to get ready for work. He quickly bathe, dress and run to the door. You do not have the time or maybe even the food at home for breakfast. You arrive at work and find it difficult to concentrate. Your stomach is growling and you are tired and cranky from lack of food.
Now imagine that it's a child we speak. Just do not pretend to many children in Haliburton Country usually begin hunger day because they do not have the time or food for breakfast before taking the bus to school.
Fortunately, these children do not have to start with an empty stomach, through the child support program that works in seven public schools in Haliburton County, including adult education and training Centre Haliburton Haliburton Highlands and school. The program provides about 4000 breakfast or snack a week.
"Studies have shown that children are more concentrated, learn better and are less likely to act if they are well fed," says the coordinator Aaron Walker. "Morning rushed, long bus journeys are not allowed to eat, and perhaps the lack of food at home while taking children skip breakfast. Some children do not wake up hungry, but for now I have a long school bus ride them and are, if it's a good academic performance. "
The program works both as a drop in breakfast, lunch or delivered to the classroom snacks twice a week.
"Any food that is available for children who may have forgotten their lunch or do not receive," Walker said. "So if the program is not implemented, which amounts to a large number of children with hunger. "
It costs about $ 70,000 per academic year to run food for the children with some of the funds provided by the Ministry of Children and Youth, Trillium Lakelands District School Board (TLDSB) and through the grant program Breakfast and small Breakfast Clubs of Learning in Canada. funding of individual funds are also held across the money raised goes directly to the food budget.
Although funding is important for the operation of the program, volunteers are also needed to ensure that all schools have run five days a week programs.
"For anyone interested in volunteering do not have to commit to five days a week," Walker said. "Many do one day a week and is a great help. I think the cost of food goes to the highest relatives and are struggling to stretch their food budget and really no end in sight in is more important to have such a program. "
If you are interested in helping the Food for Kids, please contact Aaron Walker at 705-455-2358 or you can send a donation:
Baby food w / the point in time, 69 Avenue East. P.o, Box 1306, Haliburton Ontario K0M 1S0