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WELCOME
An In-Depth Look on the Status and Future of
Texas’ Children
Food Policy Lunch:Dispelling the Myths around
School BreakfastNovember 20th, 2013
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Welcoming RemarksLiliana Esposito,
Vice President, Corporate Communications & Public Affairs,Dean Foods
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Councilmember Jerry R. Allen,Dallas City Councilmember, District 10
Welcoming Remarks
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Chef Panel: Breakfast for less than $2.00
Chef Chad Houser, Executive Director Café MomentumChef Graham Dodds, Hibiscus
Chef Matt Ford, CBD ProvisionsChef Jack Perkins, Maple & Motor and The Slow Bone
Chef Julie Eastland, Café Momentum
Cafe Momentum InternsMailk RunnelsAdolph MartinJordan Farrar
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Food Insecurity and the Importance of School Breakfast
Mandi Kimball, Director, Public Policy and Government Affairs, CHILDREN AT RISK
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+ About Us
20 years & countin
g
• CHILDREN AT RISK is a data-driven research and advocacy nonprofit organization that drives change for Texas’ children through strategic research, education, legal action, and public policy.
Focus Areas
• Focus areas include:• physical and mental health• food insecurity and nutrition• parenting• education• juvenile justice• human trafficking
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+What We Do
Research
Awareness
Collaboration
Advocacy
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Test Your Knowledge
Of the more than 6.9 million children in Texas, how many
children are still struggling with
hunger?
A. 10%B. 16%C. 20%D. 26%
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+D. 26%
1.8 million Texas children are living in
food insecure households.
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Test Your Knowledge
What percentage of
Texans reside in a food desert?
A. 5%B. 12%C. 15%D. 30%
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+ C. 15%
The USDA estimates that 15 percent of Texans reside in a food desert, making Texas the state
with the largest “grocery gap” in the country.
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Test Your Knowledge
What percentage of Texas children who qualify for free or reduced priced meals
during the school year, participate in the Summer Meals Program?
A. 1%B. 3%C. 9%D. 11%
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+D. 11%
Only 11% of the roughly 3 million Texas children who qualify for free or reduced priced meals during the
school year participate in the Summer Meals program
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+ Poverty
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Poverty - Texas and the Nation
In Texas, 17.9% of the total population lived in poverty in 2012.
26% of Texas children lived in poverty in 2012
29% of Dallas County children lived in poverty in 2012
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Food Insecurity
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+What is Food Insecurity?
Limited or uncertain access to nutritious and safe food necessary to lead a healthy lifestyle
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+Food Insecurity:
Texas and the U.S.
2011 U.S. TexasHousehold
Food Insecurity
14.9% 18.5%
Child Food Insecurity 20.6% 26%
Childhood Poverty 23% 26%
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+Food Insecurity: North
TexasCounty # of Food Insecure Children
Dallas 172,610
Rockwall 4,100
Hunt 5,640
Tarrant 116,370
Collin 39,440
Denton 32,820
Ellis 9,640
Johnson 9,340
Kaufman 6,480
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According to the research, Texas has
fewer supermarkets per capita than any state in
the nation. National level: 1
supermarket for every 8,620 people
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+Using Our Schools
to Combat Food Insecurity
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+Success in the 83rd
Legislature
• SB 376 expands the school breakfast program to the entire student body at campuses that have 80% or more economically disadvantaged students.
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Roughly 3 million public school students live at or below 185% of
the Federal Poverty Level.
Approximately half of these students attend schools where 80%
or more of their peers qualify for free or reduced priced meals
Poverty in Texas Schools
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Partic-ipated54%
Eligible, but did not par-
ticipate46%
Texas
Participated35%
Eligible, but did not partic-
ipate65%
North Texas
Texas & North Texas School Breakfast
Participation Rates
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464,945 of eligible North Texas students did NOT participate in school breakfast
last year
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Negative stigma attached to eating breakfast at school
Children aren’t getting to school in time to eat breakfast due to busy schedules & non-traditional working hours for
parents
In-class versus out-of class breakfast time
Not enough time allocated for breakfast
Reasons for Low Breakfast Participation
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+ Four Myths About Expanding School Breakfast
• If a school implements Universal Free School Breakfast, all children MUST eat a breakfast.
Myth #1
• Students must take ALL items provided in a school breakfast meal.
Myth #2
• Waste is a necessary consequence of implementing Universal Free School Breakfast.
Myth #3
• School Breakfast Programs contribute to childhood obesity
Myth #4
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HOW BREAKFAST CAN HELP
Nutritional
• Tend to have a more adequate nutrient intake
• Tend to have a lower BMI and are less likely to be overweight
• Helps establish healthy habits for life
Academic
• Improves math, reading, and standardized test scores
• Improves behavior and reduce disciplinary problems
• Helps children pay attention, perform problem-solving tasks, and improve memory
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+The importance of school meals…..
Students can’t learn if they are hungry.
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+Thank You!
Q & A
Contact Information:Mandi Kimball, Director of Public
Policy and Government Relations: [email protected]
or 713.869.7740
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Various Perspectives on Adoption and Implementation of Universal School Breakfast
Jaime Hanks Meyers, CHILDREN AT RISK
Dan Micciche, Dallas ISD School Board
Dora Rivas, Dallas ISD
Dr. Kim Broadway, Mesquite ISD
Sheri Carcano, Irving ISD
Sarahbeth Ghozali, Dairy MAX
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Thank You
An In-Depth Look on the Status and Future of
Texas’ Children
Food Policy Lunch:Dispelling the Myths
around School BreakfastNovember 20th, 2013