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History of Child Nutrition Program
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First school feeding began in Munich, Germany
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France and England begin public or school feeding
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Ellen H. Richards initiated the first school feeding in the United States in Boston
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Growth of the school lunch program in the 1920's
When boys were examined for the 1917 draft for World War 1, large numbers of them were found to be malnourished and infit for military. -
The Great Depression brought on the second wave in the development of chold nutrition programs
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The federal government began its first financial support of the school lunch program
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WPA closed in the early part of 1943
without the WPA support, schools had no funds for labor and serve -
President Harry Truman signd the National School Lunch Act
This established the school lunch program on a permanent basis. -
The special milk program
Created to help dairy farmers move the surplus milk that wasno longer needed by the military into the market. -
Russia's launching of a Sputnik
This created a national concern for improving the quality of education in Amerca for all children. -
Congress passed the Civil Rights Act and Elementary and Secondary Education Act
Both had an major impact on school lunch -
Congressman Carl Perkins appropriated $100 million to schools to feed children
At the close of the 1968 hearing after listening to the ASFSA panel's testimony -
Public Law 91-248
Authorized all schools serving free and reduced price lunches to recieve special assistance funds and changed state matching requirements for the lunch program -
School Breakfast Program made permanent
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The Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1980
Resulted in a $400 million reductionin child nurtrition program funding. -
Another Omnibus reconciliation Act
reducing child nutrition funding by $1.4 million, or approximately 25% -
The 1994 Reauthorization Act
The healthy meals for healthy americans act focused on improving the quallity of school meals -
Michelle Obama starts the "lets move" campaign
Started incorporating the HealthierUS School Challenge into her campaign to raise a healthier generation of kids. -
offer vs. serve
Lets students decline some of the food offered in a reimbursable lunch or breakfast.
