School Breakfast Program: Difference between revisions

{{Short description|Federally subsidized US program providing breakfast at K-12 schools}}

{{Use mdy dates|date = March 2019}}The '''School Breakfast Program''' (SBP) is a federally funded meal program that provides free and reduced cost [[breakfast]]s to children at public and private schools, and child care facilities in the United States.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Hermes |first=Angelynn |date=August 2012 |title=A Guide to the School Breakfast Program |url=https://www.ncsl.org/documents/statefed/School_Breakfast_Program_FactSheet.pdf |access-date=23 March 2022 |website=National Conference of State Legislatures}}</ref> All children in participating schools and residential institutions are eligible for a federally subsidized meal, regardless of family income. However, free meals must be offered to children from families with incomes below 130% of the [[federal poverty level]], and [[reduced price meal]]s to those with family incomes between 130% and 185% of the poverty level. Those families over 185% poverty level have to pay full price for their meals which are set by the school.  Even though the children have to pay for their own meals, the school is still reimbursed to some extent.<ref name="USDA" /><ref name=":0" />