Why Help

While hunger and poverty is a major crisis beyond the scope of our organization, we can ensure that the children living in our community go to school well nourished.

The Need

Nutrition for Learning has been a registered charitable organization since 1997. We support community based nutrition programs committed to improving the learning capacity, health and well being of children and youth in Waterloo Region.

Research has proven that students coming to school hungry don’t perform well in the classroom, have difficulty concentrating, display behavioural problems, are less alert and are often lethargic. Our programs impact the physical, cognitive, behavioural and academic needs of children and youth in Waterloo Region.

These are the startling facts:

• One in five children arrives at school without any food to sustain them an entire day

• 46% of food bank recipients in Waterloo Region are children

• 31% of grade 4 students do not eat breakfast; by high school this ratio increases to 62%

• Childhood obesity has tripled since 1981 partially due to eating prepackaged convenience foods high in salt, fat and sugars

• Children born in the year 2000 and later are expected to be the first generation to not outlive their parents.

Start a program at your own school learn more

Video – KCI’s Student Nutrition Program

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