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Breakfast Club
Pender's Grove Primary is a member of the Victorian Government's Breakfast Clubs program.
The School Breakfast Clubs program seeks to address the impact that disadvantage can have on education outcomes by offering free and healthy food for students in 1,000 Victorian government schools.
Research shows that a child's ability to concentrate in class, self-regulate and learn is negatively impacted if they are hungry. It has been reported that the rising cost of living makes it increasingly difficult particularly for low-income families and families living in poverty to provide enough healthy food for all the family each week.
Building on the success of the 2016-19 School Breakfast Clubs program, which began implementation in 500 Victorian government primary schools over 2016, the expanded program seeks to further support Victorian students and their families.
The Victorian Government has continued its partnership with Foodbank Victoria, the Victorian branch of Australia's largest food welfare agency in Australia, to deliver the program.
The program will include:
Find out more
For more information about the School Breakfast Clubs program, and to view an interactive map of participating schools, visit the Foodbank Victoria website.
The School Breakfast Clubs program seeks to address the impact that disadvantage can have on education outcomes by offering free and healthy food for students in 1,000 Victorian government schools.
Research shows that a child's ability to concentrate in class, self-regulate and learn is negatively impacted if they are hungry. It has been reported that the rising cost of living makes it increasingly difficult particularly for low-income families and families living in poverty to provide enough healthy food for all the family each week.
Building on the success of the 2016-19 School Breakfast Clubs program, which began implementation in 500 Victorian government primary schools over 2016, the expanded program seeks to further support Victorian students and their families.
The Victorian Government has continued its partnership with Foodbank Victoria, the Victorian branch of Australia's largest food welfare agency in Australia, to deliver the program.
The program will include:
- delivery of healthy breakfasts in 1,000 Victorian government primary, secondary, P-12 and specialist schools
- provision of nutritious lunches and holiday food supplies targeted to students in need
- delivery of cooking classes for families at 100 disadvantaged schools.
Find out more
For more information about the School Breakfast Clubs program, and to view an interactive map of participating schools, visit the Foodbank Victoria website.