Become a Breakfast First Partner!

Breakfast First: Healthy Food for Hungry Minds is a statewide campaign to strengthen the School Breakfast Program in California.

Everyone can play a role—big or small—in helping the effort to put Breakfast First. Campaign staff are here to help you figure out how your group can get involved.

For example:

Are you a parent? Every child and teen can benefit from school breakfast. With today’s long commutes and busy schedules, many families just don’t have time in the morning to make sure their kids eat a nutritious breakfast. Teenagers, in particular, may find it hard to get up in time for a healthy meal. Breakfast at school is a free or low-cost option all families should consider. As a parent, you have the opportunity to work with your principal, school food service director and/or school board to make sure there’s breakfast at your school and to give input on the types of food that’s being offered.

Are you a student? Do you work with youth? Students have an important role in making sure school breakfast works! They can help schools decide what foods should be offered and how to spread the word that eating breakfast at school is the right way to start the day.

Are you part of a community organization? Your church, synagogue, mosque, Junior League, fraternal organization or other group can lead the way in focusing community attention on school breakfast. Share the benefits of school breakfast for families coping with hectic mornings and long commutes. Be a part of reworking the school breakfast menu in your district to include healthy options kids will love to eat.

Are you a health or nutrition professional? With obesity prevention one of our state’s leading health needs, expanding the reach of the School Breakfast Program has taken on new importance. Health care and nutrition professionals can help emphasize that eating a nutritious breakfast is a successful strategy for maintaining a healthy weight.

Others welcome, too! Let’s work together to put Breakfast First. Email the Breakfast First Campaign with your ideas on how to put Breakfast First. Sign up today to become a Campaign partner: