LANSING, Mich. – Today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer proclaimed March 4-8 as School Breakfast Week and highlighted her administration’s bipartisan collaboration with the Michigan Legislature to deliver free breakfast and lunch for all 1.4 million public school students.
“There’s a reason we tell our kids that breakfast is the most important meal of the day—it helps them focus in class so they can learn and grow,” said Governor Whitmer. “This School Breakfast Week, let’s celebrate our bipartisan work to deliver free breakfast and lunch for all 1.4 million public school students in Michigan. I am so proud we got it done in last year’s balanced budget, and I am proud to have included funding to feed two free meals at school again in my budget proposal this year. By feeding our students, we can help them concentrate on learning and growing in class instead of worrying about an empty stomach. Let’s also save parents $850 a year on groceries per kid and valuable time every morning.”
Free Breakfast and Lunch for Michigan Students
The balanced, bipartisan budget Governor Whitmer signed into law last year delivered free breakfast and lunch for all 1.4 million public school students in Michigan. Getting this done saves parents an average of $850 a year per kid on groceries and valuable time every morning.
To view the full proclamation, click here.
