Food For Thought – Alberta School Pilot Nutrition Project
ALBERTA – The Alberta government is taking the expression food for thought quite literally with a new nutrition pilot project.
On Monday, Nov. 14, the Alberta government announced that $3.5 million will go towards a school nutrition pilot project with the goal of feeding hungry students healthy meals. The program is part of the Government of Alberta’s “Future Ready” initiative.
Alberta Education has identified 14 school boards to take part in the pilot, including 10 rural boards and four urban ones, based on greatest need as determined by socio-economic status data from Statistics Canada.
Each school board has been asked to choose one K-6 school to participate in the pilot.