The Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance and the Arkansas No Kid Hungry campaign have announced Cotter School District as one of nine Arkansas school districts to achieve Five to Thrive status. Five to Thrive is a campaign developed to encourage school districts across the state to offer a variety of nutrition and physical activity programming to improve student health and academic outcomes.
Participating districts received program implementation funds and technical assistance to implement five program components by August of this year. Required program components included:
– Adopting Breakfast After The Bell and the Community Eligibility Provision (or similar universal breakfast program)
-Serving or supporting USDA summer and after-school meal programs
-Hosting Cooking Matters or similar nutrition education programs
-Maintaining or starting school-based pantries or weekend backpack programs
-Implementing an evidence-based physical activity program such as Go Noodle or Fuel up to Play 60
Food Bank of North Central Arkansas President and CEO Jeff Quick says the organization is proud of the Cotter School District and will recognize the district, as well as Mountain Home Public Schools, at next week’s Bridge Bash event.
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