Proceeds from the New Jersey Lottery provide over 660,000 school lunches and 140,000 school breakfasts, according to the Department of Agriculture's Division of Food and Nutrition Services.

Teachers and principals have said it for years: Hungry children can't learn. Children who aren't hungry feel better, learn better, and behave better.

All children need a nutritious breakfast. The School Breakfast Program offers all children - regardless of their economic status - a critical jump start at the beginning of each day. The School Breakfast Program ensures that all children have access to a healthy breakfast. at school to promote learning readiness and healthy eating behaviors.

The National School Lunch Program provides nutritious lunches and the opportunity to practice skills learned in the classroom nutrition education.

Students of New Jersey win
through the Division of Food and Nutrition Services
funded by New Jersey Lottery proceeds.