Foster Farms' study says Food 4 Thought program improved schoolwork
As the current school year comes to a close, 825 elementary school students participating in the second round of Foster Farms' Food 4 Thought program will soon receive their final grocery delivery of the school year (650 in Stanislaus County will receive their delivery tomorrow and the remaining Merced County students receive theirs the week of May 31).
According to a survey of parents whose children took part in the Foster Farms-sponsored program, Food 4 Thought continues to have a positive impact on students both in the classroom and at home. This year's program supported 60 percent more children than last year, reaching 825 elementary students at nine schools in Stanislaus and Merced counties. Participating students logging eight hours in after-school tutoring a week received 15- to 18-lb bags of groceries twice monthly. Needy students in Stanislaus and Merced Counties received more than 260,000 pounds of groceries in the 2010-2011 school year alone.