Free food for all in Ansonia schools next four years

ANSONIA -For the city’s 2,400 students breakfast and lunch will be free for the next four years. “This is good news for our kids,” said William Nimons, president of the city’s Board of Education. “That’s the most important way for them to start their day. It means the’re guaranteed two nutritious meals. Nimons said Board of Education will sign off on the Connecticut State Department of Education’s documents during their Sept. 12 meeting. “But the students already are receiving their meals,” he said. The meals are provided as part of the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program through the Community Eligibility Provision. Payment is made by the state.

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