BREAKFAST FOR LEARNING Northwest
Territories

Breakfast for Learning Northwest Territories allocates Nutrition Grant funding to schools across Northwest Territories. We also raise funds locally to increase the amount of funding that we can provide for School Nutrition Programs. This year Breakfast for Learning Northwest Territories is supporting healthy breakfast, lunch or snack programs in 42 of the 49 schools in the Northwest Territories.

Breakfast for Learning Northwest Territories also works to raise awareness of the impact that nutrition can have on learning, as evidenced from this quote from Inuvik:

"Sir Alexander Mackenzie School is an elementary school in the far reaches of Canada's North.  For a variety of reasons, many of our children come to school having eaten a minimum breakfast or, in most cases, no breakfast at all.  Through our nutritious snacks program, we provide a nutritious snack for each kindergarten and grade one student every morning and afternoon.  As foods such as fresh fruits, vegetables and dairy products including yogurt, cheese and milk are often "luxury items" for many of our families, at least we are able to provide them with some of the foods they require.  Over the years, we have found that our attendance in these lower grades has improved dramatically, from a low 70% to our present average attendance of 96%.  We also find that the children have a longer attention span, are more focused and perform better in all areas of the school curricula.  Through the generous donations of our sponsors, our children are provided with the opportunity of experiencing success in school and developing healthy eating habits that hopefully will last all their lives"