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Nutrition director: new grants, CEP renewal and expanded summer meals for Brookings-Harbor students
Summary
Cindy Devos, the district nutrition director, told the board the district secured multiple federal and state nutrition grants, has applied to renew Community Eligibility Program status and will run summer meal service; she said an additional $90,751 was recently awarded for fresh produce.
Cindy Devos, the Brookings-Harbor SD 17C nutrition director, told the school board on April 15 that the district has secured a set of nutrition grants and program approvals that will support breakfast and fresh produce for students.
"$2,023 for each school with [the] Breakfast After the Bell grant," Devos said, and she described several other awards and allocations that support school meals. She reported a recurring Oregon Farm to School grant of $6,391.60 and said she had set aside $21,023 for the USDA/DOD Fresh Fruits and Vegetables program. "I recently requested and have been awarded an additional $90,751," Devos said, noting the district had exhausted earlier DOD funding…
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