Hunger-Free School Campus
The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) offers the Hunger-Free School Campus designation to encourage schools to play an active role in reducing food insecurity on their school campus and in the community. The Hunger-Free School Campus designation is available to National School Lunch Program schools that have implemented some of the best practices identified by FDACS as ways to reduce food insecurity and remove the distraction of hunger from the classroom.
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How to Become a Hunger-Free School Campus
To be designated a Hunger-Free School Campus, a school must implement at least seven of the best practices below. Schools that implement seven practices and have a 70% student participation in lunch service will be recognized at the Silver level. To receive Gold-level recognition, schools must implement seven best practices and achieve 70% lunch participation and 70% breakfast participation.
Schools previously designated as a Hunger-Free School Campus are eligible to reapply every two school years.
- 70% Breakfast Participation: At least 70% of students participating in lunch participate in breakfast service annually as determined by the previous school year data.
- 70% Lunch Participation: At least 70% of students participate in lunch service annually as determined by the previous school year data.
- Universal Free Breakfast and/or Lunch.
- Special Provision Implementation: Participate in the Community Eligibility Provision or Provision 1, 2 or 3.
- Alternative Breakfast: Offer Breakfast After the Bell, Breakfast in the Classroom, or Second Chance Breakfast.
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- Local School Wellness Policy and Healthy School Team: Have an established Healthy School Team to monitor compliance with competitive food rules and ensure the successful implementation of the local school wellness policy.
- School Garden: Use a school garden to teach students about agriculture, nutrition and food access.
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- Backpack Program: Ensure students have enough food during the weekend and school breaks.
- Community Education. Provide information to staff and families about local resources available to those that may be food insecure.
- Gleaning: Coordinate a gleaning as a team-building event for staff or a field trip for students.
- Food Drive: Host an annual food drive to collect shelf-stable food to donate to a food pantry.
- Summer BreakSpot: Become a Summer BreakSpot sponsor and/or site to provide meals to children throughout the summer when they don’t have access to the National School Lunch Program.
- Afterschool Snack Program: Participate in the Afterschool Snack Program to ensure students have access to nutritious snacks after the school day has ended.
- At-Risk After-School Meals Program: Participate in the At-Risk After-School Meals Program to provide meals during school breaks and during the school year.
- Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program: Participate in the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program to provide students with free fresh fruit and vegetables throughout the day.
- School Food Waste Audit: Conduct a
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2019-2020 School Year Awards by County
County | School | Awards |
|---|---|---|
Alachua | Alachua Elementary | Bronze |
Alachua | Archer Elementary | Bronze |
Alachua | Glen Springs Elementary | Bronze |
Alachua | Idylwild Elementary | Bronze |
Alachua | Irby Elementary | Bronze |
Alachua | Lake Forest Elementary | Bronze |
Alachua | Littlewood Elementary | Bronze |
Alachua | Metcalfe Elementary | Bronze |
Alachua | Newberry Elementary | Bronze |
Alachua | Rawlings Elementary | Bronze |
Alachua | Shell Elementary | Bronze |
Alachua | Talbot Elementary | Bronze |
Alachua | Wiles Elementary | Bronze |
Alachua | Stephen Foster Elementary | Silver |
Alachua | Norton Elementary | Silver |
Alachua | Duval Early Learning Academy | Gold |
Brevard | Endeavor Elementary | Silver |
Collier | Vineyard's Elementary | Bronze |
Collier | Avalon Elementary | Bronze |
Collier | Osceola Elementary | Bronze |
Collier | Golden Terrace Elementary | Bronze |
Collier | Bryceville Elementary | Bronze |
Collier | Callahan Elementary | Bronze |
Collier | Poinciana Elementary | Bronze |
Collier | Eden Park Elementary | Silver |
Collier | Highlands Elementary | Silver |
Collier | Pinecrest Elementary | Silver |
Collier | Lely Elementary | Gold |
Collier | Shadowlawn Elementary | Gold |
Collier | Manatee Elementary | Gold |
Collier | Village Oaks Elementary | Gold |
Hernando | Central High | Bronze |
Hernando | Challenger K-8 | Bronze |
Hernando | Springstead High | Bronze |
Hernando | Hernando High | Bronze |
Hernando | Brooksville Elementary | Silver |
Hernando | Dolores S. Parrot Middle | Silver |
Hernando | Eastside Elementary | Silver |
Hernando | Fox Chapel Middle | Silver |
Hernando | Moton Elementary | Silver |
Hernando | Suncoast Elementary | Silver |
Hernando | Westside Elementary | Silver |
Hernando | Winding Waters | Silver |
Hernando | Powell Middle | Silver |
Hernando | West Hernando Middle | Silver |
Hernando | John D. Floyd Elementary | Silver |
Hernando | Spring Hill Elementary | Silver |
Hernando | Explorer K-8 | Silver |
Hernando | Chocachatti Elementary | Silver |
Hernando | Deltona Elementary | Gold |
Hernando | Pinegrove Elementary | Gold |
Hillsborough | The Collaboratory Preparatory Academy | Silver |
Lake | Eustis Middle | Bronze |
Nassau | Callahan Intermediate | Bronze |
Nassau | Callahan Middle | Bronze |
Nassau | Emma Love Hardee | Bronze |
Nassau | Fernandina Beach High | Bronze |
Nassau | Fernandina Beach Middle | Bronze |
Nassau | Hilliard Elementary | Bronze |
Nassau | Hilliard Middle | Bronze |
Nassau | Southside Elementary | Bronze |
Nassau | West Nassau High | Bronze |
Nassau | Wildlight Elementary | Bronze |
Nassau | Yulee Elementary | Bronze |
Nassau | Yulee Middle | Bronze |
Nassau | Yulee High | Bronze |
Nassau | Callahan Elementary | Bronze |
Nassau | Bryceville Elementary | Bronze |
Nassau | Yulee Primary | Bronze |
Orange | Carver Middle | Bronze |
Orange | Mollie Ray Elementary | Gold |
Osceola | Deerwood Elementary | Silver |
Palm Beach | Seagull Academy of Independent Living | Bronze |
Palm Beach | Deerwood Elementary | Bronze |
Palm Beach | Pine Jog Elementary | Bronze |
Palm Beach | Lake Park Elementary | Bronze |
Palm Beach | Northboro Elementary | Bronze |
Palm Beach | A.W. Dreyfoos High | Bronze |
Palm Beach | Berkshire Elementary | Bronze |
Palm Beach | Academy for Positive Learning | Bronze |
Palm Beach | Lake Shore Middle | Bronze |
Palm Beach | Seminole Trails Elementary | Bronze |
Palm Beach | Banyan Creek Elementary | Bronze |
Palm Beach | New Horizons Elementary | Bronze |
Palm Beach | Hammock Pointe Elementary | Bronze |
Palm Beach | Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune Elementary | Bronze |
Palm Beach | Tradewinds Middle | Bronze |
Palm Beach | Montessori Academy of Early Enrichment | Bronze |
Palm Beach | Somerset Academy JFK | Bronze |
Palm Beach | Jupiter Elementary | Silver |
Palm Beach | Howell Watkins Middle | Silver |
Palm Beach | Northmore Elementary | Silver |
Palm Beach | Roosevelt Elementary | Silver |
Palm Beach | West Gate Elementary | Silver |
Palm Beach | Belvedere Elementary | Silver |
Palm Beach | Palmetto Elementary | Silver |
Palm Beach | Forest Hill Elementary | Silver |
Palm Beach | Highland Elementary | Silver |
Palm Beach | Barton Elementary | Silver |
Palm Beach | Lantana Elementary | Silver |
Palm Beach | Starlight Cove Elementary | Silver |
Palm Beach | Rolling Green Elementary | Silver |
Palm Beach | Galaxy E3 Elementary | Silver |
Palm Beach | Forest Park Elementary | Silver |
Palm Beach | Boca Raton Elementary | Silver |
Palm Beach | Gove Elementary | Silver |
Palm Beach | South Grade Elementary | Silver |
Palm Beach | Freedom Shores Elementary | Silver |
Palm Beach | Crosspointe Elementary | Silver |
Palm Beach | Rolling Green Elementary | Gold |
Palm Beach | Rosenwald Elementary | Gold |
Palm Beach | Belle Glade Elementary | Gold |
Palm Beach | Village Academy | Gold |
Palm Beach | Diamond View Elementary | Gold |
Pasco | Anclote Elementary | Bronze |
Pasco | Chasco Elementary | Bronze |
Pasco | Chester Elementary | Bronze |
Pasco | Gulfside Elementary | Bronze |
Pasco | Hudson Elementary | Bronze |
Pasco | James M. Marlowe Elementary | Bronze |
Pasco | Moon Lake Elementary | Bronze |
Pasco | Northwest Elementary | Bronze |
Pasco | Pasco Elementary | Bronze |
Pasco | Richey Elementary | Bronze |
Pasco | Rodney B. Cox Elementary | Bronze |
Pasco | Schrader Elementary | Bronze |
Pasco | Sunray Elementary | Bronze |
Pasco | Woodland Elementary | Bronze |
Pinellas | Maximo Elementary | Bronze |
Pinellas | Safety Harbor Elementary | Bronze |
Pinellas | Azalea Elementary | Bronze |
Pinellas | King’s Highway | Silver |
