Community eligibility program a win-win for students, schools, and families

Ensuring that more students participate in breakfast and lunch programs is one way to help promote a quality education for all North Carolina students. For the 2014-15 school year, nearly 300,000 students in high-poverty schools across North Carolina could potentially benefit from an initiative referred to as the Community Eligibility Program (CEP), which ensures that every child in high-poverty schools receives two nutritious meals each day so that they are ready to learn all day.