The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools and residential child care institutions. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to children each school day. The program was established under the National School Lunch Act, signed by President Harry Truman in 1946. While all …

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The Summer Meals NY program provides students with free, healthy summer meals while staying safe. Many of the program’s meal sites are serving grab-and-go meals to allow for social distancing. Visit the program’s website for more information. On the national level, Hunger Free America operates the National Hunger Hotline on behalf of USDA. The hotline …

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Attention all BKW students & their families: We are collecting the Chromebooks and chargers to inventory them and to do necessary updates. Please return all Chromebooks and chargers as soon as possible.

With the end of the school year, the New York State Education Department and the New York State Library are encouraging students and families to participate in the annual Summer Reading program. Over 1,100 public libraries and branches are now open and ready to offer fun and exciting summer events and enrichment activities for students …

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The BKW Chapters of the National Honor Society and National Junior Honor Society will be giving away FREE school supplies for any students who need them. Orders are being taken now for the supplies, all of which have been donated to this not-for-profit service project. To get free supplies, complete the online order form (link) …

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