School Breakfast Challenge

Wisconsin School Breakfast

In Wisconsin, 1 in 6 children lives in poverty, and children often are not getting the food and fuel they need to learn. School Breakfast provides critical nutrition to children, especially in high poverty areas where kids might not get that nutrition at home.

Wisconsin ranks last in the country in serving breakfast to students from low-income families. Hunger Task Force is working with school districts, teachers and parents to ensure thousands of more hungry kids get a breakfast to start their day. 

Wisconsin School Breakfast Challenge

School Breakfast fuels academic success. Did you know that kids who eat a healthy school breakfast do better in math, have higher attendance and are more likely to graduate?

Hunger Task Force, No Kid Hungry and DPI are working together to sponsor the annual Wisconsin School Breakfast Challenge, which helps school districts provide a healthy breakfast and a great start for every student.

Step-by-Step

The Wisconsin School Breakfast Challenge is a contest for schools throughout Wisconsin to increase participation in their breakfast program, improving the options in their existing breakfast program, or starting a brand new breakfast program.

Any school is eligible to participate—and win prizes!—in the Wisconsin School Breakfast Challenge. The 2018-2019 School Breakfast Challenge is closed. Winners will be announced soon.

School Breakfast Challenge Toolkit

Need additional information or resources? Check out the 2018-2019 Wisconsin School Breakfast Toolkit!

School Breakfast Video Challenge

This winter, Hunger Task Force worked with Department of Public Instruction (DPI) to bring awareness to the importance of School Breakfast for all children. The School Breakfast Video Challenge in Wisconsin took place November 7, 2018—February 28, 2019.

Students statewide were encouraged to submit original videos to the DPI to show that “Wisconsin School Meals Rock!” Visit the Wisconsin School Meals Rock website for samples of other entries.

Winners were notified during the 2019 National School Breakfast Week, and the winning entry received $1,000!

Check out this year’s winning entries here.

To learn more about the Wisconsin Breakfast Challenge, contact DPI’s School Nutrition Team School Breakfast Specialists at DPISBP@dpi.wi.gov or Maureen Fitzgerald of Hunger Task Force at Maureen@hungertaskforce.org.