Baltimore city schools are going to make it easier for students to grab a free breakfast before classes start each day, the school district announced Wednesday.Baltimore City Public Schools and Share Our Strength's No Kid Hungry Maryland Campaign said the alternative Grab and Go breakfast model will be expanded districtwide.Share Our Strength will provide funding for food service equipment, including four installments of $50,000 over the next two years.The school district said it's been a leader in providing free breakfast and lunch to students, but only a third of students eat breakfast at school.Baltimore will be the largest school district in Maryland to offer the Grab and Go breakfast model.Students can take advantage of convenient prepackaged breakfast from mobile carts in high-traffic areas such as hallways, entry ways or cafeterias."It's important that our students start the day ready to learn with a good, healthy breakfast," city schools CEO Sonja Brookins Santelises said in a prepared statement. "Thank you to Share Our Strength for helping to make breakfast more accessible to more of our students."

Baltimore city schools are going to make it easier for students to grab a free breakfast before classes start each day, the school district announced Wednesday.

Baltimore City Public Schools and Share Our Strength's No Kid Hungry Maryland Campaign said the alternative Grab and Go breakfast model will be expanded districtwide.


Share Our Strength will provide funding for food service equipment, including four installments of $50,000 over the next two years.

The school district said it's been a leader in providing free breakfast and lunch to students, but only a third of students eat breakfast at school.

Baltimore will be the largest school district in Maryland to offer the Grab and Go breakfast model.

Students can take advantage of convenient prepackaged breakfast from mobile carts in high-traffic areas such as hallways, entry ways or cafeterias.

"It's important that our students start the day ready to learn with a good, healthy breakfast," city schools CEO Sonja Brookins Santelises said in a prepared statement. "Thank you to Share Our Strength for helping to make breakfast more accessible to more of our students."