Access to proper nutrition supports a child's healthy development and positive academic outcomes. Children lacking access to healthy and nutritious food are ill more frequently; struggle academically; less likely to graduation from high school and progress to college; and less likely to earn enough income to feed their own families when they are adults. Typically, children experiencing intergenerational poverty are eligible for two programs that ensure they have access to health and nutritious food: (1) Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly Food Stamps); and (2) School Lunch Program.

This indicator represents the percent of children experiencing intergenerational poverty who are enrolled in the School Lunch Program.