5.19.2015 According to a new report released today, a 10 percent expansion of California’s school breakfast program would generate $42.7 million in economic activity while creating nearly 1,000 new jobs. The report, “Good for Kids, Good for the State: The Economic and Fiscal Impact of Increasing Participation in the School Breakfast Program,” was authored by Tim Gage and prepared for CFPA. Gage, a former director of finance for California and co-founder and co-principal of the Blue Sky Consulting Group, examined the economic impact of a 10 percent increase in participation in the federal School Breakfast Program (SBP) among California students. While the initial cost to the State General Fund would be $4.8 million, the analysis shows that this investment is dwarfed by the federal government’s contribution of $40.2 million. What’s more, the analysis shows that new economic activity — driven largely by the influx of federal dollars — would generate $2.7 million in tax revenue for the General Fund, offsetting California’s initial costs by nearly 60 cents on the dollar.
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CFPA is sponsoring AB 1240 (Bonta & Thurmond) to expand school breakfast in high-need schools. Learn more at CFPA’s AB 1240 page.
Be a champion for school breakfast and California’s kids: submit a letter of support for AB 1240. Download instructions and an AB 1240 sample support letter. doc
Questions? Contact Tia Shimada at tia@cfpa.net or 510.433.1122 ext. 109
