Source: Kelly Hinchcliffe, WRAL, 10/14/19

North Carolina has received a $4.5 million federal grant to provide fresh fruits and vegetables to nearly 95,000 students in 218 elementary schools across the state. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program requires schools with the highest percentage of low-income students be given priority for participation, since students enrolled in those schools often have fewer opportunities to regularly eat fresh fruits or vegetables. Food purchased with the federal funds must be in addition to those served as part of the school breakfast and lunch programs.

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