Robyn Brown says like many educators, she's worrying about the students and families outside her school walls."The message I have repeated to families each day is that we are still 'here,'" she says. "We are going to get through this together, and we will see you again soon."

School meal programs do more than fill empty bellies, says Winnipeg early childhood educator Robyn Brown. They help build community, and feeling of self-worth and belonging for the kids they feed.