More Than Milk Money

– This article on child nutrition is from my work as a Community Change Communications Fellow and originally appears at ChangeWire.org

My stomach had a clock. And as a grade schooler, every day at about the same time, it began ticking louder. For 22 cents a week, I received a chilled half-pint carton of milk as a mid-morning boost. As “milk time” drew near I’d fidget and my attention drifted from my lessons. Not until the cool beverage coated my insides like some form of liquid comfort was I able to refocus my attention until it was time to walk home for lunch. Read more…