Community Eligibility: The Key to Hunger-Free Schools 2026

During the 2025–2026 school year, a record 55,362 schools offered breakfast and lunch to all their students through the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP), according to FRAC’s latest report, Community Eligibility: The Key to Hunger-Free Schools. 

This report analyzes CEP adoption—nationally and for each state and the District of Columbia—in the 2025–2026 school year.