“…Food insecurity among young people is associated with a range of negative outcomes, such as poorer eating habits, nutrition, and physical and mental health (Bruening et al, ; Cook et al, ; Eicher‐Miller, Mason, Weaver, McCabe, & Boushey, ; Gallegos, Ramsey, & Ong, ; Hughes, Serebryanikova, Donaldson, & Leveritt, ; Kirkpatrick & Tarasuk, ; Mello et al, ; Payne‐Sturges et al, ; Stuff et al, ). Numerous studies have also shown that food insecurity among schoolchildren is associated with absenteeism from school and lower academic performance across a range of indicators, including standardized test scores, classroom grades, and grade completion (Alaimo, Olson, & Frongillo, ; Belachew et al, ; Bernal, Frongillo, Herrera, & Rivera, ; Jyoti, Frongillo, & Jones, ; Roustit, Hamelin, Grillo, Martin, & Chauvin, ; Winicki & Jemison, ).…”