'My school cannot afford free breakfast club'
Barbara Middleton says she cannot afford to staff the government's free breakfast clubs.
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"The funding being paid doesn't afford me the employees that I would need to be able to run that safely."
— Barbara Middleton , Executive
"I know a lot of families that don't have a dining table and don't have the opportunity to sit around and talk to the children."
— Craig Brown , Other
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Barbara Middleton says she cannot afford to staff the government's free breakfast clubs.
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