School feeding programs improve nutrition and child growth across generations: Evidence from India Published On - August 12, 2021 GAP Research Post August 12, 2021 School feeding programs improve nutrition and child growth across generations: Evidence from India Suman Chakrabarti Samuel Scott Harold Alderman Purnima Menon Daniel Gilligan Research shows for the first time the benefits of a key type of social protection program extend years later to the children of recipients.