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Nourishing futures for every student.
FoodCorps envisions a future in which every child, in every school, experiences the joy and power of food.
And that future is soon. Our goal: by 2030, every child in America has access to food education and nourishing food in schools.
FoodCorps Service Member Katie Kamimoto and a student harvest carrots at Mar Vista Elementary. (Oxnard, CA)
FoodCorps Service Member Cindy Flowers teaches a lesson to students at Aberdeen Elementary School. (Aberdeen, NC)
Food is a pathway to justice.
And we’re committed to following that path ourselves. Learn more about the moves we’re making for a more just FoodCorps.
Action for Equity & InclusionEvery child could benefit from this… Every child should have that experience to dig in the dirt and to plant something and see it grow.
—Barb Schmitz, Guidance Counselor, Wings Park Elementary (Oelwein, IA)
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From the Skillet
Our home for the latest stories, news, and resources about food in schools.
“Becoming Actual Sovereign People”: Insight From a Young Apache Farmer
“Farming can be a hard job when there’s only so many people who think it’s something worth fighting for.”
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Inside FoodCorps’ Onyx Crown Collective Retreat
“OCC is a group of chosen family that supports, encourages, and inspires one another.”
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It’s #TimeForFoodEd: June Policy Updates
Tell the White House it’s time to make food education the standard for every child in every school.
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15 Latine-Led Organizations Working Toward Social Justice
Learn how these Latine-led organizations are working for racial equity, environmental justice, and youth engagement in their communities.
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FoodCorps Alumna to Speak on White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health Panel “Partnerships Between Farmers and Communities to Increase Access to Local Foods”
White House invites recent FoodCorps service member Phoebe Wong to share farm-to-school experience on panel.
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Biden’s goal to end hunger by 2030 and his new food conference, explained
“We saw in the early days of COVID just how critical food is in our lives. We saw the long lines at the food bank, those streams of cars lined up waiting to collect boxes of food,” said Curt Ellis, CEO and co-founder of FoodCorps.
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The Equity Lab Names Kenya Collins and Arely Garcia as Nexus Fellows
Kenya Collins, Vice President of Equity, and Arely Garcia, Director of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, have been chosen as 2022-23 Nexus Fellows.
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Nourishing Futures for Every Student: August Policy Updates
We’ve been preparing for the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health, championing our policy priorities as Child Nutrition Reauthorization moves forward, and more.
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What is the Healthy Meals, Healthy Kids Act?
This summer, the House Education and Labor Committee advanced the Healthy Meals, Healthy Kids Act—a much anticipated Child Nutrition Reauthorization (CNR) bill.
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