Your 2023 Child Nutrition Policy Year in Review
Welcoming Everyone to the Table
FoodCorps is proud to serve a diverse array of communities. We reach vulnerable children in urban and rural environments across 18 states, and these include immigrant and refugee children. We’ve been serving Lewiston, Maine—home to people originally from Somalia, Congo and Angola—for over five years now. Read FoodCorps AmeriCorps member Shana Wallace’s reflections on how creating … Continued
Portland Press Herald: FoodCorps is doing its part to get kids to eat their vegetables
Bite by bite, small victories are changing school kids’ eating habits in Maine, one of the original FoodCorps states. In Waldoboro, Maine, every taste counts.
An Interview with STAR School’s Wellness Wonder Woman: Louva Montour
Louva Montour began volunteering at STAR (Service To All Relations) Charter School in 2001. Later, she would become the school’s chef, the home-ec instructor, and a founding member of the STAR Wellness Committee. Since the start of my service at STAR I’ve been fortunate to work closely with Louva, assisting in her home-ec classes where … Continued