October 2018 Policy Update
A new proposal that would hurt the health of people immigrating to the U.S.; an update on the farm bill; a big win for AmeriCorps; and what’s next for the future of nutrition education funding.
National Farm-to-School Month: Highlighting 30 Innovative Programs from Across the Globe
Food Tank is celebrating farm-to-school month by featuring 29 inspiring and innovative farm-to-school programs from around the world; FoodCorps is one of them!
Growing Up Across Cultures
“The many communities I was able to live in expanded the breadth of cultures I celebrate, all of them deeply tied to the people that make them possible.”
What Domino’s Pizza in the Cafeteria Says About the State of School Food Reform
Cecily Upton, FoodCorps’ Co-Founder, Senior Vice President, and Chief Strategist, is quoted in this article on the challenges of running school food like a business.
NJDA Highlights FoodCorps During School Visit
The New Jersey Department of Agriculture visited Texas Avenue School in Atlantic City to highlight a FoodCorps-led, school-wide cafeteria taste test during the 8th annual Jersey Fresh Farm to School Week, Sept. 24-28.
C&S WHOLESALE GROCERS PARTNERS WITH FOODCORPS TO SUPPORT HUNGER ALLEVIATION AND NUTRITION EDUCATION IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES
NEW YORK, NY – SEPTEMBER 19, 2018—Today, C&S Wholesale Grocers, the largest wholesale grocery supply company in the U.S., joins FoodCorps, a national nonprofit that connects kids to healthy food in schools, to commemorate National Hunger Action Month by announcing the winner and runners-up of the annual Victory Growers essay contest.
Serving My Latine Heritage in the Brooklyn Community
“For me, being Latina is about feeling like a part of a greater community and taking pride in who I am.”
Building on the work of FoodCorps, Warren County hosts AmeriCorps VISTA member
“We are trying to build on the good work FoodCorps has done here since 2011 and expand that to a wider geography and wider number of kids,” Norwood said. “We are very pleased and very excited to have Leah here. I think she will make contributions in other ways to the community.”
In Maine, students learn hands-on, in the garden
FoodCorps AmeriCorps service member Malia Demers introduces kids to the wonder of the garden. “We’re always thinking of ways to have kids slow down and observe,” Demers said. “Tasting is a good way to slow down and observe how food tastes.”
ZEKE SMITH BRINGS TWO DECADES OF NONPROFIT AND EDUCATION EXPERIENCE TO FOODCORPS’ EXECUTIVE TEAM & NATIONAL SERVICE PROGRAM
New York, NY, September 13, 2018—FoodCorps, an AmeriCorps grantee that works to connect kids to healthy food in schools, announced today that Zeke Smith will join its Executive Team to lead FoodCorps’ nationwide service program as the Vice President of Programs.