Introducing Our 2024-2025 Alumni Advocacy Leads
Indigenous Peoples’ Day Events: Where to Honor Indigenous Peoples’ Day 2019
Honor and celebrate Indigenous Peoples’ Day 2019 at one of these events taking place in communities around the country.
Groton Awarded Federal Grant to Expand Farm-to-School Program
Groton’s farm to school program teaches kids where their food comes from, ways they can cook and eat it, and what the food does for their bodies.
The Walmart Foundation Renews Commitment to FoodCorps Supporting Work Toward Healthy Schools
A $2.3 million grant from the Walmart Foundation will help support FoodCorps’ mission to connect students to healthy food in schools.
RDN Spotlight: Morgan McGhee, MPH, RD
Morgan McGhee, FoodCorps’ Director of School Nutrition Leadership, was recently featured on the Diversify Dietetics blog. Check out a snippet from her interview.
A Farm With A Focus on Community
Natasha and Pete met in Montana while serving in FoodCorps. They knew early on that they wanted to start a farm together focused on their mutual interest in food and social justice.
Howell Grad Wins National Contest To Raise Hunger Awareness
A Howell High School graduate has won a national essay contest that aims to raise awareness about hunger in schools and communities across the county.
New Life Growing in Elementary School Garden Teaches Kids the Importance of Food
“It’s amazing to see how many kids are actually interested in tasting vegetables when they’re involved in growing them.”
FoodCorps and Sweetgreen Want to “Reimagine” School Cafeterias
FoodCorps hopes to “reimagine” the cafeteria experience as one in which school meals become “opportunities for connection over a meal with culturally relevant ingredients in a warm, joyful, and convivial environment.”
What Are School Cafeterias Really Like? We Asked 400+ Kids and Grown-Ups.
Our Reimagining School Cafeterias report illustrates what’s happening in cafeterias nationwide—both the shared challenges and the exciting opportunities.
Reimagining The School Cafeteria For Students
Building on its impact of direct service in schools, FoodCorps is working on changing the narrative about food in schools and reimagining the cafeteria.