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.
Bayvale Elementary Students Plant Seeds of Positivity For 9/11 Day of Service
Bayvale Elementary’s Nutrition Services Department showed students how to honor people who stepped up after the 9/11 terror attacks.
Sweetgreen is Putting $1 Million Into Better School Lunches With FoodCorps
sweetgreen has committed $1 million to FoodCorps to help bring students’ voice and choice to school lunches.
From the Source: Who’s Who in School Food
Our latest post in this series explores the different players in school nutrition and the roles they play in bringing healthy food to school cafeterias.
FoodCorps and C&S Wholesale Grocers Commemorate National Hunger Action Month
FoodCorps and C&S Grocers commemorate National Hunger Action Month by announcing the winner and runners-up of the sixth annual Victory Growers essay contest.
Snow Days
“For every snow day after, any residual, childhood excitement I felt at the prospect of a day off was tempered by a twisting feeling in my gut for the kids who would not get a decent meal that day.”