Federal Appropriations: What You Need to Know
Top 6 Books to Turn Kids into Brave Eaters
For two years now we have been partnering with C&S Wholesale Grocers and First Book to provide our AmeriCorps service members with money to purchase books to stock their schools’ teaching libraries. Year after year, these six books come in with rave reviews from corps members and students alike! We’ve included some of their testimonies below … Continued
Curt Ellis Tells Blue Sky Funders Forum about Power of Food in Environmental Literacy
By Curt Ellis, FoodCorps CEO & Co-Founder October is National Farm to School Month, a six-year-old celebration of programs around the country working to connect kids to healthy food through cooking, gardening, and lunch trays filled with food from local farms. The organization I’m proud to lead, FoodCorps, plays a role in these efforts, providing … Continued
Chronicle of Philanthropy Profiles FoodCorps’ Hunger for Results
The Chronicle of Philanthropy profiles FoodCorps and our CEO Curt Ellis, writing about our hunger for results, how we measure our impact, and how we plan to grow to better meet the need.
A Hunger for the Motor City
Hunger is everywhere in Detroit, including in the classroom. So where does food come from? How do we help?
FoodCorps Members Commemorate September 11th with Service
FoodCorps’ AmeriCorps service members serve their communities every day, but that takes on special meaning on national days of service. On September 11th each year, they organize and participate in special projects to commemorate the lives lost on that tragic day 15 years ago and to honor those who stepped up in service in the aftermath of the attacks. Here … Continued
Child Nutrition Directors and the Importance of Partnership
Child Nutrition Director Robert Parker has been with FoodCorps from the beginning, first in Warren County, NC and now in Brunswick County, NC.
6 Ways to Engage Parents to Grow Healthy Families
Parents and FoodCorps service members have to work together; it can take up to a dozen times of trying a new food for a child to come around and develop a taste for it. And healthy habits built at school must make their way home to have the biggest impact.
The NYC Food Policy Center at Hunter College Names Curt Ellis to 40 Under 40 ‘Rising Stars’
The NYC Food Policy Center at Hunter College has named FoodCorps Co-Founder and CEO Curt Ellis to their inaugural list of the “40 Under 40” rising stars on the issue. Here’s why.
11 FoodCorps Schools & Districts That Are “One in a Melon”
Congratulations are in order—FoodCorps school districts, schools, and partners won the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s “One in a Melon” Award in 11 of our 18 states. With these awards, the USDA is honoring excellent efforts in farm to school. These schools are investing in local food purchasing, growing and integrating school gardens, and getting kids excited about … Continued
FoodCorps Turns Five
Five years ago, we started FoodCorps. We set out to change lives—and change our country—by connecting kids with real food and giving them a chance to eat it, by building healthy habits, and by helping children fall in love with healthy food one carrot at a time. Thank you for helping us grow. Video edited … Continued