What is the Community Eligibility Provision, or CEP?
The Oregonian: reconnecting Oregon students with the state’s agricultural roots
Oregon’s first four “FoodCorps” service members began serving this week.
FoodCorps is “more than just another food pyramid poster on the cafeteria wall”
As FoodCorps co-founder Cecily Upton said, “This is more than just another food pyramid poster on the cafeteria wall. Foodcorps is a school food army, putting boots on the ground in service for healthier kids.”
Grist: FoodCorps will teach kids, link farms and schools
FoodCorps trumpeted as a ray of hope in curbing this nation’s childhood obesity epidemic.
Jackson Free Press: Local Service Member Named Person of the Day
Mississippi FoodCorps Service Member Abi Phillips was named person of the day for her work in local schools in Jackson.
FoodCorps Recruiting First Class of Service Members for School Food Systems
FoodCorps Recruiting First Class of Service Members for School Food Systems
Feb 01, 2011 – New York: Today, FoodCorps, a brand new and much anticipated national service program, opens applications for its first class of service members. Those selected will dedicate one year of full-time public service in school food systems – sourcing healthful local food for school cafeterias, expanding nutrition education programs, and building and tending school gardens.
AmeriCorps Announces Planning Support for New Program: FoodCorps
AmeriCorps Announces Planning Support for New Program: FoodCorps
Apr 18, 2010 – The founders of FoodCorps are gathering in Arizona next week to launch the planning process for their national AmeriCorps Farm to School and school garden service program. The program, funded under newly approved planning grants from the Corporation for National and Community Service and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, is expected to begin on-the-ground activities in 2011.