FoodCorps Responds to New USDA Nutrition Standards for School Meals
Support Community Food Access in Buffalo
We are devastated and outraged by the killings of community members in Buffalo, New York, this weekend by a white supremacist. This racist attack deliberately targeted a Black community at its epicenter: a community grocery store. There is something particularly heinous about a violent attack meant to terrorize an entire community. The rampant and deliberate … Continued
FoodCorps Applauds Senate Agriculture Chairwoman Stabenow and Senator Murkowski for Introducing School Meals for All Bill with Bipartisan Support
50 senators joined Sen. Stabenow and Sen. Murkowski in sponsoring the “Support Kids Not Red Tape Act of 2022.”
FoodCorps Receives Donation from MacKenzie Scott
MacKenzie Scott has announced her next round of donations and FoodCorps is proud to have been selected as a recipient.
Families brace for possible end of universal free school meals
In a move that took advocates by surprise, universal free school meal programs, initially introduced as the pandemic began, were not included in the $1.5 trillion spending bill passed by the Senate.
Statement: Congress Overlooks Free School Meals and Critical Child Nutrition Provisions at Expense of America’s Children in Omnibus Spending Bill
Congress’s latest omnibus spending bill did not contain funding for the USDA school meals waivers at the expense of millions of children.
FoodCorps Announces New President
Dr. Robert S. Harvey will serve as FoodCorps’ first president, working closely with FoodCorps’ CEO to co-lead the organization.
FoodCorps Applauds USDA for Sending Schools an Additional $750 Million for School Meals
The additional funding will provide more of the flexibility schools need to ensure they can source high-quality ingredients.
School Lunch Providers Say That, Even With Pandemic Challenges, They’re Not Giving Up On Healthy Food
Problems with the supply chain, staffing shortages, and COVID-19 safety protocols affect school districts ability to serve healthy food.
Statement: FoodCorps Applauds Congress for Build Back Better Act’s Child Nutrition Provisions And Sees Important Work Still Ahead
FoodCorps applauds policymakers’ actions to keep provisions intact around school meals, kitchen upgrades, and nutrition education.
FoodCorps Receives $1.95 Million Grant from the Walmart Foundation to Expand Access to Culturally Responsive Hands-On Food Education in Schools
With the Walmart Foundation’s investment, FoodCorps will provide schools with resources to boost exposure to healthy foods.