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FoodCorps advocates for policies supporting food education, free school meals, and other investments in child nutrition.

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FoodCorps alums and staff at Capitol Hill. (Washington, D.C.)

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2024 FoodCorps Voter Guide

Use this Voter Guide to explore five issues that align with our 2030 goal and make a plan to vote.

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TELL SENATORS

Extend School Meals for All

Urge your Senators to #KeepKidsFed and to make school meals for all permanent.

Food education as an academic priority

We advocate for legislation that strengthens and integrates food and nutrition education into curricula and standards. We promote policies that create more dedicated staff positions at schools to deliver high-quality food education.

School meals for all

We advocate for school meals for all and a cafeteria experience where students have enough time to eat and enjoy their food. We work to remove barriers to access, destigmatize school meals, support increased school meal funding, and allow school nutrition professionals to focus on sourcing and serving nourishing, culturally relevant meals and snacks.

An equitable, healthy, and sustainable school meal supply chain

We advocate for policies that enable schools to source and serve food that supports local economies, protects lands and waters, treats animals humanely, treats workers with dignity through fair wages, benefits, and safe working conditions, and prioritizes producers and farmers of color.

Supporting our schools’ nutrition workforce

We advocate for legislation that recognizes the critical work of school nutrition leaders and staff. We support livable wages, health and safety protections, and resourcing for recruitment, training, and professional development.

Modernized school kitchens

We advocate for policies that increase funding for schools to upgrade and modernize their kitchen and cafeteria facilities to prepare scratch-cooked, locally-sourced, appetizing meals.

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Policy News from The Skillet

Our 2024 FoodCorps Voter Guide

Explore issues that affect child well-being and make a plan to vote.

FoodCorps Launches School Food Policy Action Map, New Online Advocacy Resource

Explore local opportunities with our new policy action map.

Policy Advocacy in Action: Reflecting on the Alumni Leads Program

Two Alumni Advocacy Leads recap their year of food policy advocacy.

FoodCorps Applauds Attention to School Meals at DNC, Urges All Candidates to Prioritize Access to Child Nutrition

“Ensuring that every child receives free meals at school is a policy choice.”

Federal Appropriations: What You Need to Know

How the appropriations process affects child nutrition, AmeriCorps, and more.

Harris v. Trump: Who Will Put Children First?

Our President and Co-CEO asks: Which presidential candidate will put children first?

FoodCorps is a non-partisan, non-profit organization. FoodCorps staff and FoodCorps AmeriCorps members may not participate in advocacy or lobbying activities during work time charged to an AmeriCorps funded grant or while earning AmeriCorps service hours. No federal funds were used to prepare or distribute advocacy content.

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