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

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

Current Policy Actions

Extend School Meals for All

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

What We Advocate For

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.

Expanding access to school meals

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

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A 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, and treats workers with dignity through fair wages, benefits, and safe working conditions.

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.

Policy News from The Skillet

What is the Community Eligibility Provision, or CEP?

What is the Community Eligibility Provision, or CEP?

Get to know this crucial program that helps keep millions of kids fed.

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Our 2024 Child Nutrition Policy Year in Review

Our 2024 Child Nutrition Policy Year in Review

The year in school food, wrapped.

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The Policy Brief, Fall 2024: After the Election

The Policy Brief, Fall 2024: After the Election

Elections, appointments, and the policy updates you need to know.

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FoodCorps’ Statement on the 2024 Election

FoodCorps’ Statement on the 2024 Election

We remain committed to our nation’s 50 million students.

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

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

Explore local opportunities with our new policy action map.

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Policy Advocacy in Action: Reflecting on the Alumni Leads Program

Policy Advocacy in Action: Reflecting on the Alumni Leads Program

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

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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.