
What is the Community Eligibility Provision, or CEP?
Urge your Senators to #KeepKidsFed and to make school meals for all permanent.
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.
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.
Learn MoreWe 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.
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.
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.