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  1. Recap: Our Summer Movement Building Series
  2. Policy Advocacy in Action: Reflecting on the Alumni Leads Program
  3. FoodCorps Applauds Attention to School Meals at DNC, Urges All Candidates to Prioritize Access to Child Nutrition
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  1. Recap: Our Summer Movement Building Series
  2. Policy Advocacy in Action: Reflecting on the Alumni Leads Program
  3. FoodCorps Applauds Attention to School Meals at DNC, Urges All Candidates to Prioritize Access to Child Nutrition

The Skillet

Welcome to the Skillet, our home for the latest stories on food education, school meals, and advancing justice—all bringing us closer to our 2030 goal.

Dr. Robert S. Harvey stands in front of Martha’s Vineyard signs and behind a table of florals and other decor. He is holding a microphone and smiling as he speaks to a crowd at the Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival as part of FoodCorps’ Summer Movement Building Series.
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Recap: Our Summer Movement Building Series

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An illustration of the summer recipes and ingredients featured in this post, brightly colored and spread across picnic blankets.
Stories

5 Kid-Friendly Recipes With Tasty Summer Ingredients

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August 22, 2024

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

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

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July 16, 2024

FoodCorps Announces New Partnership in Alabama

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June 13, 2024

Applegate Farms, LLC Announces $50,000 Support to FoodCorps 

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April 29, 2024

FoodCorps Responds to New USDA Nutrition Standards for School Meals

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April 25, 2024

FoodCorps Partners with African American Mayors (AAMA) to Build Movement for Food Justice

Dr. Robert S. Harvey, President and Co-CEO of FoodCorps, has been selected as a 2024 Aspen Ideas Health Fellow.
April 15, 2024

Dr. Robert S. Harvey Selected As 2024 Aspen Ideas Health Fellow

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February 27, 2024

White House Announces $1.7 Billion in New Commitments to End Hunger and Build Healthy Communities

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January 31, 2024

FoodCorps Expands Programming to Cleveland Metropolitan School District

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CMSD is one of the largest school districts in the state, home to primarily students of color.

Headshots of Dr. Robert S. Harvey and Curt Ellis, co-CEOs of FoodCorps
October 02, 2023

FoodCorps Names Dr. Robert S. Harvey as Co-CEO

Morgan McGhee, FoodCorps' Director of School Nutrition Leadership
August 01, 2023

FoodCorps Director Morgan McGhee Announced as Part of Inaugural Obama Foundation United States Leaders

Former First Lady Michelle Obama Announces $1 Million Commitment from PLEZi Nutrition to FoodCorps’ Nourishing Futures Initiative
May 03, 2023

Former First Lady Michelle Obama Announces $1 Million Commitment from PLEZi Nutrition to FoodCorps’ Nourishing Futures Initiative

The logos of FoodCorps and the Dohmen Company Foundation
January 23, 2024

FoodCorps Receives $1 Million Donation from Dohmen Company Foundation in Support of Providing Nourishing Futures to Students

FoodCorps Expands to Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri and Rhode Island to Provide Food Education to Thousands of New Students
May 10, 2023

FoodCorps Expands to Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri and Rhode Island to Provide Food Education to Thousands of New Students

White House Announces Challenge to End Hunger
March 30, 2023

White House Announces Challenge to End Hunger

Vilsack Announces Grants, Proposed Rule Changes to Help Schools Feed Kids
March 22, 2023

Vilsack Announces Grants, Proposed Rule Changes to Help Schools Feed Kids

Kenya Bradshaw, Dr. Basil Smikle Jr., and Rachel Willis
March 06, 2023

FoodCorps Welcomes Kenya Bradshaw and Dr. Basil Smikle Jr. to Board of Directors, Congratulates Rachel Willis on Appointment to Co-Chair

Stories

Get inspired by stories about our engagement with schools and districts, our corps members’ direct service in schools, and visions of healthy and equitable food futures for all kids.

I did not always have teachers who looked like me. It cannot be said enough, but representation is important, especially when it comes to both education and health.

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FoodCorps taught me a lot of lessons throughout my service. I think the biggest thing I took away, however, was that communication is key.

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Dr. Robert S. Harvey stands in front of Martha’s Vineyard signs and behind a table of florals and other decor. He is holding a microphone and smiling as he speaks to a crowd at the Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival as part of FoodCorps’ Summer Movement Building Series.
October 04, 2024

Recap: Our Summer Movement Building Series

Illustrations of hands holding up protest signs advocating for school meals funding. The appropriations process helps designate funding for programs like child nutrition and AmeriCorps.
August 07, 2024

Federal Appropriations: What You Need to Know

An illustration of the summer recipes and ingredients featured in this post, brightly colored and spread across picnic blankets.
August 01, 2024

5 Kid-Friendly Recipes With Tasty Summer Ingredients

February 22, 2021

5 Tips to Make Your Application Shine

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Three students sit smiling at a lunch table, trays in front of them.
July 22, 2024

Harris v. Trump: Who Will Put Children First?

On a green school wall, large black text reads “EVERYONE HERE IS IMPORTANT.” The words are surrounded by colorful pictures of butterflies drawn by students. Messages like these are important for students to hear during LGBTQ Pride Month and all year long.
June 12, 2024

3 Inspiring LGBTQ Food and Farming Orgs to Know

Children's hands squeeze citrus into a large bowl of garden-fresh salsa at a parent-led garden supper event.
May 20, 2024

Cultivating Healthy Schools: A Parent Guide

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May 13, 2024

5 Delicious School Lunches With Local Ingredients

Tonya Winters, Dr. Robert S. Harvey, and Mayor Tishaura O. Jones sit onstage during FoodCorps’ AAMA panel event.
May 07, 2024

AAMA Conference: Celebrating Black Leaders in Food

A graphic rendering of a green lunch tray with five separate sections, each one showing an illustrative scene representing the movement for food justice. Scenes include a farmer, kids gardening, the Black Panthers offering kids free breakfast, and advocates calling for free school meals.
March 06, 2024

Why School Food is a Justice Issue

A large group of FoodCorps alumni and staff pose in from of the Capitol after a visit spent focusing on school food policy advocacy.
September 17, 2024

Policy Advocacy in Action: Reflecting on the Alumni Leads Program

A line of colorful school lunch bags read "GROW GROW GROW with school meals" and feature images of cartoon dinosaurs. Policy changes that support summer meal access are good for all kids.
July 02, 2024

The Policy Brief, Summer 2024: Why Summer EBT Matters

Dozens of small yogurt parfaits in clear plastic cups sit on trays on a table. Behind them on the table is a white and orange sign reading “SCHOOL MEALS 4 ALL CT,” and people dressed in business attire before a policy meeting are vaguely visible in the background.
April 15, 2024

The Policy Brief, March/April 2024: WIC is Fully Funded

Three metal basins in a school garden stand in the grass, with various herbs growing out from their tops and orange popsicle sticks labeling the types of plants in each basin. Centered with them is a hand-painted green and yellow sign that reads “Thyme to Grow,” and there is a brick building behind them.
April 10, 2024

What Makes a Great School Garden?

Two students sit at a round table while sampling fresh spring recipes: crackers, green peppers from the garden, and yogurt dip on paper plates in front of them. The student on the left is wearing a black t-shirt and several bracelets and holding up a pepper, smiling; the student on the right is wearing a red hoodie with the hood up and putting a pepper in their mouth with a goofy look on their face.
March 20, 2024

5 Delicious Spring Recipes to Cook With Kids

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