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Press ContactNathan GarciaFoodCorpsnathan.garcia@foodcorps.org FoodCorps Kindred
FoodCorps Kindred Fellows Convene in Washington, D.C., to Advocate for School Meals and Food Education
This week, Senate Agriculture Committee Chair John Boozman released a Farm Bill
FoodCorps' Statement on Chairman Boozman's Farm Bill Draft
When President Obama shouted out Hannah Moore, a current FoodCorps member with Cumberland
When President Obama Calls Your Name: Meet Hannah Moore, FoodCorps Member
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Parents and FoodCorps service members have to work together; it can take up to a
6 Ways to Engage Parents to Grow Healthy Families
Natasha Hegmann and
A Farm With A Focus on Community
By Lisa Held for Civil Eats United States Representative Chellie Pingree (D-Maine)
A New Bill Aims to Fix Food Waste in Schools
By Sarah Miller for Nonprofit Quarterly Through their Reimagining School Cafeterias initiative,
A Partnership Engages Schoolchildren to Design Their Own Healthy Meals
After Federal Cuts to Nutrition Support, Kids Will Pay the Price July 3, 2025—Today,
After Federal Cuts to Nutrition Support, Kids Will Pay the Price
AmeriCorps Announces Planning Support for New Program: FoodCorps
11 FoodCorps Schools & Districts That Are “One in a Melon”
Congratulations are in order—FoodCorps school districts, schools, and partners won the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s “One in a Melon” Award in 11 of our 18 states. With these awards, the USDA is honoring excellent efforts in farm to school. These schools are investing in local food purchasing, growing and integrating school gardens, and getting kids excited about … <a href="https://foodcorps.org/one-in-a-melon/">Continued</a>
FoodCorps Turns Five
Five years ago, we started FoodCorps. We set out to change lives—and change our country—by connecting kids with real food and giving them a chance to eat it, by building healthy habits, and by helping children fall in love with healthy food one carrot at a time. Thank you for helping us grow. Video edited … <a href="https://foodcorps.org/foodcorps-turns-five/">Continued</a>
Fast Company: 7 Lessons In Persuasion From People Who Get Kids To Eat Veggies
Fast Company looks to us for tips on how to get kids to fall in love with healthy food. We're selling the toughest customers—kids—on a product many of them don't know they want—veggies.
Kamaile Academy Students Ku‘i at the Capital
As we enter springtime, we must take time to reap what we sow and reflect on all the successes and challenges we have experienced during our time of service. During my two years of service with FoodCorps nothing has made me prouder—and rekindled my inner flame for a more just world—than taking my students to the … <a href="https://foodcorps.org/kamaile-academy-students-kui-at-the-capital/">Continued</a>
First Lady Michelle Obama Surprises FoodCorps Member Saxon Henderson’s Garden Class
The Let’s Move! campaign is the epitome of who and what I want to be. I have dreamed of working with this initiative since before I joined FoodCorps. It was this movement that encouraged me to pursue a Master’s in Public Health! Thus, meeting the First Lady was an amazing moment that has made my experience … <a href="https://foodcorps.org/flotus-burroughs/">Continued</a>