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Corps member alumni reflect on their experiences over the last 15 years.
Lunch Today, Leaders Tomorrow: 15 Years of FoodCorps
How this public health program affects us all.
SNAP 101: What to Know About SNAP
School food leaders on how FoodCorps’ fellowship supported their visions for c
Spotlight: Kindred Fellows
School nutrition professionals and emerging school food leaders are meeting with
FoodCorps Kindred Fellows Convene in Washington, D.C., to Advocate for School Meals and Food Education
The draft leaves in place a harmful shift of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
FoodCorps' Statement on Chairman Boozman's Farm Bill Draft
From the school cafeteria to national recognition, Hannah embodies what it means
When President Obama Calls Your Name: Meet Hannah Moore, FoodCorps Member
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A complex process with a simple bottom line: well-fed kids who are ready to lear
How Are School Meals Funded?
"Food sits at the place where learning and doing meet." Curt Ellis's commencement
Called to a Life of Nourishment: A Commencement Address
This spring, school food policy moved on many fronts. Here’s what shaped the s
The Policy Brief, Spring 2026: What’s Moving in School Food Policy
The way we teach matters as much as the way we feed.
3 Ways Food in School Helps the Environment
These are dishes that mean care, comfort, and belonging to our staff.
AAPI Voices: Food as a Love Language
Tell all your fronds.
19 Plant Jokes for Kids and Families
It’s an Alien! It’s a Spaceship! Nope, it’s…
“It looks like a baby alien!” “A space ship!” “A forest of mini Christmas trees!” Those were just a few of the remarks I heard when I arrived at Traverse Heights Elementary School in Traverse City to promote the locally grown produce being served in the cafeteria.
Olympian Allyson Felix and FoodCorps co-founder Deb Eschmeyer talk about children’s health
Olympic gold medalist Allyson Felix and FoodCorps co-founder and VP of External Affairs Debra Eschmeyer think there is one major thing schools around the country need to improve upon: health education.
FoodCorps on Civil Eats: Childhood obesity, turning the ship around
FoodCorps co-founder and communications director Jerusha Klemperer addresses the CDC's recent report on declining childhood obesity rates.
Arianna Huffington, Wendy Kopp, and Service Member Stephanie Simmons spoke about why service matters
Arianna Huffington discusses The Franklin Project and the panel she led that included FoodCorps Service Member Stephanie Simmons.
Civil Eats: Three years, thirteen football fields of gardens
Three years after FoodCorps met in Detroit for a planning session, we reconvened in Detroit for our mid-year gathering.