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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
New York Times Sunday Routine features FoodCorps Executive Director Curt Ellis
Each Sunday the New York Times Metro section follows someone as they go about their Sunday weekly rituals. This past week, they featured our co-founder and Executive Director, Curt.
Healthy Schools Campaign: FoodCorps brings a whole new meaning to “food service”
The Healthy Schools Campaign blog features Oregon service member Amoreena Treff and her hands-on service in the garden, in the classroom, and in the cafeteria.
Huffington Post: Debra Eschmeyer on why AmeriCorps works for FoodCorps
Our co-founder and Director of Policy and Partnerships asked our service members why they think the AmeriCorps model works in their communities. Here's what they had to say.
Deb Eschmeyer named 1 of 7 amazing women working to change our food system
In honor of International Women’s Day, FoodTank recognized co-founder and Director of Policy and Partnerships, Deb Eschmeyer, alongside 6 other women working in food and agriculture.
Good Food Jobs: Service Member Florita Coakley shares the inspirations, twists and turns that brought her to food
North Carolina service member Florita, featured as GFJ's "Gastrognome," found food as her career when other paths didn't work out and she listened to her passion.