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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
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Garden Dreams
Teena Thompson is a Service Member in Rocky Boy. We wonder if we will ever get to garden again on this cold January day with snow blanketing all of our land here in Rocky Boy Reservation. As temperatures drop below zero, it seems like a far-fetched dream. But dreams are important. A Rocky Boy sunrise … <a href="https://foodcorps.org/garden-dreams/">Continued</a>

Civil Eats: FoodCorps is growing with new service members, new training and new states
News about recruitment for new service members, Fellows training with Edible Schoolyard Project and growing into 3 new states.
Edible Schoolyard Project Teams Up with FoodCorps
EDIBLE SCHOOLYARD PROJECT TEAMS UP WITH FOODCORPS
Jan 22, 2013 - California’s premier school garden teacher-training program will train FoodCorps Fellows
FoodCorps Recruitment Begins Today
FOODCORPS RECRUITMENT BEGINS TODAY
Jan 15, 2013 - Applications Open for Third Class of School Food Changemakers

Public Radio International: FoodCorps grows food for education and change
“When I read the description of FoodCorps and saw they were wanting to tackle the issues I’ve always wanted to tackle by working with kids in public schools, I thought, this is exactly what I want to be doing,” said alumna Erin Taylor.

