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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
FoodCorps staff share what Juneteenth means to them.
Honoring Juneteenth Through Food, Joy, and Reflection
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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
Washington Post: “FoodCorps steps in to help schools do what they couldn’t otherwise afford.”
The Washington Post’s Jane Black profiles FoodCorps’ Maine program for her inaugural column, Smarter Food: “FoodCorps targets a key weakness in the growing and ever-more-fashionable effort to teach children where food comes from and wean them off french fries and pizza in the cafeteria,” Black writes. “It puts boots on the ground to develop the … <a href="https://foodcorps.org/washington-post-foodcorps-steps-in-to-help-schools-do-what-they-couldn2019t-otherwise-afford/">Continued</a>
Jackson Free Press: Local Service Member Named Person of the Day
Mississippi FoodCorps Service Member Abi Phillips was named person of the day for her work in local schools in Jackson.
Mark Bittman’s New York Times Blog: “FoodCorps Service Members Speak”
Mark Bittman's blog features quotes from the incoming class of Service Members.
New York Times & Mark Bittman: “Food’s New Foot Soldiers”
America's "Minimalist" chef lays out big ambitions for FoodCorps in a dedicated New York Times column.
Civil Eats: “FoodCorps Members Get Their Hands Dirty”
Slow Food USA’s Jerusha Klemperer writes about the FoodCorps orientation in Civil Eats. At a compost bin that doubles as a podium, urban farming hero Will Allen faced the inaugural class of 50 FoodCorps service members—sitting together in Milwaukee but about to spin out to ten states around the country–giving them advice for the year … <a href="https://foodcorps.org/civil-eats-foodcorps-members-get-their-hands-dirty/">Continued</a>