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15 years of progress, challenges, and advocacy in school food policy.
Policy Spotlight: 15 Years That Shaped School Meals
The program will invest millions in school food improvements.
FoodCorps Encouraged by USDA and HHS ‘Harvest to Hallways’ Initiative
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
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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
How this public health program affects us all.
SNAP 101: What to Know About SNAP
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
The way we teach matters as much as the way we feed.
3 Ways Food in School Helps the Environment
FoodCorps Applauds Senate Agriculture Chairwoman Stabenow and Senator Murkowski for Introducing School Meals for All Bill with Bipartisan Support
50 senators joined Sen. Stabenow and Sen. Murkowski in sponsoring the “Support Kids Not Red Tape Act of 2022.”
FoodCorps Receives Donation from MacKenzie Scott
MacKenzie Scott has announced her next round of donations and FoodCorps is proud to have been selected as a recipient.
Families brace for possible end of universal free school meals
In a move that took advocates by surprise, universal free school meal programs, initially introduced as the pandemic began, were not included in the $1.5 trillion spending bill passed by the Senate.
Statement: Congress Overlooks Free School Meals and Critical Child Nutrition Provisions at Expense of America’s Children in Omnibus Spending Bill
Congress's latest omnibus spending bill did not contain funding for the USDA school meals waivers at the expense of millions of children.
Sharing Indigenous Cooking Traditions in New Mexico
Teaching food traditions through Magia de Maíz.