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“Farm to school has become a means for the reclamation of Native American identi
From the Archive: Farm to School in Native Communities (2015)
We’re thrilled to welcome these industry leaders to FoodCorps.
FoodCorps Welcomes Three New Board Members
FoodCorps will support school nutrition work in the Houston Independent School District.
FoodCorps Announces Partnership in Houston, Texas
A 2019 story from Michigan about when hunger hits hardest.
From the Archive: Snow Days, Hungry Days (2019)
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
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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
Education Outside Resources
Education Outside was a nonprofit committed to advancing science education in public schools, outdoors. Though Education Outside closed its doors in 2019, garden-based programming continues in many of these schools through other organizations, including FoodCorps. These resources represent best practices and lessons learned by Education Outside over eight years of training and deploying garden educators … <a href="https://foodcorps.org/education-outside-resources/">Continued</a>
Nourishing Learners Report
During the school closures of the 2020-2021 school year, FoodCorps set out to learn how districts and school nutrition leaders were working together to feed and teach students amid COVID-19. This report reveals both the silver linings and the pain points of the challenges schools faced, and it shares opportunities to strengthen food in schools as children … <a href="https://foodcorps.org/nourishing-learners-report/">Continued</a>
Ingredient Guide for Better School Food Purchasing
A science-based tool created primarily by school nutrition professionals, for school nutrition professionals.
Keeping Kids Fed: Your April Policy Updates
School meals for all, the future of CNR, supply chain progress, and other updates this month from our policy team.
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.”