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Welcome to the Skillet, our home for stories about the joy and power of food. Read on to learn more about the future we’re working toward.

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Stories

Local Food in Schools: 3 Things to Know

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Stories

Ultraprocessed Foods 101: What to Know About UPFs

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July 16, 2025

Changes at FoodCorps

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A note from our leadership.

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March 31, 2025

FoodCorps Frustrated by Cancellation of Farm to School Grants, Another Blow to Local Food

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March 12, 2025

FoodCorps Responds to USDA Cuts to Local Food Spending

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November 06, 2024

FoodCorps’ Statement on the 2024 Election

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October 10, 2024

FoodCorps Launches School Food Policy Action Map, New Online Advocacy Resource

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April 29, 2024

FoodCorps Responds to New USDA Nutrition Standards for School Meals

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July 16, 2024

FoodCorps Announces New Partnership in Alabama

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August 22, 2024

FoodCorps Applauds National Attention to School Meals, Urges All Candidates to Prioritize Access to Child Nutrition

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"Ensuring that every child receives free meals at school is a policy choice."

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June 13, 2024

Applegate Farms, LLC Announces $50,000 Support to FoodCorps 

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February 27, 2024

White House Announces $1.7 Billion in New Commitments to End Hunger and Build Healthy Communities

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January 31, 2024

FoodCorps Expands Programming to Cleveland Metropolitan School District

Schools Test New Lunch Dishes With Blunt Kids as Judges. ‘The Seasoning is, Um, Not the Best.’
June 27, 2022

Schools Test New Lunch Dishes With Blunt Kids as Judges. ‘The Seasoning is, Um, Not the Best.’

FoodCorps Applauds Congress for Passing Keep Kids Fed Act to Extend Critical School Meal Program, Urges Lawmakers to Come Together and Make Program Permanent
June 24, 2022

FoodCorps Applauds Congress for Passing Keep Kids Fed Act to Extend Critical School Meal Program, Urges Lawmakers to Come Together and Make Program Permanent

Outgoing FoodCorps Board Member Dorothy McAuliffe Selected for State Position
June 06, 2022

Outgoing FoodCorps Board Member Dorothy McAuliffe Selected for State Position

FoodCorps Applauds USDA’s Investment in Healthy Food and Nutrition for Students as Part of $2 Billion Food System Transformation Framework
June 02, 2022

FoodCorps Applauds USDA’s Investment in Healthy Food and Nutrition for Students as Part of $2 Billion Food System Transformation Framework

Reflections on the Tragedy in Uvalde
May 27, 2022

Reflections on the Tragedy in Uvalde

Stories

Get inspired by stories about our partnerships with schools, our corps members’ impact, and visions of healthy food futures for all kids.

When I joined FoodCorps, I was working with kids just like me who weren’t used to eating fresh vegetables until they were introduced to a garden. It was important for me to do for them what someone else did for me.

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FoodCorps taught me a lot of lessons throughout my service. I think the biggest thing I took away, however, was that communication is key.

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August 11, 2025

Ultraprocessed Foods 101: What to Know About UPFs

A sign designates a chair for a Member of Congress. Lawmakers are in the process of making decisions around appropriations, or funding different government programs.
August 07, 2025

The Policy Brief: What We’re Watching

FoodCorps alumni Cady Molloy wears a black chef's coat and baseball cap, standing in front of a school kitchen with "Welcome Chef Cady!" printed in colorful letters on the glass.
May 30, 2025

Alumni Spotlight: Cady Molloy, School District Executive Chef

February 22, 2021

5 Tips to Make Your Application Shine

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A person holding a tray of taste test samples at torso height. The sample cups are filled with colorfully seasoned chickpeas. Food service directors represent one sector of careers in food that help kids and schools.
May 21, 2025

6 Careers in Food That Make a Difference

Behind the scenes at a policy workshop for FoodCorps alums: a close-up of a hand holding a pen and taking notes in a professional-looking setting.
June 10, 2025

The Policy Brief: 2025 State Policy Updates

Food access and anti-hunger advocate Anina Estrem holds a tray of greens in a school cafeteria.
May 07, 2025

Fighting Hunger and Making Food Fun

A black chalkboard sign points to carrots and lettuce in a lush school garden. Kids gather around a garden bed in the background.
March 27, 2025

9 Stunning School Gardens to Inspire You This Spring

Two kids sitting on playground equipment and reading books. One is smiling and looking down, while the other looks intently at the book.
March 20, 2025

17 Children’s Books We Love All About Food

A student’s hands holding a green lunch tray, carrying a wrap in foil, cubed mango, a side salad and a taste-test sized cup of stew. CEP allows more students to access school meals for free.
February 21, 2025

What is the Community Eligibility Provision, or CEP?

Tonya Winters, Dr. Robert S. Harvey, and Mayor Tishaura O. Jones sit onstage during FoodCorps’ AAMA panel event.
May 07, 2024

AAMA Conference: Celebrating Black Leaders in Food

Dozens of small yogurt parfaits in clear plastic cups sit on trays on a table. Behind them on the table is a white and orange sign reading “SCHOOL MEALS 4 ALL CT,” and people dressed in business attire before a policy meeting are vaguely visible in the background.
April 15, 2024

The Policy Brief, March/April 2024: WIC is Fully Funded

Three metal basins in a school garden stand in the grass, with various herbs growing out from their tops and orange popsicle sticks labeling the types of plants in each basin. Centered with them is a hand-painted green and yellow sign that reads “Thyme to Grow,” and there is a brick building behind them.
April 10, 2024

What Makes a Great School Garden?

Two students sit at a round table while sampling fresh spring recipes: crackers, green peppers from the garden, and yogurt dip on paper plates in front of them. The student on the left is wearing a black t-shirt and several bracelets and holding up a pepper, smiling; the student on the right is wearing a red hoodie with the hood up and putting a pepper in their mouth with a goofy look on their face.
March 20, 2024

5 Delicious Spring Recipes to Cook With Kids

New Mexico State Senators Michael Padilla (center) and Leo Jaramillo (right), wearing dark suits and coats, stand at a distance while a crowd watches them speak. They are outdoors at Youth for Food Day, an event advocating for supportive child nutrition policy in New Mexico.
February 23, 2024

The Policy Brief, January/February 2024: New Year, New Energy

Resources

Ingredient Guide for Better School Food Purchasing

Ingredient Guide for Better School Food Purchasing

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