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Welcome to the Skillet, our home for the latest stories on food education, school meals, and community engagement—all bringing us closer to our 2030 goal.

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Stories

17 Children’s Books We Love All About Food

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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.
Stories

What is the Community Eligibility Provision, or CEP?

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March 12, 2025

FoodCorps Responds to USDA Cuts to Local Food Spending

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"Fresh, local produce is a cornerstone of children's nutrition."

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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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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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The administration celebrated one year of its ambitious campaign promoting food, nutrition, and health.

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January 31, 2024

FoodCorps Expands Programming to Cleveland Metropolitan School District

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January 23, 2024

FoodCorps Receives $1 Million Donation from Dohmen Company Foundation in Support of Providing Nourishing Futures to Students

FoodCorps Expands to Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri and Rhode Island to Provide Food Education to Thousands of New Students
May 10, 2023

FoodCorps Expands to Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri and Rhode Island to Provide Food Education to Thousands of New Students

USDA Partners with FoodCorps to Grow Healthy Eaters
November 05, 2013

USDA Partners with FoodCorps to Grow Healthy Eaters

Bon Appetit features 7 schools—including a FoodCorps site— where school lunch is healthy and local
October 25, 2013

Bon Appetit features 7 schools—including a FoodCorps site— where school lunch is healthy and local

Olympian Allyson Felix and FoodCorps co-founder Deb Eschmeyer talk about children’s health
October 09, 2013

Olympian Allyson Felix and FoodCorps co-founder Deb Eschmeyer talk about children’s health

FoodCorps on Civil Eats: Childhood obesity, turning the ship around
August 21, 2013

FoodCorps on Civil Eats: Childhood obesity, turning the ship around

Arianna Huffington, Wendy Kopp, and Service Member Stephanie Simmons spoke about why service matters
June 24, 2013

Arianna Huffington, Wendy Kopp, and Service Member Stephanie Simmons spoke about why service matters

Stories

Get inspired by stories about our engagement with schools and districts, our corps members’ direct service in schools, 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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March 20, 2025

17 Children’s Books We Love All About Food

A student wearing a dark hoodie sits on a carpeted step in New Mexico’s Roundhouse and writes on a postcard about school food policy. Behind them, the legislature is in session.
March 10, 2025

The Policy Brief, Winter 2025: Championing CEP

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?

February 22, 2021

5 Tips to Make Your Application Shine

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January 24, 2025

Introducing Our 2024-2025 Alumni Advocacy Leads

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December 12, 2024

Our 2024 Child Nutrition Policy Year in Review

Noah Doederlein, standing at a taste test table, shares a day in the life of a school nutrition member.
October 28, 2024

A Day in the Life: Noah Doederlein, School Nutrition Member

A distant view of school lunch trays on a table, with children sitting at the table and facing away. The NSLP helps make sure all kids can be fed at school.
October 12, 2024

What is the National School Lunch Program?

Illustrations of hands holding up protest signs advocating for school meals funding. The appropriations process helps designate funding for programs like child nutrition and AmeriCorps.
August 07, 2024

Federal Appropriations: What You Need to Know

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January 09, 2025

5 Blender-Friendly Recipes For Sauces and More

Garden Dreams
January 31, 2013

Garden Dreams

Civil Eats: FoodCorps is growing with new service members, new training and new states
January 23, 2013

Civil Eats: FoodCorps is growing with new service members, new training and new states

Frosty Gardening in Boulder
December 11, 2012

Frosty Gardening in Boulder

Saving the Season
October 18, 2012

Saving the Season

Practice
January 01, 1970

Practice

Resources

Ingredient Guide for Better School Food Purchasing

Ingredient Guide for Better School Food Purchasing

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