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Nadira Johnson DrPH Student, Morgan State University School of Community Health and Policy School meals play a critical role in ensuring children receive healthy meals. In fact, a study conducted by Tufts University found that schools serve the healthiest meals...
As millions of students in our member districts and those across the country returned to school this month, they were greeted by familiar faces in the cafeteria and exciting additions to the menu. Though the options may seem new to many students, school nutrition...
By Jeremy West It recently happened again. For no apparent reason, some stranger attempted to get one of my daughters to identify their ethnicity. I was with them during the interaction and, as the individual persisted by asking about every Asian country they could...
Greetings from the beautiful Coulees of Wisconsin! Coulees are large valleys, surrounded by beautiful wooded bluffs along the Mississippi River. These valleys were formed when large glaciers cut through Wisconsin. It seems like the summer just started and yet we are...
On Saturday, June 25, 2022, the President signed into law: S. 2089, the “Keep Kids Fed Act of 2022,” which extends certain flexibilities for child nutrition programs and provides temporary increases in reimbursement rates for school meals and meals provided at child...
As we continue to navigate the complexities of operating a school nutrition program it never ceases to amaze me when outside stakeholders give a list of what school nutrition programs “should” do. Now, I appreciate other opinions and ideas, but until you walk a mile...
What is up with waivers? School meals have given children an anti-hunger, nutrition security lifeline for decades. They are so common across the United States that when the pandemic hit, the first place community members looked for help was their local school...
Spring is on its way. The sun is high and the temperatures are warming up. Spring brings new life, new beginnings, and a time to reset. It is the perfect setting to talk about transformational procurement. No, it is not another “toolkit” to adorn your shelf with hopes...
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Urban School Food Alliance and Cafeteria Culture Announce Plastic Free Lunch Day USA Partnership
Oct 3, 2022
For immediate releaseContact: Debby Lee Cohen – 917-282-0253, DL@cafeteriaculture.org Urban School Food Alliance...
Prism: Families call for universal free lunch as Congress extends meal program through the summer
Jun 30, 2022
Five days before COVID-19 nutrition waivers were set to expire, President Joe Biden signed the Keep Kids Fed Act...
Urban School Food Alliance Responds: President Signs Keep Kids Fed Act of 2022
Jun 25, 2022
On Saturday, June 25, 2022, the President signed into law the Keep Kids Fed Act of 2022, which extends certain...
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