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USFA Member Aaron Smith, School Nutrition Director in Seattle Public Schools wins K-12 segment Silver Plate Award from IFMA. Aaron also serves on the USFA Board of Directors. Congratulations Aaron!
In May 2023, the Urban School Food Alliance convened a one-of-a-kind group of school food leaders at The Culinary Institute of America’s Texas Campus in San Antonio. During the weeklong event, Alliance members participated in sessions led by top culinary...
On November 2, the Urban School Food Alliance joined Cafeteria Culture and Cool School Cafe in hosting the first ever Plastic Free Lunch Day USA, a nationwide initiative to reduce plastic foodware and packaging in school cafeterias across the country. The event was a...
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...
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Urban School Food Alliance commends USDA School Meal Nutrition Standards Final Rule
Apr 25, 2024
WASHINGTON, April 25, 2024 – The Urban School Food Alliance stands behind the science-based, reasonable approach...
Plastic Free Lunch Day expands, honors Cafeteria Culture founder Debby Lee Cohen
Apr 17, 2024
In their continuing effort to free school cafeterias from single-use plastics, Cafeteria Culture and the Urban...
Plastic Free Lunch Day returns with a week of action April 17 – 24
Mar 20, 2024
In 2022, the Urban School Food Alliance joined Cafeteria Culture in hosting the first ever Plastic Free Lunch...