by Melissa Mayer | Apr 9, 2026 | About USFA, News, Press Releases, USFA in the News
Washington, D.C. – April 9, 2026 – The Urban School Food Alliance (The Alliance) successfully launched its inaugural Student Culinary Fellowship, adding two high school students to its highly regarded annual 5-day immersion culinary skills training program at the...
by Melissa Mayer | Mar 8, 2026 | About USFA, Farm to School, News, Press Releases, Sustainability, USFA in the News
Washington, D.C. – March 9, 2026 – The Urban School Food Alliance (USFA), a nonprofit coalition of school nutrition professionals dedicated to providing fresh, healthy, and delicious meals to students across the nation’s largest school districts, today...
by Lev Tmanov | Mar 5, 2026 | Press Releases
A joint study by Yuka and Harvard Law School’s Food Law and Policy Clinic In this report, Yuka and Harvard Law School’s Food Law and Policy Clinic reveal a striking reality about how price shapes food composition in the United States, to the detriment of consumers....
by Melissa Mayer | Feb 23, 2026 | About USFA, District Highlights, News, Press Releases, USFA in the News
Washington, D.C. – February 23, 2026 – The Urban School Food Alliance (USFA), a national coalition of the country’s largest urban school districts dedicated to advancing high-quality, nutritious school meals, today announced the release of its 2025 Annual Report,...
by Melissa Mayer | Dec 16, 2025 | Sustainability, USFA in the News
Big congratulations to our 2025 Farm to School Innovation Award winners! In December, at the National Farm to School Conference hosted by the National Farm to School Network, the Urban School Food Alliance proudly co-presented these awards with our friends at Pilot...
by Lev Tmanov | Nov 21, 2025 | District Highlights, News
Congratulations to Ken Yant, the executive director of school nutrition at Gwinnett County Public Schools in Georgia and the winner for the Golden Director Award, FAME’s most prestigious honor! “Basic American Foods is proud to recognize these outstanding leaders in...