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...
by Melissa Mayer | Oct 11, 2025 | Press Releases
Efficient procurement serves as a powerful lever for driving meaningful outcomes in school nutrition programs. WASHINGTON, October 13, 2025 – The Urban School Food Alliance (USFA), in collaboration with Partners for Public Good (PPG), announces the launch of phase...
by Lev Tmanov | Oct 2, 2025 | District Highlights, News
Back-to-school means different things to different people, but for the Food and Nutrition team, it marks the start of serving breakfast and lunch to nearly 77,000 students every day. Participation in school meals at City Schools is among the highest in large districts...
by Melissa Mayer | Sep 29, 2025 | Press Releases
USFA Expands Membership furthering vision of being the leading change agent for school nutrition WASHINGTON, October 2, 2025 – The Urban School Food Alliance (USFA), a coalition of the nation’s largest school districts, proudly announced the addition of Baltimore...
by Lev Tmanov | Aug 25, 2025 | Featured, News, USFA in the News
Students at the Tahoe Truckee Unified School District in California dine on locally sourced fruits and vegetables, homemade pozole (a Mexican stew), and fresh tuna poke bowls. Food in the school district is free of high fructose corn syrup, artificial dyes, and...