by Brittany Frew | Jun 1, 2022 | COVID-19, Featured, News
One of the most fundamental and intuitive facts about learning is that it’s hard to focus, or really do much of anything, if you’re hungry. There’s a hierarchy of needs, and stomachs come out on top. Yet youth advocates are staring down a chilling deadline. June 30 is...
by Brittany Frew | Apr 14, 2022 | Featured, News, Partnerships, Press Releases
Download Full Letter The Honorable Charles E. Schumer Majority Leader U.S. Senate Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Mitch McConnell Minority Leader U.S. Senate Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Nancy Pelosi Speaker of the House U.S. House of Representatives...
by Brittany Frew | Mar 23, 2022 | Article, News, USFA in the News
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by Brittany Frew | Mar 9, 2022 | COVID-19, Featured, News, Press Releases
The Urban School Food Alliance shares in the frustration and disappointment with other advocacy groups that Congress neglected, through the omnibus, to include the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture to extend the waivers needed to help children and families as...
by Brittany Frew | Mar 7, 2022 | COVID-19, News
Coronavirus pandemic-era federal programs meant to feed schoolchildren are likely to expire in the coming weeks, after top Republicans objected to their inclusion as part of a still-forming package to fund the federal government… View the full article...
by Brittany Frew | Feb 16, 2022 | Featured, News, Press Releases
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16, 2022 – The Urban School Food Alliance, a coalition of the largest school districts in the United States, is pleased to announce that Houston Independent School District (HISD) has joined its membership. HISD joins Dallas ISD and Austin ISD as the...