When disaster strikes, school nutrition teams are often the ones on the frontlines feeding those in the community. During a panel at the School Nutrition Association’s (SNA) 2025 Annual National Conference (ANC) held this week in San Antonio, school nutrition industry members from the gulf states shared their experiences with feeding during emergencies as well as some best practices on how to best handle emergency situations. Here are their tips.
School nutrition operators should make a point to “write down everything” when it comes to their food inventory says Susan D’Amico, executive director for child nutrition services at Aldine Independent School District in Texas.
D’Amico was able to get reimbursed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) after Hurricane Ike knocked the power out in her district and caused food to spoil.
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