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Largest School Districts Celebrate National Nutrition Month And Urban School Food Alliance Day
Districts to Serve Same Lunch to 3.6 Million Students Across the U.S. on March 31 NEW YORK, March 2, 2020 – Urban School Food Alliance (the Alliance), a coalition of the largest urban school districts in the United States serving 3.6 million students daily, will...
Urban School Food Alliance Responds to USDA Changes to School Nutrition Standards
NEW YORK, Jan. 27, 2020 - The Urban School Food Alliance (Alliance), a coalition of the largest school districts in the United States, responds to the recent United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) changes to school nutrition standards. The Alliance consists of...
School Meals Continue to Nourish Students Even When Districts Are Not in Session
School might be out for the holidays, but hunger doesn’t take a break for thousands of children across the country. During this past Thanksgiving holiday, members of the Urban School Food Alliance, Dallas Independent School District (Dallas ISD) and New York City...
Response to Video by sweetgreen Co-Founder Nicolas Jammet
Since our inception in 2012, members of the Urban School Food Alliance have delivered on our mission to provide access to delicious, nutritious, high-quality meals to the 3.3 million students we serve. School meals provide the most consistent source of daily nutrition...
Joint Support for Healthy Breakfasts Help Kids Learn Act of 2019
The Urban School Food Alliance has joined the American Commodity Distribution Association (ACDA) and School Nutrition Association (SNA) in support of the Healthy Breakfasts Help Kids Learn Act of 2019 to provide an additional six cents in commodity support for the...
Urban School Food Alliance Celebrates National Farm to School Month and National School Lunch Week
NEW YORK, October 1, 2019 – The Urban School Food Alliance (Alliance), a coalition of the largest school districts in the United States, celebrates National Farm to School Month this October and National School Lunch Week from Oct. 14-18, 2019. National Farm to School...
Urban School Food Alliance Districts Kick Off Back-to-School
New Menu Items Including Vegan & Vegetarian Options NEW YORK, August 29 , 2019 – The Urban School Food Alliance (Alliance), a coalition of the largest school districts in the United States, kicks off back-to-school with new menu items that include vegetarian and...
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