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Schools are struggling to provide meals to students across the country due to product shortfalls, delivery delays, and labor shortages, the crisis has drawn national attention because many low income children get the majority of their nutrition from school-provided...
The Urban School Food Alliance would like to thank the House Education and Labor Committee, and particularly Chairman Bobby Scott, for the historic investment they have proposed in improving child nutrition programs. Taking action to expand community eligibility and...
At the 2021 Annual Conference in June, the School Nutrition Association of Wisconsin (SNA-WI) recognized Urban School Food Alliance (USFA) Executive Director, Dr. Katie Wilson, with the creation of the Katie Wilson Lifetime Achievement Award. Established in 2020, the...
Urban School Food Alliance Member and Treasurer, Crystal Cooper, Executive Director of the Chicago Public School District testified to the House Education and Labor Civil Rights and Human Services Sub Committee. Crystal's testimony was compelling and thought provoking...
1. Universal Free School Meals for All ✅ Momentum with House Educations and Labor Committee Chairman Bobby Scott. He introduced a bill during pandemic that resulted in elevating the conversation about this. ✅ Reduces childhood hunger ✅ Supports learning by reducing...
NEW YORK (March 11, 2021) – The Urban School Food Alliance, a membership organization of 15 of the largest school districts in the United States that together serve nearly 4 million students daily, announced today that it is issuing a standard for responsible...
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Washington Post: Schools are swamped by unpaid lunch debt, nutrition group says
Jan 11, 2023
School districts around the country are drowning in students’ lunch debt. Three months after the federal...
School Nutrition Professionals are #BackInTheGame
Dec 12, 2022
When schools began to close in March 2020 due to COVID-19, school nutrition programs rapidly became feeding...
Urban School Food Alliance and Cafeteria Culture Announce Plastic Free Lunch Day USA Partnership
Oct 3, 2022
For immediate releaseContact: Debby Lee Cohen – 917-282-0253, [email protected] Urban School Food Alliance...
Prism: Families call for universal free lunch as Congress extends meal program through the summer
Jun 30, 2022
Five days before COVID-19 nutrition waivers were set to expire, President Joe Biden signed the Keep Kids Fed Act...