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KCRG: School lunches become the newest product facing a shortage during the pandemic
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Food for school lunches has become the newest item facing shortages after supply chain issues related to the pandemic. The shortage is affecting schools across the country, along with schools in eastern Iowa like the Anamosa Community...
The New York Times: No Veggies, No Buns, Few Forks: Schools Scramble to Feed Students Amid Shortages
WASHINGTON — School officials in a Missouri city have been making twice-weekly runs to Sam’s Club to stock up on frozen pizzas and hot dogs. A Kansas school district ran out of vegetables for two days last month. And a district in St. Paul, Minn., has an emergency...
KCBS Radio: Schools struggling to provide meals to kids due to supply chain issues
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...
USFA Year In Review 2021
The Urban School Food Alliance commends the Chairman Scott and the House Education and Labor Committee for investing in the health and wellbeing of our nation’s children
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...
Urban School Food Alliance Shares School Foodservice Challenges and Solutions With USDA
School Nutrition Association of Wisconsin Creates Katie Wilson Lifetime Achievement Award
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...
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