From amNew York: "School food has long been synonymous with unappetizing meals. During my own school days, I experienced firsthand the lack of attention paid to students’ lunches. The choices were limited, the quality was questionable, and nutrition was clearly not a...
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15, 2024 – The Urban School Food Alliance, a collaborative of the largest school districts in the United States, is pleased to announce that it will expand its membership to 19 districts with the addition Gwinnett County Public Schools (GCPS). “We are...
Tiny children at Julian T. Saldivar Elementary School line up in their classrooms promptly at 10 am before walking down a hall and through double doors into the cafeteria, where lunch trays that were planned months in advance are doled out. As they sit talking quietly...
WASHINGTON, July 25, 2024 – The Urban School Food Alliance is honored to announce that it has been recognized by ASAE’s Power of Associations Awards for the program “Hunger Does Not Take a Vacation.” The Alliance has been selected to receive the 2024 Summit Award,...
WASHINGTON, April 25, 2024 – The Urban School Food Alliance stands behind the science-based, reasonable approach the USDA has taken to continue ensuring school meals are the healthiest meals possible. The School Meal Nutrition Standards Final Rule, announced...
In their continuing effort to free school cafeterias from single-use plastics, Cafeteria Culture and the Urban School Food Alliance (USFA) host the fourth biannual Plastic Free Lunch Day (PFLD) for a full week of Planet vs. Plastics Earth Day action, April 17 - 24,...
In 2022, the Urban School Food Alliance joined Cafeteria Culture in hosting the first ever Plastic Free Lunch Day, a nationwide initiative to reduce plastic foodware and packaging in school cafeterias across the country. Since the inaugural event, the partnership has...
Dr. Katie Wilson virtually attended BeanCon24, a global dry bean conference, to represent the Urban School Food Alliance and child nutrition on an interdisciplinary panel alongside culinary and industry leaders. The panel “Be The Change: Global Advocates for Change”...
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School Nutrition Association of Wisconsin Creates Katie Wilson Lifetime Achievement Award
Jul 7, 2021
At the 2021 Annual Conference in June, the School Nutrition Association of Wisconsin (SNA-WI) recognized Urban...
USFA Member Testifies Before House Education and Labor Subcommittee
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Urban School Food Alliance Member and Treasurer, Crystal Cooper, Executive Director of the Chicago Public School...
School Nutrition Issues and Policy Priorities for 2021
Mar 30, 2021
1. Universal Free School Meals for All ✅ Momentum with House Educations and Labor Committee Chairman Bobby Scott....
Urban School Food Alliance Announces Standard on Responsible Antibiotic-Use in Turkey
Mar 11, 2021
NEW YORK (March 11, 2021) – The Urban School Food Alliance, a membership organization of 15 of the largest school...