Friday, May 7 is School Lunch Hero Day – A day to recognize hard-working food service professionals feeding our country’s future!
Here are tips, tools and resources to help you offer summer meals during this time of heightened hunger needs in your community.
Hunger advocacy organizations, the School Nutrition Association (SNA) and others lobbying for free school meals for all kids.
CKC fights menu fatigue among distance learners with multiple menus: student favorites, grocery menus with bulk foods and suggested recipes, and a menu of alternating weeks of student favorites and grocery menus.
CACFP Week, March 15-20, 2021, is a time to raise awareness for the CACFP and its role in combating hunger, educate kids and parents about the program, and teach kids about healthy eating.
National School Breakfast Week (March 8-12) might look differently this year but it's still worth celebrating.
Your school’s percentage of free and reduced students can impact your eligibility for state and federal programs as well as grant opportunities. Get applications out starting July 1, to improve your response rate.
USDA and MDE have extended waivers instituted in response to COVID-19 school closures. These waivers allow programs to continue providing 7-day bundled meals (if this is your preferred option) to your scholars through August 31!
State and federal officials have warned social distancing guidelines will remain for some time. Food insecurity will continue to grow as the economy and jobs slowly rebound. Kids will continue to need regular meals through the summer.