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Why School Meals for All is Essential for San Francisco Students
Jennifer LeBarre, Interim Senior Executive Director, Operations, Supporting Student Nutrition Services & Transportation for the San Francisco Unified School District By the time they graduate, San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) seniors will have spent over 13,000 hours in our schools learning, socializing and, thankfully, eating. Every day, SFUSD’s Student Nutrition Services team works […]
Parent of student urges state lawmakers not to cut free school lunch program
The program is crucial to the health of many kids and is vitally important to their families By U-T Readers Originally posted on the San Diego Union Tribune May 1, 2024 5:30 AM PT Re: “Much-needed free school meals program must be preserved by state government” (April 15) “As a parent of a Poway High School student, […]
Opinion: Much-needed free school meals program must be preserved by state government
Michael Bates leads the lunch line at Cherokee Point Elementary School in City Heights. (Earnie Grafton/San Diego Union-Tribune) Originally posted by The San Diego Union Tribune By Robert Fellmeth April 15, 2024 6:38 PM PT Robert Fellmeth is the executive director of the Children’s Advocacy Institute and Price Professor of Public Interest Law at the University of San […]
100+ Organizations Submit Letter Requesting California Legislature Protect School Meals for All in the State Budget
Read the full letter here March 13th, 2024 The Honorable Gavin Newsom Governor, State of California 1021 O Street, Suite 9000 Sacramento, CA 95814 RE: SUPPORT – Governor’s Proposal to Fully Fund School Meals for All in the 2024-25 Fiscal Year Budget Dear Governor Newsom, Senate President pro Tempore McGuire, Assembly Speaker Rivas, Budget […]
Governor Signs Landmark Healthy School Meals for All Legislation
SB 348 Protects Children’s Health, Aligns CA With Pediatrician-Recommended Guidelines for Added Sugar and Salt in School Meals Sacramento – Governor Newsom has added his signature to SB 348 (Skinner), making California the first state in the nation to codify President Joe Biden’s new federal nutrition guidelines aimed at reducing added salt and sugar in school meals. Enshrining […]
School kitchens are transforming to provide higher-quality, healthier meals for kids
Monterey County Weekly Jan 18, 2024 ON THE LUNCH MENU ON A RECENT THURSDAY AT NORTH MONTEREY HIGH SCHOOL IN CASTROVILLE ARE A FEW OPTIONS: teriyaki chicken, a crispy chicken sandwich with spicy coleslaw, a chicken cobb salad or a ham and cheese sandwich on ciabatta, all served with a portion of veggies and fruit alongside. […]