Sentences with phrase «expand school food programs»

Madeleine encouraged using anti-hunger groups to help in the coalition building process in order to strengthen and expand school food programs.

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Soon senators George McGovern, a Democrat, and Bob Dole, a Republican, joined with incoming president Richard Nixon to champion legislation that expanded food stamps, shored up school lunch programs and, by the end of the 1970s, largely solved the problem.

One of the biggest dairy - related stories to break this month was the announcement that as part of their commitment to increase the availability of healthy, American - made food products in schools, the USDA is expanding its pilot program for Greek - style yogurt for the National School Lunch Program in SY 201program for Greek - style yogurt for the National School Lunch Program in SY 201Program in SY 2014 - 15.

• increase public funding for after - school programs • serve suppers instead of (or in addition to) snacks • recruit more school districts to provide after - school suppers and snacks • support and expand year - round participation by integrating the Afterschool Supper Program with the Summer Food Service Program • streamline and simplify the Afterschool Supper Program • serve meals during weekends, holidays and unanticipated school closures; and • improve meal quality

This grant is designed to help improve student access to high - quality, nutritious foods at school, and provides funds to help schools improve or expand their breakfast programs with an emphasis on sustainable, alternative breakfast options.

Think crop subsidies, expanding portion sizes, food lobbyists, and issues with the National School Lunch Program.

The Healthy, Hunger - Free Kids Act will expand the number of children in school lunch programs by 115,000, increase the reimbursement rate to school districts for meals by six cents and replace the junk food available outside the cafeteria, such as in vending machines, with more healthful options.

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FRAC spearheads efforts that improve and expand afterschool food, school breakfast, and other programs in the 1998 child nutrition reauthorization legislation.

The Fuel Up Breakfast Grants program is designed to improve student access to high - quality, nutritious foods at school; specifically targeted to the morning meal, the breakfast grants provide funds to help schools improve or expand their breakfast program with an emphasis on alternative breakfast options that are sustainable.

Farm to School programs can help expand students knowledge about food, health, and environmental issues, and improve the quality and nutrition of school meal options, while supporting the local food ecSchool programs can help expand students knowledge about food, health, and environmental issues, and improve the quality and nutrition of school meal options, while supporting the local food ecschool meal options, while supporting the local food economy.

Since school food programs are largely supported by the federal government, the expanded program would bring in an additional $ 24 million in federal and state funds, bringing their total to about $ 60 million, advocates have said.

Also included will be $ 1.8 million to expand the city's Emergency Food Assistance Program, $ 1.14 million to fund 80 new crossing guards, and $ 6.6 million for 50 new physical education teachers at city schools, the news release said.

EDUCATION: Enhance and expand early childhood programming and improve access to food at school to ensure no student goes hungry.

At 1:30 p.m., the Senate Standing Committee on New York City Education Subcommittee will meet to discuss various amendments to education law - including an act in relation to requiring certain public schools in any city with a population over one million to offer food options during lunch, an act to direct chancellors of city school districts, in cities having a population of one million or more, to examine and assess the feasibility of expanding the number and types of career and technical education schools and programs within such city school districts and an act in relation to improving educational outcomes for homeless students.

Walker says he hopes to fast - track the state budget process, expand the taxpayer - funded school voucher program, require drug tests for those seeking food stamps and unemployment benefits, and continue income and property tax cuts.

USDA Food and Nutrition Service This toolkit includes a collection of resources that school food service directors, program operators, and other stakeholders may use to establish or expand the breakfast service within their school There are numerous worksheets, surveys, planning tools, and extensive marketing materials to help you implement and spread the word about your School Breakfast ProgFood and Nutrition Service This toolkit includes a collection of resources that school food service directors, program operators, and other stakeholders may use to establish or expand the breakfast service within their school There are numerous worksheets, surveys, planning tools, and extensive marketing materials to help you implement and spread the word about your School Breakfast Prschool food service directors, program operators, and other stakeholders may use to establish or expand the breakfast service within their school There are numerous worksheets, surveys, planning tools, and extensive marketing materials to help you implement and spread the word about your School Breakfast Progfood service directors, program operators, and other stakeholders may use to establish or expand the breakfast service within their school There are numerous worksheets, surveys, planning tools, and extensive marketing materials to help you implement and spread the word about your School Breakfast Pprogram operators, and other stakeholders may use to establish or expand the breakfast service within their school There are numerous worksheets, surveys, planning tools, and extensive marketing materials to help you implement and spread the word about your School Breakfast Prschool There are numerous worksheets, surveys, planning tools, and extensive marketing materials to help you implement and spread the word about your School Breakfast PrSchool Breakfast ProgramProgram.

As part of the lesson plan, students will consider how to define hunger and food insecurity, explore interventions designed to improve food security, and take a stand on the merits of expanding universal school breakfast programs.

Rickards High School is expanding its services to include a medical center and food pantry, and more programs could be on the way.

He devoted his life to the betterment of nutrition education and school food service and was responsible for expanding the Child Nutrition Programs in schools throughout Massachusetts and instrumental in the passage of the National School Lunch Act ofschool food service and was responsible for expanding the Child Nutrition Programs in schools throughout Massachusetts and instrumental in the passage of the National School Lunch Act ofSchool Lunch Act of 1946.

He promoted the idea of meeting the needs of the whole child by expanding pre-kindergarten and after - school and summer programs, increasing access to health care and mental health services, and promoting nutritious food and regular exercise.