Sentences with phrase «meal programs raises»

But more importantly, participation by middle class students in school meal programs raises the level of awareness of what those programs are like.

Not exact matches

Funds are used to raise awareness about child hunger in the U.S.; create public - private partnerships that align kids with the resources they need; support nutrition programs like school breakfast and summer meals; and educate kids and their families on how to cook healthy meals with limited resources.

Along the lines of better food for less money, a new study that was covered in Medical News Today (via Slow Food USA) showed that farm to school programs can improve school meals while not raising costs.

As you pointed out in your Sept 20, 2011 post (http://www.thelunchtray.com/school-lunch-prices-on-the-rise-nationwide/), Paid Meal Equity forced many school districts to raise prices on families regardless of the school meal program's financial solveMeal Equity forced many school districts to raise prices on families regardless of the school meal program's financial solvemeal program's financial solvency.

And while Ken wants parents to speak out at the local level, her proposal might also raise their awareness of the deeper issue: Congress's chronic and shameful underfunding of federal school meal programs.

In an effort to combat hunger, it would also raise the number of children eligible for free or reduced - cost meals and expand after - school snack programs to provide full meals.

(By way of reminder, «competitive» foods are those foods sold on school campuses outside of the scope of the federal meal program, such as «a la carte» foods sold in the cafeteria or vending machines by a district to raise revenues, as well as foods sold at sporting events, team and PTO / PTA fundraisers, etc..)

On this call you will hear about effective methods and resources to promote programs, raise awareness, and ensure more families are connected to summer meals this year.

So while students think they are «helping» their school raise money for activities by selling food competitively with the meal program, really they are hurting the schools by drawing patrons away from the cafeteria.

And I also recognize that you don't have to be a political conservative to object to these incidents; they've also been used as fodder for arguing against GMOs (contained in those Ritz crackers) and against the inextricable links between agribusiness and the federal school meals program, among other issues often raised by the political left.

Proposed changes to the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and School Breakfast Program have prompted the Idaho Potato Commission to raise some concerns of their own regarding the suggestion to limit potato servings in school meals.

In support of these lawmakers» efforts and to express our own dismay — as mothers, consumers and food activists — regarding these developments, Nancy, Barbara and I have launched a Change.org petition asking Congress, President Obama and his administration to to keep Chinese - processed chicken out of school meals and other child nutrition programs, and to prevent the importation of Chinese - raised and - slaughtered poultry.

If New York State loses that money from the national government, they would have to either find other money for programs like Meals on Wheels (raising taxes or cutting other programs) or would need to cut Meals on Wheels.

The purpose of Miles for Meals is to raise pledges and awareness for the Senior Nutrition Program.

«Our public schools are committed to providing healthy, nutritious meals for all students, but overly prescriptive and unnecessary federal mandates are proving challenging for school boards to meet and are raising meal costs that can then divert resources from the instructional program,» said NSBA Executive Director Thomas J. Gentzel.

In 2018, TVMF will be celebrating 40 years of service, and our goal is to raise $ 40,000 to support veterinary student scholarships, provide emergency financial assistance, fund the TVMF PALS program (which offers free veterinary care to pets belonging to low - income, homebound clients of Meals on Wheels in Austin, Dallas, Bryan / College Station and Houston), and more.

The funds raised at the show will provide approximately 2,800 meals to Toronto's residents in need through the Toronto Lawyers Feed the Hungry Program.

Items centered on current and future older adult activities (i.e., senior center activities, religious programs, senior meal sites); as well as, the perceived need for information on grandparents raising grandchildren.

A sold - out golf tournament organized by Scott Grace of Exit Realty Professionals in Sackville, N.S. raised more than $ 1,500 for FEED Nova Scotia, a charitable organization that collects and distributes food to more than 150 member agency food banks and meal programs.