Legislation Update: A Five-Point Plan to Improve the Child Nutrition
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn outlined a five-point plan this week to improve the Child Nutrition Act, and four of those points deal with school lunches. Here's what's on the (lunch) table: 1. Access to Free Meals: Currently, the children are eligible to receive a ...
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August 14, 2009
A School Lunch Non-Profit?
Thomas Kim, the chief financial officer of Baltimore's health department, suggests over on the Audacious Ideas blog that non-profit organizations could be the solution for school food. "A non-profit organization would hire staff to utilize the cooking kitchens already in place in schools, and reinvest all revenue back into the quality and ...
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July 7, 2009
Cuts in the California Budget Make For Cuts on Children’s Plates
By Ann Cooper — I've been working on the Nutrition Services budget this week for the Berkeley Unified School District, and I've been thinking a lot about our state's financial woes. The Berkeley community has been extremely enthusiastic about bringing healthy food to all of our students in the district. Over ...
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April 30, 2009
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