Urban School Food Alliance

Coming Soon! 🎉 We are excited to launch Boost the Roost - a full recap of our No Antibiotic Ever and Clean-Label Chicken Pilot. The digital recap, complete with articles, videos, and downloadable content covers the nearly four-year project from start to finish. Look for this release next week!

Thank you to the many individuals who supported our mission in 2024, including through direct donations. We appreciate you for championing school nutrition programs in your communities and across the country! Looking for new opportunities to give back? Consider a gift to the Urban School Food Alliance. Any amount helps bring new research, resources, and training to #SchoolFood systems and impacts the lives of millions of children nationwide! Explore our convenient options for online giving: http://bit.ly/3pgEwQJ

2024 was a busy year for the Urban School Food Alliance! Thank you to our members, supporters, and partners who share a vision for nourishing the next generation. Together, we made great progress in our work to strengthen and streamline school food procurement, invest in the school nutrition workforce, elevate fresh foods and sustainable practices, and pave the way for a brighter, hunger-free future. #HappyNewYear🎊 Austin Independent School District Baltimore City Public Schools Boston Public Schools Broward County Public Schools Chicago Public Schools Dallas Independent School District Fairfax County Public Schools Gwinnett County Public Schools Los Angeles Unified School District Memphis-Shelby County Schools Miami-Dade County Public Schools NYC Department of Education NEISD Orange County Public Schools The School District of Palm Beach County The School District of Philadelphia Portland Public Schools San Diego Unified School District Seattle Public Schools

This fall, students in member San Diego Unified School District learned about #FarmToSchool and fresh foods with visits from #F2S Specialist Janelle Manzano and the team at Sandi Coast Cafe (the Food & Nutrition Services department of SDUSD), including a taste test with Hass avocados from Shanley Farms — a small family farm in Morro Bay that supplies produce to the district’s cafes. 🌱 “There’s nothing better to engage students in learning about food than to empower them to taste it and learn more about the people growing the food they eat. It’s even more exciting to learn that the food served at school every day comes fresh from local California farms. Students can see that the food we serve is as special as the children we serve.” - Alicia Pitrone Hauser, Food & Nutrition Services Director

We are so grateful for the #GivingTuesday support we received this month! As we head into the holiday season, there is still time to make a year-end contribution and make a difference in the lives of the 4.2 million students in our member districts and the many more nationwide who rely on #SchoolMeals for their daily nutrition. 🙌 Support our mission: https://lnkd.in/gVqAAPG3

“For many students, this may be their only chance to enjoy a holiday dinner. We want them to feel like home, like a real treat — full of nutrition, of course, but something that is also fulfilling." #HungerHeroes like Dontay Taylor and his family are at the 💚 of #SchoolFood in member Dallas Independent School District and Urban School Food Alliance districts nationwide! We love this profile and recognition 👉 https://bit.ly/3ZTgAa7

ICYMI: Mallory Reeves, Senior Administrator for Orange County Public Schools Food and Nutrition Services, was featured on the latest episode of the NxtGen Network podcast! Mallory shares the innovative practices that are helping Urban School Food Alliance member OCPS serve more than 250,000 #SchoolMeals per day. 🎬 Watch now!

🦸♀️ School nutrition professionals are on the front lines of hunger! They work every day to ensure that all children have access to healthy and happy meals during the school day AND natural disasters, holidays, emergencies, and more. This #GivingTuesday, #ThankAHungerHero with a tax-deductible donation to the Urban School Food Alliance to support trainings, best practice sharing, and #SchoolFood transformation! Give today: https://lnkd.in/gJatPgPV

Our members are decision makers in the largest school districts in the country, with ability to make significant changes to food quality and food access in the United States. But we don't accept funding from food companies or manufacturers and rely on donor support to make that happen! This #GivingTuesday, please consider making a gift to the Urban School Food Alliance. Any amount will help us continue research and create resources that transform food systems and change the lives of families nationwide: https://lnkd.in/gJatPgPV

ICYMI: Urban School Food Alliance Executive Director Dr. Katie Wilson recently appeared on NBC Washington to share exciting new work and the importance of #SchoolMeals to millions of students nationwide, including the 4.2 million in our member districts. Tomorrow is #GivingTuesday, a day of giving and global impact, and we are counting on you to help us further this work! 💙 Learn more and make a donation to support access to healthy, delicious #SchoolFood for all children: https://lnkd.in/gJatPgPV