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Family-to-Family’s Doorknob Dinner Project
Family-to-Family (F-to-F) is a national hunger and poverty relief organization dedicated to connecting families with enough to share with impoverished American families with profoundly less. Their program creates a bridge between communities with “more” and some of America’s poorest areas. Members give in a variety of ways. Some welcome the concrete responsibility of shopping, packing […]
Cafeteria Man
Cafeteria Man is a movie that tells the story of positive movement that shows what’s possible in America’s schools, showcasing the aspiration of activists and citizens coming together to change the way kids eat at school. It’s about overhauling a dysfunctional nutritional system. And, it’s the story of what it takes, and who it takes, […]
The Charlie Cart Project
The Charlie Cart Project brings brings together equipment, lessons and partnerships to provide high-quality food and nutrition programs in any educational setting. Its compact mobile kitchen on wheels provides all the tools and equipment needed to start cooking! Research shows that hands-on learning promotes success in science, math and social studies and develops collaboration and […]
Food Bank For New York City’s CookShop
CookShop, the core nutrition education program of the Food Bank For New York City, gives low-income children, adults and teens the knowledge and tools to adopt and enjoy a healthy diet and active lifestyle on a limited budget. With hands-on workshops reaching over 40,000 New Yorkers across all five boroughs, CookShop teaches nutrition and physical […]
2014 Yum-o! Scholarships
The FUND component of Yum-o!’s mission helps kids reach their food-related career goals by funding culinary school scholarships. In partnership with the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF), Yum-o! is pleased to announce that Yum-o! scholarships will be available in 2014.
FoodBank of Santa Barbara County Kid’s Farmers Market
The Foodbank of Santa Barbara Kid’s Farmers Market Program is an interactive approach to improving the long-term health of low-income children in Santa Barbara County, California. Each month the Kid’s Farmers Market Program provides fresh produce and nutrition education to children from low-income families at 27 afterschool programs countywide. The Kid’s Farmers Market Program is […]
Think Breakfast!
We’ve all heard that a nutritious breakfast is key for learning during the school day. To encourage students to develop this healthy habit, the New York State Department of Education’s Child Nutrition Program has developed a program for New York State teachers under the name, Think Breakfast! Teachers who register for the program are provided […]
LaLa Lunchbox
LaLa Lunchbox is a meal planning app for kids and parents that takes the stress out of lunch planning for families and empowers kids with their meal decisions. Kids select foods for their meals with fun monsters, colors and sounds (and a completely customizable Food Library) and those choices turn into a handy grocery list […]