“USDA 2024 Update” was presented at LAC 2024 in Washington, D.C. Representatives from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will be on hand to deliver their annual update on child…
Ensure USDA maintains the current, successful school nutrition standards, rather than implementing additional rules.
Research shows students eat their healthiest meals at school; these meals support academic achievement and combat child hunger. We’re asking Congress to address economic and regulatory challenges that threaten the sustainability…
STEPS Challenge prize winners will be drawn at random at the end of each month from the pool of STEPS Challenge participants. And All sweepstakes winners will be selected in a random drawing to be conducted at the end of each month from the pool of STEPS Challenge participants.
In October 2023, the School Nutrition Association (SNA), School Nutrition Foundation (SNF) and No Kid Hungry by Share Our Strength convened a Supply Chain Summit, inviting representatives from across the…
Research shows students eat their healthiest meals at school; these meals support academic achievement and combat child hunger. We’re asking Congress to address economic and regulatory challenges that threaten the sustainability…
Executive Summary Challenges for School Meal Programs The top 3 challenges for school meal programs are: Increasing costs – 99.3% (n = 1,313) report moderate or significant challenges Staff shortages…
Ensure USDA maintains the current, successful school nutrition standards, rather than implementing additional rules.
SNA’s 2024 Position Paper calls on Congress to address long-term economic and regulatory challenges for school meal programs.
Permanently increase federal reimbursement rates for the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Program (NSLP/SBP) by 40 cents per lunch and 15 cents per breakfast.