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.
Expand NSLP/SBP to offer healthy school meals for all students at no charge.
Research shows school meals contribute to the health, attentiveness, behavior and academic success of students. To maximize student achievement, SNA believes all children require equal access to nutritious school meals…
Learn about stakeholders’ responsibilities and expectations in school procurement and how menus determine goods and services that must be competitively procured.
This session showcases a collection of successful fundraising activities. Learn how these great ideas can be used to bring in revenue for your local chapters and state affiliates.