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SNA Calls for Summer Meals Program Waivers for SY 2020-21
SNA is urging USDA to allow schools to continue serving students through summer meals programs to address challenges of providing safe access to healthy school meals next school year.
SNA Plea for COVID-19 Waiver Extensions Meets Swift USDA Response
USDA announced the extension of four COVID-19 emergency feeding waivers to ease operational burdens and help schools meet children’s critical nutrition needs this fall.
SNF Awarded $200K by No Kid Hungry
SNF has received $200,000 from No Kid Hungry to support the Foundation’s COVID-19 emergency feeding grant program.
SNA Urges Quick Action to Keep School Meal Programs Viable
In a letter to USDA, SNA called for an extension of COVID-19 feeding waivers through next school year and universal meals to ensure schools can meet children’s critical nutrition needs this fall.

Preparing for the Next Big Crisis
School nutrition operators share what’s working—and what’s not—in their emergency feeding efforts. The lessons they’ve learned during the COVID-19 pandemic…

Making the Best of Beans
Beans are a humble staple on grocery store shelves, often used for chilis or perhaps homemade bean burgers. No one…

Making Condiments Count
Staples like ketchup and mayo are a must in school cafeterias, but there’s also an opportunity to capture emerging condiment…
SNA Survey Reveals COVID-19 School Meal Trends, Financial Impacts
A new SNA survey highlights expansive efforts to provide needy students safe access to school meals during COVID-19 closures, but also reveals significant concerns about the financial sustainability of school meal programs.
SNA Urges Swift Passage of The Heroes Act
SNA expressed strong support for The Heroes Act, which includes $3 billion in emergency funding to help school meal programs cover costs associated with COVID-19 school closures.