7/30/2020 SNA Urges Passage of School Meal Legislation SNA is calling for passage of the Pandemic Child Hunger Prevention Act and the Child Nutrition Relief Act of 2020 to expand access to school meals during SY 2020-21.
7/14/2020 SNA Welcomes Reginald Ross as 2020-2021 SNA President Reginald (Reggie) Ross, SNS, School Nutrition Consultant for the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, will represent SNA’s 55,000 school nutrition professional members nationwide during unprecedented times.
7/10/2020 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.
6/25/2020 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.
6/8/2020 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.
6/4/2020 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.
5/18/2020 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.
5/12/2020 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.
5/11/2020 SNA Recognizes 2020 National Industry Member of the Year SNA has named Jose Quinones, National School Business Development Manager for J.T.M. Food Group, as the national Industry Member of the Year.
5/5/2020 COVID-19 School Meal Programs Benefit from SNF Grants SNF has awarded the first in a series of grants to support emergency school feeding operations. Thanks to support pledged by GENYOUth and National Dairy Council, SNF’s "Help Feed School Kids Now!" campaign will build on this success.