All 270 students from pre-kindergarten to 12th grade at Christian School have a hand in the annual Feed the Need project. The students donned their hairnets, cranked up the music and got to work ...

Kate Nalepinski is a Newsweek journalist based in New York City. Kate joined Newsweek in May 2024. She is a graduate of Ithaca College. The Local Food for Schools Cooperative Agreement Program ...

The Department of Agriculture has cut over $1 billion in funding aimed at helping schools and food banks purchase from local farmers, according to a news report and a school nutrition nonprofit.

“Multiple states” were recently notified of these cuts, the nonprofit School Nutrition Association said in a statement Tuesday. An estimated $660 million in funds through the Local Food for ...

The US Department of Agriculture has slashed more than $1 billion in funding for schools and local food purchases. The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has eliminated two federal programmes that ...

The Trump administration’s move to halt the programs comes as school nutrition officials are becoming increasingly anxious about affording healthy food with the current federal reimbursement ...

The School Nutrition Association, which represents cafeteria workers and directors nationwide, said in a press release that the USDA cut the $660 million Local Food for Schools program for 2025.

The Saskatchewan government has signed a $16-million deal with Ottawa to expand school food programs. The agreement will see the federal government invest the money over three years. Ottawa says ...

LifeWise Academy, a program offering Bible lessons during school hours, is expanding in Michigan. The program operates under "released time" laws, permitting religious instruction off school grounds.

Tiffany Barrios, one of the school’s social workers, started helping students and families who were experiencing food insecurity by setting up a food bank last year. The food bank, which also has a ...

From a farm where you can help feed the animals, to a tiny home, a treehouse and even a former school bus ... restaurants and shops. The vacation property is “tucked away and feels like a ...