SNA Member Resources: Coronavirus Disease School Nutrition Association
The SNA maintains a regularly updated list of resources regarding Covid-19. The list was updated on June 15, 2020, and includes updates from the USDA, CDC, DOE, and more.
Dothan School Officials Roll Out First Food Bus with Hopes to Feed Hundreds of Children Dothan Eagle, June 15, 2020
Author Sable Riley
The goal of feeding more children over summer break became a reality for Dothan City’s nutrition program on Monday when they launched the school’s first food bus to assist in feeding children during the Covid-19 pandemic. The bus is retrofitted to temporarily store food and serve meals to eight different locations. The bus [Read More]
Forum: Demand Jumps for School-Supplied Food Record Eagle, June 13, 2020
Author Diane Conners
School staff in west Michigan are petitioning lawmakers to restore and expand a program called 10 Cents a Meal for Michigan’s Kids & Farms, because the program helps schools purchase locally grown produce, which would help schools accommodate for increased demand in meals for children due to the Covid 19 pandemic. A food [Read More]
The Mix Up Podcast – Episode 04 – Kevin Frank
In Episode 4 of The Mixup, Patrick Garmong, Associate Director of Culinary Education and Training at ICN interviews Kevin Frank, Chef and Assistant Director of Detroit Public Schools.
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Seamless Summer Option: Providing Multiple Meals at a Time During the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic
New Resource from Team Nutrition
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is working with State Child Nutrition agencies to provide safe and flexible meal service to children during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Under nationwide non-congregate feeding and meal times waivers, State agencies may allow Program operators to provide more than 1 day’s worth of meals [Read More]
The Mix Up Podcast – Episode 03 – Jennifer Devivo
In Episode 3 of The Mixup, Patrick Garmong, Associate Director of Culinary Education and Training at ICN interviews Jennifer Devivo, Executive Chef and Director of Up-Island Schools
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The Mix Up Podcast – Episode 02 – Patrick Durgan
In Episode 2 of The Mixup, Patrick Garmong, Associate Director of Culinary Education and Training at ICN interviews Patrick Durgan, Excecutive Chef and Director of Food Services Bellingham Public Schools with the Good Food Project.
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The Mix Up Podcast – Episode 01 – Becca Polson
Welcome to the inaugural episode of The Mix Up Podcast. Patrick Garmong, Associate Director of Culinary Education and Training at ICN interviews child nutrition chefs from around the country to take you inside their kitchens and see how they are inspiring child nutrition.
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School Nutrition and COVID-19 In The News
In a time of mass job layoffs, furloughs, and in some areas food shortages due to panic purchasing, the role of the school nutrition professional is more important than ever to school-aged children in need. With currently more than twenty million Americans out of work within weeks, school nutrition professionals must now cast an even [Read More]
Gateway School District Staff, Volunteers Ensure Students Eat During Closure Trib Live, March 16, 2020, author Dillon Carr.
This article explores the efforts of school nutrition professionals in the Gateway School District in Pennsylvania. Their COVID-19 response feeding program operates as a hybrid of their already existing Summer Food Service Program, which provides meals and activities to children 18 and under while school is not in session. The district selected meal distribution points [Read More]