Latest Updates
Statement from Hunger Free Oklahoma on USDA’s Harvest to Hallways Initiative
Hunger Free Oklahoma welcomes USDA’s announcement of investments that help schools serve nutritious, locally sourced food and strengthen the infrastructure needed to provide healthy meals to Oklahoma children. Connecting schools with local producers and investing in school kitchens benefits children, families, schools, and Oklahoma farmers and ranchers.
But these investments must be considered in the broader context of federal decisions affecting children’s access to food.
Statement on OSDE CACFP At-Risk Announcement
This week, the Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE) announced it would no longer participate in a federal policy option that allows certain schools with longer-than-standard school days to serve federally reimbursed meals to students during the extended portion of the day. This policy option helps schools make sure children who stay later for additional instruction, tutoring, enrichment, or other learning opportunities have access to food before they go home. The following statement is attributable to Chris Bernard, president and CEO of Hunger Free Oklahoma.
Old Myths, Real Consequences: What America Has Had to Unlearn About Hunger
As America marked its 250th anniversary, we heard stories about the innovations and movements that shaped our country. But anniversaries are not only occasions to celebrate progress. They are also opportunities to examine what we once accepted as true, what those beliefs cost us, and what we still need to change.
Latest Updates
Statement from Hunger Free Oklahoma on USDA’s Harvest to Hallways Initiative
Hunger Free Oklahoma welcomes USDA’s announcement of investments that help schools serve nutritious, locally sourced food and strengthen the infrastructure needed to provide healthy meals to Oklahoma children. Connecting schools with local producers and investing in school kitchens benefits children, families, schools, and Oklahoma farmers and ranchers.
But these investments must be considered in the broader context of federal decisions affecting children’s access to food.
Statement on OSDE CACFP At-Risk Announcement
This week, the Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE) announced it would no longer participate in a federal policy option that allows certain schools with longer-than-standard school days to serve federally reimbursed meals to students during the extended portion of the day. This policy option helps schools make sure children who stay later for additional instruction, tutoring, enrichment, or other learning opportunities have access to food before they go home. The following statement is attributable to Chris Bernard, president and CEO of Hunger Free Oklahoma.
Old Myths, Real Consequences: What America Has Had to Unlearn About Hunger
As America marked its 250th anniversary, we heard stories about the innovations and movements that shaped our country. But anniversaries are not only occasions to celebrate progress. They are also opportunities to examine what we once accepted as true, what those beliefs cost us, and what we still need to change.
