Governor Snyder approved the expanded budget for 10 Cents a Meal, expanding the program to two new Prosperity Regions and increasing the budget to $575,000.
Systems Change and the 10 Cents a Meal Program
Groundwork’s systems change ethic is revealed in the success of the 10 Cents a Meal program for school lunches.
Agriculture Forum: 10 Cents a Meal Grantees Expand
Fourteen school districts in northwest Lower Michigan are among 32 statewide that have extra funding this school year to purchase locally grown fruits, vegetables and dry beans. That’s thanks to a second year of the state’s 10 Cents a Meal for School Kids & Farms pilot grant program. Together the districts serve 22,567 students in our region.
Testimonials from Groundwork’s Champions of Change
Check out the following testimonials from these Groundwork partners who are Champions of Change.
Changing School Food Choices Through Policy Reform
Healthy Kids, Healthy Michigan (HKHM), a coalition of public and private sector health advocates united to fight childhood obesity, has emerged as an important advocate for the 10 Cents a Meal program. HKHM’s Healthy Food Access Team provides important policy support to inform legislators about how 10 Cents is strengthening Michigan, bolstering both students’ health and farmers’ bottom lines.
From Berkeley to Boyne Falls: Measuring Alice Waters’ Farm to School Impact
Farm to school champion and celebrity chef Alice Waters visited Boyne Falls Public School in Charlevoix County on Friday, Sept. 22, to witness firsthand how food service director and chef Nathan Bates is using locally-sourced produce in the cafeteria and how Boyne Falls is promoting local food in the curriculum.