Incentive program launched in 2010 that aims to make healthy, fresh produce affordable to all San Franciscans
Encourages
CalFresh customers to use their benefits at the Alemany Farmers Market by
providing an extra $5 in purchasing power when clients spend $10 at the
market
San Francisco Unified School District Project: Raising the Bar for School Meals
Successfully advocated to eliminate systematic discrimination in the school nutrition program by eradicating separate and unequal meal service for lower income students
Successfully advocated to improve school meals by improving greater access to higher quality food, increasing fresh produce variety and using healthier cooking methods... read more
Bringing Social Justice to School Lunchrooms
Published report on how funds for subsidized National School Lunch Program (NSLP) meals are being misappropriated to offset losses in candy and pizza sales in most public schools
Advocated for new law passed in December 2010, to prevent this practice
Law estimated to direct an additional $0.26 to each public school meal, representing a 17% increase over existing funding level
Bringing Water to San Francisco Unified School District's Dry Cafeterias
Advocating the school district provide accessible water in all school cafeterias
Encouraging district to put water stations in cafeterias so that students can fill water bottles instead of merely providing fountains, which are much more limited in providing hydration at a rate adequate for school populations
School Lunch Nutrient Study
Launching study in 2012 to examine nutrition loss in the food system supplying children with school meals
Seeking to compel schools and their vendors and growers to improve the nutrient quality of their fruit, vegetables and entrees through promoting healthier food systems
