School Food Advocacy Toolkit
We created this toolkit for parents, caregivers, family members, and community members who care about replacing ultra-processed foods in schools with fresh, delicious, made-from-scratch meals that protect kids’ health and the environment.
The toolkit is divided into four steps: get educated, get organized, get support, and take action. Each step will help you navigate the ins and outs of creating an advocacy group for changing school food in your community.
We’re so glad to have you at the table with us. If you have any questions, contact us.
Step 1: Get Educated
Knowledge is power. This section will help you understand the school food system and where to focus your efforts for making meaningful change.
Step 1: Get Educated
Knowledge is power. This section will help you understand the school food system and where to focus your efforts for making meaningful change.
Step 2: Get Organized
Start your community advocacy group. Here we cover the nuts and bolts for forming and starting your school food change advocacy group. You’ll find suggestions for running meetings, an example meeting agenda, and sample conversation topics.
Step 2: Get Organized
Start your community advocacy group. Here we cover the nuts and bolts for forming and starting your school food change advocacy group. You’ll find suggestions for running meetings, an example meeting agenda, and sample conversation topics.
Step 3: Get Support
School food change takes a village. This section explains who to contact and how to prepare for meetings with decision makers at your school or district. We also review challenges your group might experience, and how to overcome them.
Step 3: Get Support
School food change takes a village. This section explains who to contact and how to prepare for meetings with decision makers at your school or district. We also review challenges your group might experience, and how to overcome them.
Step 4: Take Action
Your advocacy group is ready to get to work. Here we cover the actions your advocacy group can take to make school food healthier and tastier for kids in your community.
Step 4: Take Action
Your advocacy group is ready to get to work. Here we cover the actions your advocacy group can take to make school food healthier and tastier for kids in your community.
Tools for Home
Our relationship with food starts at home — and healthy food can be fun! Here are a few educational resources to start your family’s food journey, like easy, delicious home recipes and a meal wheel for kids.
Tools for Home
Our relationship with food starts at home — and healthy food can be fun! Here are a few educational resources to start your family’s food journey, like easy, delicious home recipes and a meal wheel for kids.
