The Chef Ann Foundation promotes whole-ingredient, scratch cooking in schools. This approach enables schools to serve the healthiest, tastiest meals so that kids are well-fed and ready to learn.
We’re dedicated to empowering schools nationwide with the tools, training, resources, and funding they need to serve meals. Browse through programs to learn more about our work and apply for a grant.
Since 2009, the Chef Ann Foundation has worked with schools to implement healthy school meal programs. Dive into the organization’s history and learn about our impact on school food reform over the years.
Want to learn how you can create school food change? Our toolkit lays out how to approach your district and advocate for healthier food in your child’s school.
Learn more about school food with resources, home recipes, and press materials.
Everyone has a role to play in transforming school food. Your gift fuels this movement, helping ensure every child has access to healthy, nourishing meals at school. Join us in changing the way we feed our students.
The Chef Ann Foundation promotes whole-ingredient, scratch cooking in schools. This approach enables schools to serve the healthiest, tastiest meals so that kids are well-fed and ready to learn.
We’re dedicated to empowering schools nationwide with the tools, training, resources, and funding they need to serve meals. Browse through programs to learn more about our work and apply for a grant.
Since 2009, the Chef Ann Foundation has worked with schools to implement healthy school meal programs. Dive into the organization’s history and learn about our impact on school food reform over the years.
Want to learn how you can create school food change? Our toolkit lays out how to approach your district and advocate for healthier food in your child’s school.
Learn more about school food with resources, home recipes, and press materials.
Everyone has a role to play in transforming school food. Your gift fuels this movement, helping ensure every child has access to healthy, nourishing meals at school. Join us in changing the way we feed our students.
Tariq Sheriff, MPH, is a former Chef and experienced food policy professional working at the nexus of food systems, sustainability, and equity.
Tariq Sheriff, MPH, is a former Chef and experienced food policy professional working at the nexus of food systems, sustainability, and equity.
He spearheads the creation and implementation of programs and strategies which increase amenity-rich neighborhoods to address inequitable food access. Prior to this role, he worked with the DC Food Policy Director and was responsible for implementing the policy agenda, commitments to international cooperative agreements, and served as an advisor for food system resiliency and programming, supporting the city’s COVID-19 emergency food response. As a Chef, Tariq led the food production operations at DC Central Kitchen and was responsible for over 6000 daily scratch-cooked meals for public and charter schools, shelters, and childcare centers.
Alongside his advocacy and operations work, Tariq is an Aspen Institute Food Leaders Fellow, serves on the District’s Food Policy Council, and the Executive Committee of the DC Good Food Purchasing Coalition.
Tariq resides in the Washinton DC area with his wife and daughter and is a proud girl dad.
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