Food Policy for Breakfast: School Meals and the Child Nutrition Reauthorization
Act- Lessons Learned and the Way Forward
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Wellness in the Schools
Tuesday, April 29, 2014
8:30 am-10:00 am,
Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College
47-49 East 65th Street (Park and Madison), New York, NY, 10065
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The Child Nutrition Act, the federal legislation that authorizes and funds school meals, summer meals, WIC, Child Care, and other food programs that provide food for children, is up for reauthorization in 2015. In NYC, advocates have already begun
to organize to influence this crucial legislation. What have we learned from recent efforts to improve school meals that can help us craft legislative solutions? Hear leading advocates and scholars reflect on the state of local efforts and their implications
for federal policy.
Panelists
Kate MacKenzie, Director, Policy and Government Relations,
City Harvest
Pamela Koch, Executive Director,
The Laurie M. Tisch Center for Food, Education & Policy at Teachers College, Columbia University
Simone Herbin, School Food Associate,
Brooklyn Food Coalition
Nancy Easton, Co-founder and Executive Director,
Wellness in the Schools
Moderated by Jan Poppendieck, Policy Director, NYC Food Policy Center at Hunter College