Healthy school meals are a basic right for every child in Wisconsin. But, decades of intentional disinvestment in schools and neighborhoods have left our children without enough nourishing food options. Through a multi-state partnership, we’re helping address these historic harms and strengthen our food systems. In September we...
Have an idea for bringing local, nutritious food to more schools across our region? Kids Forward and the Lake Michigan School Food System Innovation Hub is funding projects that improve school meals across Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Wisconsin. We are committed to providing our nation’s children nutritious meals that improve their...
Main Takeaways Resources like SNAP are a public good that provides nutrition to families and sustains our local farmers and grocers. The federal Republican megabill, which passed in July, cuts food assistance to adults and families. It also includes more red tape and expands work requirements, which makes it much harder for families to...
Main Takeaways Kids Forward submitted the below testimony in opposition of AB180/SB154, which seek to restrict the use of SNAP benefits. These proposed restrictions that target recipients of SNAP are harmful and misguided, and do not address systemic barriers. Instead, they away freedom of food choice from families. Research shows that...
Eight Wisconsin organizations will receive funding from the Lake Michigan School Food System Innovation Hub to create more local, nourishing, and loved school meals.
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