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NYC HEALTHY SCHOOL FOOD ALLIANCE BLOG

There's a lot going on with the NYC Healthy School Food Alliance. Read our latest blog updates, and don't forget to add your email to stay in the loop!

Andrea Strong

Mar 19
1 min

How to Help in an Age of COVID-19

Hi everyone. I hope you and yours are staying well and socially distant. I have been homeschooling my kids (ha!) while reporting on the COVID-19 crisis for F...

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Andrea Strong

Mar 4
1 min

An Update on the Scratch Cooking Implementation Bill, Intro 1676

Good morning team! I have an exciting update on the Scratch Cooking Implementation Bill (Intro 1676) which I advocated for last year and was introduced by CM...

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Andrea Strong

Mar 3
1 min

NYCHSFA Gains Endorsement from Community Board 2

I am excited to share that Brooklyn's Community Board 2 has sent two letters to DOE, Comptroller Stringer and the Chancellor. The first endorses the NYC Heal...

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Andrea Strong

Feb 28
1 min

Notes from Lobby Day 2020

We had a great day at City Council on Thursday February 27th and were able to meet with Council Members Ampry-Samuel, Inez Barron, Justin Brannan, Mark Treyg...

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Andrea Strong

Feb 13
1 min

Support Healthy School Meals Today!

From our partners at the Tisch Food Center's #FoodEd Coalition: Support Healthy School Meals The Trump administration is threatening to open cafeteria doors ...

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Andrea Strong

Feb 10
1 min

Lobby Day — Sign Up Now!

In anticipation of the annual City Council budget and legislative positions, we have set up several meetings with City Council Members for February 27th and ...

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Andrea Strong

Jan 30
1 min

Lobby Day is February 27th!

Please join fellow parents, nutritionists, advocates, and friends for our first Lobby Day at City Council on Thursday February 27th from 9am-5pm. We will be ...

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Andrea Strong

Jan 24
1 min

Save our Kids from the Trump Administration! Send Comments on USDA's Proposed Nutrition Roll Backs

Hi team, Sonny Perdue has just proposed serious roll backs to Michelle Obama's Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act. Please send comment to oppose these roll backs. ...

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Andrea Strong

Jan 23
1 min

USDA Proposes Further Roll Backs to Michelle Obama's Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act

The USDA has proposed new rules which undermine healthy food for 30 million children who participate in the National School Lunch Program. This means less fr...

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Andrea Strong

Jan 16
5 min

Food + Literacy = Happy, Healthy Family!

As a writer by profession, reading has such a big part of my life. I read rather voraciously (just finished Olive, Again and Normal People). Since having kid...

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Andrea Strong

Jan 9
1 min

News and Updates: Sunflower Butter and More School-based Food & Nutrition Education Now Available

Hi team, Just a short update. Sunflower Butter First, want to ensure everyone knows that Office of Food and Nutrition Services (OFNS) is now offering Sunflow...

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Andrea Strong

Jan 6
1 min

Happy New Year

Happy New Year everyone, and hope you are all well. At the NYCHSFA, we are off to a great start for 2020. Our Scratch-Cooking Bill is going to be voted on in...

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Andrea Strong

Dec 10, 2019
1 min

The Future of School Gardens

Join me at the Brooklyn Public Library (central branch) on Thursday December 12th, from 9:30am-11am, for a panel discussion on the Future of School Gardens w...

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Andrea Strong

Dec 4, 2019
2 min

Kids Need More Time For Lunch. Council Member Mark Treyger Agrees!

Hi all, Today I had a terrific meeting with City Council Member and Education Committee Chair Mark Treyger and his staff about the importance of lengthening ...

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Andrea Strong

Dec 4, 2019
2 min

Scratch Cooking is Possible in NYC Schools, according to new report by the Tisch Food Center

I am very excited to share news that the long-awaited by researchers at the Laurie M. Tisch Center for Food, Education & Policy, in the Program in Nutrition,...

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Andrea Strong

Nov 16, 2019
2 min

Updates and Opportunities from the Food-Ed Hub

Hi team! As some of you may know, we helped advocate last year for the creation of the Food-Ed Hub, which was funded by City Council for this year. (YAY!) Th...

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Andrea Strong

Nov 12, 2019
3 min

Garden and Food Ed Funding Call

Today we had a great call to discuss our asks from the Speaker’s Office by way of garden and food ed funding. Present on call: Andrea Strong NYCHSFA Founder ...

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Andrea Strong

Nov 11, 2019
1 min

We are a Finalist in the First-ever Hunter Food Policy Pitch Contest!

I am very excited (and honored) to announce that my pitch idea has been selected as a finalist in the Hunter College Food Policy Pitch Contest. I will be pre...

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Andrea Strong

Oct 21, 2019
4 min

Happy First Birthday NYC Healthy School Food Alliance!

It's hard to believe that one year ago, I formed the NYC Healthy School Food Alliance. Looking back, I really had no idea what this was going to be, or how m...

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Andrea Strong

Oct 15, 2019
1 min

City Council Update

Welcome back after the long weekend! I started the week with a great afternoon at City Councilmember Ben Kallos' office meeting with his extraordinary legisl...

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