Leaf, Loaf & Ladle is currently working on legislative action regarding the anticipated March 2010 Congressional vote on the Reauthorization of the Child Nutrition Act.

This legislation sets rules and funding levels for the major school-based nutrition programs, including the School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, and Summer Food Service Program, and other important federal food programs such as the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), and the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for women, infants and children (WIC).

Why is this bill important?

Current funding levels leave just $1 for food service providers to spend on the actual food served.
This is a once in every five years opportunity. The Reauthorization of the Child Nutrition Act can help us accomplish the following goals: achieve the Obama Administration’s goal of ending child hunger and food insecurity; ensure a generation of healthy, productive, nutritionally-aware children, create jobs, and stimulate local agricultural economic activity by increasing the investment into our children’s meals funded by the Act. For more information on how you can become involved, click here to contact us.

LINKS

Slow Food USA campaign we are working with: “Time For Lunch”

Further Child Nutrition Act related links:

Senator Gillibrand’s bill introduced to increase funding for school lunches

Rachael Ray supports Gillibrand’s bill