School Food Programs Around the World – Lessons for Canada

The Coalition for Healthy School Food and George Brown Polytechnic are proud to present a four-part public webinar series exploring how leading cities around the world are advancing universal school food.

Final stop: New York City

How did New York City come to offer free school meals across its public schools? What does it take to deliver a program at that scale, and what can Canadian cities learn from the experience?

In the final webinar of our city-focused series, four speakers will explore the development of New York City’s program, meal quality, partnerships, procurement and the challenges of implementation

Date: September 30, 2026
Time: 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. EST
Format: Free virtual webinar on Zoom

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Stay Active For School Food!

For generations, school food programs have helped children and youth arrive in class ready to learn, participate, and feel connected to their communities. With a permanent National School Food Program now in place, Canada has taken an important step forward.

Now comes the next chapter. We invite people in Canada to raise their voices for healthy school food by using our advocacy letter templates and helping ensure that more children and youth can benefit from school food programs from coast to coast to coast.

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Our principles

All children should have access to healthy food at school. The Coalition for Healthy School Food works to lay the foundation for healthy eating habits that will last a lifetime and ensure that learning is not hindered by a lack of access to healthy food.