Coalition Team4 days ago5 minMobilizing Communities to Increase Access to Healthy Food while Schools are ClosedOur members have been busy redirecting their efforts and funds to address the interruption in school food programs brought on by COVID-19.
Coalition TeamFeb 132 minCrunch for a Healthy, Universal School Food Program for Canada Since 2008, over one million people across Canada have taken part in the FoodShare Great Big Crunch, a FoodShare Toronto initiative, by simultaneously crunch...
Coalition TeamJan 136 minHealth Benefits of School Food Programs: An Overview of Canadian Research The following summary of research has been shared by Rachel Engler-Stringer, Ph.D, Associate Professor, Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, Coll...
Coalition TeamNov 6, 20191 minWhy the Coalition is calling for a Universal, Healthy School Food Program for Canada As the federal government designs the best possible school food program for Canada, they will have to decide on a targeted or universal approach. Here's our ...
Coalition TeamNov 1, 20194 minAsking for Continued Political Support for a School Food Program for CanadaOn Wednesday October 30, 2019, following the October 21st federal election, the Coalition for Healthy School Food wrote to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to a...
Coalition TeamOct 17, 20194 minSupport is Across Political Parties for School Food ProgramsThe Coalition for Healthy School Food is excited to share that there is support for school food programs across the different political parties. With an elec...
Coalition TeamSep 24, 20191 minWebinar recording: Building Momentum for a National School Food Program!The recording for the October 3rd webinar is available here. The webinar slides are available here. This webinar introduced the Coalition for Healthy School ...
Coalition TeamSep 23, 20192 minThis Election Season let’s Get School Food on the Table!The 2019 federal election campaign is officially underway, with voting day just over a month away on October 21, 2019. The Coalition’s #NourishKidsNow campai...
Coalition TeamSep 11, 20192 minUNICEF Canada’s One Youth program Ask any parent or teacher, and they’ll tell you: if you want children and youth to engage with something, it is important to meet them where they are. Nowher...
Coalition TeamAug 7, 20192 minSubmission to the Pre-Budget Consultations in advance of the 2020 Budget In June-August 2019, the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance invited Canadians to share their input and priorities for the next federal budget — p...
Coalition TeamJul 10, 20192 minNational School Food Program presented in the House of CommonsIt has been an exciting week for the school food movement in Canada! The Coalition for Healthy School Food‘s Petition, which calls upon the Minister of Healt...
Coalition TeamApr 24, 20192 minTowards a National School Food ProgramThe Coalition for Healthy School Food invites all supporters of a national school food program to join with us in the next steps of our #NourishKidsNow - Inv...
Coalition TeamMar 22, 20192 minCoalition for Healthy School Food Welcomes Historic BudgetOTTAWA, March 22, 2019. -- The Coalition for Healthy School Food thanks the government for planting the first seed in their 2019 Budget by committing to a Na...
Coalition TeamMar 21, 20191 minFederal Budget 2019 Announces a National School Food Program!!On Tuesday March 19th, 2019, the federal government's budget announced its intention to work with provinces and territories towards the creation of a Nationa...
Coalition TeamFeb 6, 20194 minSchool food in the G7 -- the time is ripe for Canada to catch upBy Japji Anna Bas It’s a really exciting time for food policy in Canada right now. I know, I know, for most of us the words “exciting” and “policy” rarely go...
Coalition TeamJan 22, 20191 minCongratulations on the new Canada Food Guide; next step, a national school food program!By Debbie Field, Coordinator of the Coalition It was great to hear Minister of Health Ginette Petitpas Taylor launch Canada’s new Food Guide at the vibrant a...
Coalition TeamDec 7, 20183 minWhy to Sign the Petition to the House of CommonsMomentum is building for the Canadian government to strengthen the health of all Canadian children and youth by investing in school food programs. Over the l...
Coalition TeamNov 28, 20181 minPEI Announces Healthy School Food Pilots at 9 schoolsOn November 15 the Honourable Jordan Brown, PEI Minister of Education, Early Learning and Culture, announced that the government would be launching a pilot, ...
Coalition TeamNov 21, 20181 min70% of Youth Surveyed for UNICEF Report think Students would Benefit from a School Meal ProgramIn October 2018 UNICEF Canada released UNICEF Report Card 15: Youth-Friendly Canadian Companion, The Equalizer: How Education Creates Fairness for Children i...
Coalition TeamOct 25, 20181 minCoalition Members Request $360 Million During Federal Pre-Budget ConsultationsThroughout September and October members of the Coalition for Healthy School Food visited federal pre-budget hearings across Canada to advocate for a federal...
