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Instituting Change: An Overview of Institutional Food Procurement and Recommendations for Improvement

2016

Publication

Farm to Institution

Authors: Claire Fitch and Raychel Santo

This report reviews the literature and key information resources regarding institutional food service procurement systems, presents the potential benefits of a large-scale shift among institutional procurement policies, discusses some of the existing barriers to the adoption of policies that favor regionally and/or sustainably produced food, and provides recommendations and tools for influencing institutional food procurement practices

Community Eligibility Adoption Rises for the 2015 – 2016 School Year, Increasing Access to School Meals

2016

Publication

Food Access, Nutrition, Policy & Advocacy

Authors: Becca Segal, Jessie Hewins, Mieka Sanderson, Catlin Nchako, Zoë Neuberger, Lexin Cai, and Alison Maurice

The report summarizes data about the Community Eligibility Provision, gathered by USDA, in collaboration with the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities and the Food Research & Action Center (FRAC)