Benita Gingerella

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5 silver linings from this week: May 8 edition

Foodservice operators have been full of ideas to help their communities.

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School nutrition nonprofit awards first grants to support meal programs during COVID-19

The grants will go toward purchasing equipment needed to run school foodservice programs during the pandemic.

The Alliance has partnered with No Kid Hungry and the Rockefeller Foundation to create the Student Emergency Food Access Fund.

As part of a new series, FSD is highlighting some of the feel-good stories to come out of noncommercial operations during these trying times.

Feed the Need is helping Florida school districts expand their grab-and-go meal programs to include children and families who sometimes fall through the cracks.

The winners were announced in conjunction with National School Lunch Hero Day which takes place Friday.

The bill would allow all SNAP recipients to use their benefits at participating restaurants during emergencies such as COVID-19.

The organizations are helping schools get in contact with distributors and processors for produce that can be included in grab-and-go meals.

The University of Arkansas for Medical Science’s Stocked & Reddie food pantry has hit the road to help provide food and supplies.

The School Nutrition Association is concerned that K-12 operators will face meal planning challenges due to the more stringent sodium and whole-grain rules, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, the team at Hendricks Regional Health is crafting heat-and-eat meals for busy hospital staff.

It will be the first to implement Pandemic EBT, a benefit intended to help those who have children attending schools that are closed due to COVID-19.

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