A new study conducted by the university’s Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy published findings that analyzed the diets of 40,000 adults and 21,000 children between 2003 and 2018.
In the final year of the study, more than half of meals that were served in U.S. restaurants were determined to have the lowest nutritional quality.
Sixty-five percent of restaurant-prepared meals for adults were labeled as being poor quality while 80% of restaurant-prepared meals for children were labeled the same.
In schools, only 24% of the meals served were said to be poor in nutritional quality. However, the study did acknowledge that the Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act passed by the federal government in 2010 likely influenced its result due to the legislative policy’s strengthened funding for child nutrition programs with the USDA.
BRATTLEBORO â Students on spring break got the food supplies they might need for the week ahead.
âWe reached 342 families and served 647 children seven days worth of breakfast and lunches,â said Ali West, food service director in Brattleboro public schools who works for Fresh Picks Cafe. âIt was an amazing and positive community outreach.â
In front of Academy School on Monday, volunteers provided grocery bags to families arriving by car. West said any child under the age of 18 could receive a bag of groceries regardless of what school they attend or where they live.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States Department of Agriculture allowed all schools normally running under the National School Lunch Program to operate under guidance of the less stringent School Food Summer Program. And waivers allowed any child anywhere to get free meals and for schools to provide bulk meals instead of daily deliveries.
Grosse Pointe Park man faces charges of embezzling from nonprofit
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GROSSE POINTE PARK A Grosse Pointe Park man is accused of embezzling thousands of dollars from a nonprofit that serves Michigan children and adults in need.
As a result of an FBI investigation, on April 8, Grosse Pointe Park resident John R. Lynch, 56, was arrested on federal charges including embezzling, obtaining by fraud and unlawfully converting to his own use funds from Holy Cross Services, a Clinton, Michigan-based private nonprofit that serves children suffering from neglect and abuse, youths and adults grappling with addiction and mental health problems, and homeless veterans, children and adults. Lynch is the former chief executive officer and chief financial officer of Holy Cross Services.
Norwood Food Pantry taking part in Project Bread s Walk for Hunger
Project Bread helped support 1,196 meal sites for children in Massachusetts.
Through the Walk for Hunger, Project Bread hopes to raise $1.3 million for its programs.
NORWOOD – Nick Campagna has walked the walk for 36 years.
He has supported Project Bread through the annual Walk for Hunger, which is going virtual for the second straight year.
“In normal years we would put up a display at the Town Hall and put up posters around town. But last year and this year we have had to rely mostly on social media and the Food Pantry website,” said Campagna, who has served as captain of the Norwood Food Pantry team for the past 11 years.
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Marin County health officials are partnering with the Ritter Center to ensure that the most vulnerable people not yet vaccinated benefit from a boost in vaccines provided by the federal government.
The county has relied in weeks past on the state for its vaccine supply, but Marin officials said, that changed this week as significantly more doses were made available directly to local community clinics by the federal government. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get the latest breaking news and local stories.
The partnership with Ritter, a health center in San Rafael, will target several groups considered underserved: residents of public or low-income housing; those experiencing homelessness; migratory or agricultural workers; those with limited English proficiency; people who receive medical care from a local community clinic such as Marin Community Clinics, Ritter Center, Marin City Health and Wellness, or Coastal Healt