The 10 Cents a Meal program means more business for Michigan farmers as well as healthier food for school children.
Governor Approves Ten Cents Funding!
Governor Snyder approved the expanded budget for 10 Cents a Meal, expanding the program to two new Prosperity Regions and increasing the budget to $575,000.
Systems Change and the 10 Cents a Meal Program
Groundwork’s systems change ethic is revealed in the success of the 10 Cents a Meal program for school lunches.
Legislators No Longer Debating Whether to Expand 10 Cents-Now, It’s How Much
Last year at this time, the future for Michigan’s 10 Cents a Meal for School Kids & Farms program was iffy. This year, thankfully, legislators aren’t debating whether or not to continue the popular program, but instead how to expand it.
10 Cents a Meal Report Now Released
The Michigan Department of Education (MDE) released its 2017-2018 Legislative Report on the 10 Cents a Meal for School Kids & Farms pilot program on Tuesday, March 20.
Now’s the time to weigh in on 10 Cents
If you haven’t shared your thoughts with state legislators about 10 Cents a Meal for School Kids & Farms-which provides an extra 10 cents a meal in incentive matching funds for schools to purchase locally grown fruits, vegetables, and dry beans-now is the time.