FW: 4/17/20 School Food COVID-19 Updates/Resources Robin Troutman 17 Apr 2020 21:23 UTC
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Good afternoon,
Attached, please find today’s updated COVID-19 resource compilation.
Best regards,
Meghan Maroney
Center for Science in the Public Interest
School Nutrition Policy Coalition
School Food and/or COVID-19 Resources/Response Daily Update
April 17th, 2020 (today’s updates highlighted)
National
Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
* Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resource page: https://www.eatright.org/coronavirus<https://cspinet.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c53970e9e8f3069990102a6&id=04812bf727&e=638b51d85a>
Action for Healthy Kids
* Webpage for resources on COVID-19 and staying physically and emotionally healthy at home<https://cspinet.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c53970e9e8f3069990102a6&id=ea9a37060d&e=638b51d85a>
* In addition, new Game On activities include:
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* Mindfulness: Journaling, Breathing, and More<https://cspinet.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c53970e9e8f3069990102a6&id=dc3527d517&e=638b51d85a>
* Creating a Calm Down Corner<https://cspinet.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c53970e9e8f3069990102a6&id=5a845ed331&e=638b51d85a>
* Common Objects: Fun and Games With Household Items<https://cspinet.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c53970e9e8f3069990102a6&id=551e719c19&e=638b51d85a>
* Going the Distance: Ways to Make Meals Last Longer<https://cspinet.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c53970e9e8f3069990102a6&id=59fbe40ab4&e=638b51d85a>
* Tools for Creating an Active Home <https://cspinet.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c53970e9e8f3069990102a6&id=8c6e14f9e9&e=638b51d85a> (from OPEN)
Alliance for a Healthier Generation
* COVID-19 page<https://cspinet.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c53970e9e8f3069990102a6&id=6bff0d3ef7&e=638b51d85a>: resources (and partner resources) for parents, caregivers, educators/school staff, and employees/employers. We are adding new content weekly. Focus is on nutrition, physical activity and social and emotional health. Look for us on Facebook Live and Twitter.
* Webinar entitled Caring for the Education Community During COVID-19: Stress Management for Educators<https://cspinet.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c53970e9e8f3069990102a6&id=526ecec7fc&e=638b51d85a> as part of a series with Kaiser, Action for Healthy Kids, and the Healthy Schools Campaign and over 3000 people signed up. The session will be recorded and shared.
Center for Science in the Public Interest
* We have written numerous action alerts to urge our network to call upon Congress to expand worker and food security protections. The most recent alert ("Tell Congress: School Food Service Workers Need Our Help" is posted here<https://cspinet.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c53970e9e8f3069990102a6&id=1cfcf8ce02&e=638b51d85a>.
* CSPI Letter to Congress re: School Food Service During COVID-19 Pandemic<https://cspinet.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c53970e9e8f3069990102a6&id=2e3b4ca2a8&e=638b51d85a>: Over 175 nutrition, public health, anti-hunger, consumer, environmental, agriculture, faith-based, and school-based groups signed on for our asks supporting schools, SNAP, SNAP-Ed, and WIC.
* We have written numerous notes to the House and Senate to support important provisions in the coronavirus response packages.
* We are continuously on the lookout for fake coronavirus cures. In February, we called on the FDA<https://cspinet.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c53970e9e8f3069990102a6&id=26ab5cdf85&e=638b51d85a> to stop televangelist Jim Bakker from pushing a fake “Silver Solution” virus cure.
* When the number of cases in this country was still in the double digits, we joined roughly 800 other public health, law, and human rights professionals to call on the administration<https://cspinet.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c53970e9e8f3069990102a6&id=a43d123531&e=638b51d85a> to lessen the impact of the virus.
* We surveyed the 20 largest restaurant chains<https://cspinet.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c53970e9e8f3069990102a6&id=252aa2da16&e=638b51d85a> by sales on how they are handling paid leave. In 60% had not disclosed any policy on paid leave, and only three offered sick leave at all locations nationwide.
* Signed on to a letter urging USDA to issue additional nationwide waivers to ensure access to meals during the pandemic.
* We published an FAQ<https://cspinet.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c53970e9e8f3069990102a6&id=e6a81f6f64&e=638b51d85a> about COVID-19 and food.
* We participated in a #FoodFri tweetchat with MomsRising and FRAC on food security and food safety during COVID-19.
* We released a statement on the CARES Act and urging Congress to do more<https://cspinet.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c53970e9e8f3069990102a6&id=340454a116&e=638b51d85a> to support vulnerable Americans.
* We joined with over two dozen leading organizations to call on Congress to ensure that healthy, safe, and affordable food is available to all<https://cspinet.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c53970e9e8f3069990102a6&id=152f1f4685&e=638b51d85a>, and to protect food workers and farmers.
* We conducted a nationally representative poll<https://cspinet.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c53970e9e8f3069990102a6&id=c509d68ce8&e=638b51d85a> on April 3-5 to gauge support for grocery companies offering paid sick leave and grocery store workers wearing face masks.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
* https://www.cdc.gov/healthyschools/index.htm<https://cspinet.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c53970e9e8f3069990102a6&id=480c0cac03&e=638b51d85a>
* Will link to most current COVID-19 guidance for schools
* Tips to keep children healthy while school’s out<https://cspinet.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c53970e9e8f3069990102a6&id=1299699a11&e=638b51d85a>
* Guidance for Schools and Childcare Programs<https://cspinet.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c53970e9e8f3069990102a6&id=63dd29a066&e=638b51d85a>
* Supplemental Guidance for Childcare Centers (released 4/1/2020)
* Interim Guidance for Administrators of US K-12 Schools and Childcare Programs<https://cspinet.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c53970e9e8f3069990102a6&id=018b6486ca&e=638b51d85a>
* Considerations for School Closures<https://cspinet.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c53970e9e8f3069990102a6&id=81681c86f5&e=638b51d85a>
* K-12 Schools and Childcare Programs FAQs for Administrators, Teachers, and Parents<https://cspinet.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c53970e9e8f3069990102a6&id=df1f402836&e=638b51d85a>
* Talking with Children about COVID-19-- Messages for parents, school staff, and others working with children<https://cspinet.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c53970e9e8f3069990102a6&id=7a31062bfa&e=638b51d85a>
* Checklist for Teachers and Parents<https://cspinet.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c53970e9e8f3069990102a6&id=5b792ecfaa&e=638b51d85a>
* Environmental Cleaning and Disinfection Recommendations<https://cspinet.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c53970e9e8f3069990102a6&id=0672f34a5c&e=638b51d85a>
Columbia University Built Environment and Health Research Group
* Web mapping tool of SNAP distribution schedules and participation rates by county.
Common Threads
* Access to CommonBytes, our digital nutrition resource. To help teachers and families pursue virtual education, Common Threads is granting FREE access<https://cspinet.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c53970e9e8f3069990102a6&id=d0fe5e4c82&e=638b51d85a> to our CommonBytes website.
* Coronavirus Resource page. We are placing a number of helpful recipes and key updates on our Coronavirus website<https://cspinet.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c53970e9e8f3069990102a6&id=9c38089b18&e=638b51d85a>.
* Wellness Programming. Common Threads is offering a variety of programs for professionals and families, including cooking demonstrations, yoga, physical activity, stress management, and more. You can find our archived webinars on our YouTube channel<https://cspinet.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c53970e9e8f3069990102a6&id=3fc5692f2b&e=638b51d85a>, and participants can sign up for future sessions at www.commonthreads.org/coronavirus<https://cspinet.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c53970e9e8f3069990102a6&id=482833f1db&e=638b51d85a> under “Wellness Program.”
FoodCorps
* Resource: this COVID19 resource page intended to support educators, families, school nutrition professionals, and others who wish to respond to and support those impacted by the pandemic: https://foodcorps.org/covid19/<https://cspinet.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c53970e9e8f3069990102a6&id=bcc7648d50&e=638b51d85a>
* Ways FoodCorps is responding to COVID-19: https://foodcorps.org/how-foodcorps-is-responding-to-covid-19/<https://cspinet.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c53970e9e8f3069990102a6&id=ce1f7d92f5&e=638b51d85a>
* Policy response: Our action center is updated with COVID-19 related action alerts and policy news: https://foodcorps.org/get-involved/action-center/<https://cspinet.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c53970e9e8f3069990102a6&id=193539b7f3&e=638b51d85a>
* Storytelling: here's the latest blog post with stories from our school nutrition heroes on the front lines: https://foodcorps.org/school-nutrition-heroes-on-the-front-lines-of-covid-19/<https://cspinet.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c53970e9e8f3069990102a6&id=97aa7a8751&e=638b51d85a>
Food Policy Action
* We coordinated this letter<https://cspinet.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c53970e9e8f3069990102a6&id=b736329645&e=638b51d85a> on the food and farm response to COVID-19.
* We have updated FPA’s twitter<https://cspinet.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c53970e9e8f3069990102a6&id=f06aca7053&e=638b51d85a> account and now routinely tweet food and farm content
* We have also updated FPA’s Facebook<https://cspinet.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c53970e9e8f3069990102a6&id=bc2d1bc883&e=638b51d85a> account as well
* We updated the FPA website<https://cspinet.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c53970e9e8f3069990102a6&id=3d075b4798&e=638b51d85a> and posted some new blogs<https://cspinet.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c53970e9e8f3069990102a6&id=0145766510&e=638b51d85a>.
* We have held a call of the Vote Advisory Council to solicit ideas for the next scorecard
* We have updated the FPA scorecard to exclude former members of Congress
* We have participated in meetings of the Farm to Fork Coalition
* We assisted chefs creating the new Independent Restaurant Coalition<https://cspinet.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c53970e9e8f3069990102a6&id=18a2dd3bf7&e=638b51d85a>
Food Research & Action Center (FRAC)
* FRAC’s COVID-19 Updates<https://cspinet.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c53970e9e8f3069990102a6&id=5a7467a9ac&e=638b51d85a> page has a multitude of resources on federal nutrition programs and the response to COVID-19, including legislative updates and summaries; actions needed; and resources on meals during school closings, CACFP, SNAP, WIC, feeding older Americans, and food security.
* Check out our new Guide to Ensuring Children Have Access to Nutritious Meals During COVID-19 School Closures<https://cspinet.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c53970e9e8f3069990102a6&id=376d73ae32&e=638b51d85a>
* Pandemic EBT<https://cspinet.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c53970e9e8f3069990102a6&id=9dc77da024&e=638b51d85a> guide
* Check out FRAC’s upcoming COVID-19 webinars<https://cspinet.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c53970e9e8f3069990102a6&id=8d56078253&e=638b51d85a>, including Utilizing Pandemic EBT in Response to COVID-19<https://cspinet.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c53970e9e8f3069990102a6&id=941140de19&e=638b51d85a> on Thursday, April 9 at 3 PM Eastern.
* Maximizing WIC’s Role in Supporting Health, Food Security, and Safety During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Opportunities for Action<https://cspinet.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c53970e9e8f3069990102a6&id=32e9d4f037&e=638b51d85a>
Funders’ Collaborative on Youth Organizing
* The Funders’ Collaborative on Youth Organizing (FCYO) is making adjustments to our convenings and having a close ear to the ground at the same time. We are in conversation is our youth organizing groups as well as funders to build a bridge that sustains the work and responds to youth and their families.
* We launched, in collaboration with Alliance for Educational Justice, Center for Popular Democracy, Advancement Project, and Communities for Just Schools Fund, a virtual national assembly to create a space where youth and youth organizers can dialogue in uplifting conditions and how we can move forward. If you would like to join please register at http://bit.ly/VNAT2<https://cspinet.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c53970e9e8f3069990102a6&id=45c1b487c2&e=638b51d85a>
* We are speaking to our board to shuffle how we can financially support groups on the ground who are in most cases first responders to families in need for essentials, food, housing, etc. More information to come soon.
* We are working with Jennifer Farmer of spotlight to garner media to uplift stories about what youth are experiencing; the lack of access to resources, food, housing insecurity that is no uplifted in the mainstream media. Our first publication was this week on Education Week click here to read https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2020/03/30/the-lost-senior-year-credits-proms-sports.html<https://cspinet.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c53970e9e8f3069990102a6&id=b6fa18998c&e=638b51d85a>
Healthy Eating Research
* COVID-19 HER Resource Manager<https://cspinet.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c53970e9e8f3069990102a6&id=3069f04725&e=638b51d85a>
* HER/NOPREN, COVID-19 Taskforce (a working group – largely of researchers – to flag what research is already happening and where there are new opportunities) meets weekly on Fridays. To be added to the listserv, email xxxxxx@duke.edu<mailto:xxxxxx@duke.edu>.
Institute for Child Nutrition
* ICN has created a COVID-19 Prevent landing page that includes ICN’s resources on handwashing, safety and sanitation, and employee health and hygiene. It provides links to partners and allied organizations’ resources: https://theicn.org/prevent<https://cspinet.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c53970e9e8f3069990102a6&id=7178a858ad&e=638b51d85a>
* Additionally, we have many online, self-paced courses that relate to food safety, sanitation, employee health and hygiene, and food allergies that are valuable during this critical time: http://theicn.org/<https://cspinet.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c53970e9e8f3069990102a6&id=bbbfcc7948&e=638b51d85a>
Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development
* Call for submissions for a special issue on COVID-19 and the Food System
* Submission Deadline: Anytime before September 30, 2020
* When ready to submit, complete the query form: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/jafscd-query<https://cspinet.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c53970e9e8f3069990102a6&id=02c2becb81&e=638b51d85a>
* Learn more about JAFSCD: https://FoodSystemsJournal.org<https://cspinet.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c53970e9e8f3069990102a6&id=92c1ba05ea&e=638b51d85a>
Kaiser Permanente
* In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Kaiser Permanente has been focused on meeting the needs of our members, communities, and frontline staff, which includes addressing food security. The KP Food for Life team is working to rapidly deploy and scale interventions to meet the heightened food security needs of KP members, with an emphasis on increasing purchasing power for food, connecting members to community and public resources, and providing enhanced nutrition to vulnerable and sick members.
* Additionally, Kaiser Permanente schools strategy through Thriving Schools, is supporting school communities in responding to the pandemic through the following efforts: 1) pivoting our virtual resources for schools and districts to support the COVID-19 response; 2) hosting information and resources to for schools and families on our website<https://cspinet.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c53970e9e8f3069990102a6&id=1cd13a05a6&e=638b51d85a>; 3) and convening national school health partners weekly to coordinate efforts related to COVID-19, including host a weekly webinar series entitled “Caring for the Education Community During COVID-19”. We are also coordinating school stakeholder communications and preparing a strategy for school re-opening, including meeting the increased physical and mental health needs of teachers, staff, and students.
Laurie M. Tisch Center for Food, Education & Policy
* How School Districts Are Feeding Students During Closures<https://cspinet.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c53970e9e8f3069990102a6&id=a9e1f1d5a3&e=638b51d85a>
* Serving Students During the Coronavirus: Best Practices<https://cspinet.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c53970e9e8f3069990102a6&id=ed9982482e&e=638b51d85a>
Lunch Assist
* COVID-19 resources<https://cspinet.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c53970e9e8f3069990102a6&id=ddcb2d9b52&e=638b51d85a>
NAACP
* Coronavirus Resources<https://cspinet.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c53970e9e8f3069990102a6&id=19b4041fa1&e=638b51d85a> page, including Coronavirus Response and Advocacy Resources, How COVID-19 is Impacting African-American Communities, and health, student, and education resources, among others.
National Farm to School Network
* The National Farm to School Network is collating farm to school activities that are partners are continuing during this time and will be sharing out what we are learning about utilizing local products in "grab and go" and "drive through" meal operations.
* We are continuously updating our page with resources for organizations here<https://cspinet.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c53970e9e8f3069990102a6&id=52cdc99f2f&e=638b51d85a>. Our leadership has also articulated<https://cspinet.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c53970e9e8f3069990102a6&id=111fef9cc5&e=638b51d85a> how we can respond during this time of crisis, and how funders can help (see PDF)
No Kid Hungry
* FAQs On Pandemic-EBT And Coronavirus Response-SNAP<https://cspinet.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c53970e9e8f3069990102a6&id=05375ab698&e=638b51d85a>
* Comparison of Usual Child Nutrition Program Provisions vs. Current Flexibilities Permitted in Response the Coronavirus<https://cspinet.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c53970e9e8f3069990102a6&id=7104babb07&e=638b51d85a>
* Emerging Strategies & Tactics For Meal Service During School Closures Related To The Coronavirus<https://cspinet.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c53970e9e8f3069990102a6&id=dc03d60dfa&e=638b51d85a>
* FAQs On Child Nutrition Program Options Available During School Closures Related To The Coronavirus<https://cspinet.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c53970e9e8f3069990102a6&id=0557266eed&e=638b51d85a>
* Summary of Current COVID-19 Child Nutrition Program Response Nationwide Waivers<https://cspinet.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c53970e9e8f3069990102a6&id=94118beae7&e=638b51d85a>
* Webinar: SERVING MEALS DURING COVID-19: SHARING PROMISING STRATEGIES, TIPS AND TRICKS – Tuesday April 21st, 2020; 2-3 pm.<https://cspinet.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c53970e9e8f3069990102a6&id=5867eef0cf&e=638b51d85a>
Nutrition Policy Institute
Summary of the University of California, Agriculture and Natural Resources, Nutrition Policy Institute’s (NPI) efforts in Response to COVID 19:
* The Nutrition Policy Institute has compiled resources<https://cspinet.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c53970e9e8f3069990102a6&id=4e26803986&e=638b51d85a> for consumers and UC Cooperative Extension county directors and advisors on federal & state policy action, local food initiatives, food safety & health, grocery stores, farmers markets & shopping, and guidance on safe access to the outdoors despite COVID-19.
* NPI’s Thriving Schools team has been talking briefly with a few school district food service directors in Kaiser Permanente funded Thriving Schools around the country and in California about 1) how they are currently providing emergency food through the school breakfast and lunch program, what challenges they are having, and 2) what they anticipate their needs will be for the summer food program and next fall is students come back. This is to inform KP’s understanding of what the needs are as they consider their plans for working with schools as part of their community health effort.
* Similarly, the NPI team that works on SNAP-Ed evaluation for the California Department of California is exploring how our evaluation efforts can be refocused to provide information that could be useful in the short and long term regarding nutrition-related needs, challenges and promising approaches to address the pandemic with an emphasis on school efforts and how SNAP-Ed is responding and could be supportive.
NPI has also:
* Collaborated with the Berkeley Food Institute to develop a resource guide “How to Stay Food Secure and Eat Well Despite COVID-19” and county templates for UCCE advisors to compile community resources on prevention, what to do if you are sick, wages/pay reduction, emergency food assistance, child care resources, housing and rental assistance, and outdoor access in each county.
* Shared relevant recommendations and resources from the February 2020 UC Global Food Initiative Food/Housing Insecurity report<https://cspinet.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c53970e9e8f3069990102a6&id=7740dd2b7c&e=638b51d85a> to UCOP State Government Relations, legislative director on how to support food security for newly sheltered homeless individuals.
* Produced a 2-pager showing CA school districts how school meal service can be continued over spring. The flyer was disseminated to the California Department of Education.
* Drafted, in collaboration with colleagues at Stanford and Johns Hopkin U, an Op-Ed on school meal service over spring break and submitted it to the Washington Post.
* Participated in the Nutrition and Obesity Policy Research and Evaluation Network’s (NOPREN) COVID-19 Ad Hoc Working Group and led the Ad Hoc sub-committee for information dissemination and policy-advocacy which developed an Op-Ed published 3/30/20 in The Hill<https://cspinet.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c53970e9e8f3069990102a6&id=45d3560286&e=638b51d85a> on the importance of leveraging SNAP.
* Signed a letter<https://cspinet.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c53970e9e8f3069990102a6&id=abdb6af46a&e=638b51d85a> sent on 3/25 to the USDA Food and Nutrition Services requesting additional nationwide waivers to ensure access to meals during COVID-19 and to ease the administrative burden on State/federal child nutrition agencies.
The Praxis Project
* This coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is lifting the veil on the injustices and oppression communities of color have always known to affect their health and safety. Demanding health justice for all is more pertinent than ever. Take action with the following list of demands to our representatives to leverage this reality in effort to move forward towards a more just and healthy society here: Take Action for Those Most Affected by Coronavirus<https://cspinet.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c53970e9e8f3069990102a6&id=cfc34751c1&e=638b51d85a>
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
* RWJF Comments on Proposed Rule: https://www.rwjf.org/en/library/articles-and-news/2020/03/comments-from-richard-besser-on-proposed-changes-to-usda-school-meal-nutrition-standards.html<https://cspinet.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c53970e9e8f3069990102a6&id=1ae1b50d02&e=638b51d85a>
* Q & A with RWJF’s Giridhar Mallya on changes to school meals/SNAP in the COVID environment: https://stateofchildhoodobesity.org/stories/the-impact-of-changing-snap-and-school-meals-during-covid-19/<https://cspinet.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c53970e9e8f3069990102a6&id=a963a1fd20&e=638b51d85a>
* Our new State of Childhood Obesity page devoted to the rule is here<https://cspinet.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c53970e9e8f3069990102a6&id=bf2a1d6660&e=638b51d85a>. Research (including the new HIA), community stories, infographic, template social media, and a link to the Voices for Healthy Kids Action Center where users can submit comments to USDA directly (here<https://cspinet.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c53970e9e8f3069990102a6&id=9207ed242e&e=638b51d85a>).
School Nutrition Association
* SNA Member Resources: Coronavirus Disease<https://cspinet.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c53970e9e8f3069990102a6&id=4421df3e5e&e=638b51d85a>
UCLA School of Law Resnick Center for Food Law & Policy
· The Resnick Center in conjunction with the UCLA School of Law Hugh and Hazel Darling Law Library launched a Covid-19 and Food Law Resource Guide<https://cspinet.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c53970e9e8f3069990102a6&id=5b7c660593&e=638b51d85a>. The guide will provide resources on the intersection of Covid-19 and food law and policy for scholars, researchers, and officials, which comports with the Resnick Center’s mission<https://cspinet.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c53970e9e8f3069990102a6&id=00d71e076a&e=638b51d85a> to provide cutting-edge legal research and scholarship in food law and policy.
· This library guide will consist mainly at its start of substantive popular press articles, links to various open-access repositories of media reports, and helpful government sites. Over time, this library guide will be populated by legal scholarship and reflective, analytical publications relevant to legal scholarship that will be organized by subject matter and in some cases annotated.
UConn Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity
* http://uconnruddcenter.org/covid-19-resources<https://cspinet.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c53970e9e8f3069990102a6&id=cf312d9dbd&e=638b51d85a>
UnidosUS
* UnidosUS has been working on program and policy COVID-19 rapid response. We are working in partnership with the local leadership of our community-based Affiliates<https://cspinet.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c53970e9e8f3069990102a6&id=d45eb8b039&e=638b51d85a> and identified a list of priorities<https://cspinet.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c53970e9e8f3069990102a6&id=eea3bee9b7&e=638b51d85a> for policymakers, administrators, and community advocates to focus on:
§ Addressing the major health care needs of the Latino community.
§ Providing economic aid to all in need.
§ Preventing Hispanic children and students from falling even further behind their peers while schools grapple with the crises.
§ Ensuring that all people, including immigrants, are protected and safe.
· On the program side, we have designed culturally relevant bilingual educational materials that can be found on our webpage<https://cspinet.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c53970e9e8f3069990102a6&id=17aea38431&e=638b51d85a>, communicating with broad audiences (i.e., affiliates and other stakeholders) using remote technology (webinars, tele-town hall, and calls), and securing additional resources (funds) to respond to affiliates local needs and an increase in-demand for services.
· On the policy side, we have advocated for a national paid sick days that would protect the well-being of Latinos and all working families and addressing existing barriers to access SNAP, and overall legislation efforts, to name a few of the efforts.
United Fresh Produce Association
* United Fresh is connecting schools in need of fresh produce with distributors; advocating heavily for increased funding for school meals programs, needed flexibilities, and for the USDA to use existing spending authorities to get fresh produce to schools in need.
* https://www.unitedfresh.org/k-12-school-foodservice-resources/<https://cspinet.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c53970e9e8f3069990102a6&id=c5ef502991&e=638b51d85a>
USDA/FNS
* USDA Makes it Easier to Feed Kids<https://cspinet.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c53970e9e8f3069990102a6&id=e2152275d7&e=638b51d85a>
* USDA Announces Online Tool to Help Families Find Meals for Kids During COVID-19 Emergency<https://cspinet.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c53970e9e8f3069990102a6&id=11109448cb&e=638b51d85a>
* Shelf-Stable Ingredient Recipes<https://cspinet.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c53970e9e8f3069990102a6&id=ddb6719652&e=638b51d85a>
* Child Nutrition Program State by State COVID-19 Waivers<https://cspinet.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c53970e9e8f3069990102a6&id=6279fa51e0&e=638b51d85a>
* FNS Response to COVID-19<https://cspinet.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c53970e9e8f3069990102a6&id=9cc713ea62&e=638b51d85a>
Voices for Healthy Kids/American Heart Association
heart.org and voicesforhealthykids.org
* Creating and providing English/Spanish language resources for organizations, health care professionals, volunteers, and the general public at heart.org. It also includes CDC updates and stay healthy tips during this challenging time for many who are working from home for the first time.
* Committed $2.5M to fast track research as part of the Cardiovascular Impact Rapid Response to learn how COVID-19 affects heart and brain health.
* Voices for Healthy Kids specific related activities includes but is not limited to:
* Providing resources and links on our newly updated website. Information is shared from our collaborative partners on what their organizations are using for COVID-19 work and resources and sharing with their stakeholders and those in need.
* Reaching out to all current campaign gran tees and having conversations about current state, how they are having to redirect and pivot during this time, and how we can support the work of focus. Additionally, we continue to provide TA so they can help their campaign advocates and others with information, messaging and considerations for their work.
* Providing and cross-sharing of information and sending to our national, state, local and tribal partners on a daily basis. The Fertile Ground grantees are being contacted to see how we can assist them for extended work with their food sovereignty projects.
* Protect Kids' Health: While Schools are Closed, Proposed USDA Rule Still Needs Our Attention
State/Local
California Food Policy Advocates
* CFPA has been working with the CA Dept of Ed and CA Dept of Social Services to advocate to apply and implement all available federal waivers for SNAP, CACFP, and school meals.
* Our COVID-19 Updates and Response page can be found here<https://cspinet.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c53970e9e8f3069990102a6&id=f04c73fd7b&e=638b51d85a>.
* Our efforts specific to K-12 school meals are summarized here<https://cspinet.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c53970e9e8f3069990102a6&id=65149dc13b&e=638b51d85a>.
Laurie M. Tisch Center for Food, Education & Policy
(NYC-Specific)
* Data Brief: The Impact of COVID-19 on Food & Nutrition Education Organizations<https://cspinet.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c53970e9e8f3069990102a6&id=73de248101&e=638b51d85a>
New York City Food Policy Center (Hunter College)
* COVID-19 Resources for the Homeless, Immigrants, Refugees and the Disabled<https://cspinet.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c53970e9e8f3069990102a6&id=26c75389ec&e=638b51d85a>
* Coronavirus NYC Neighborhood Food Resource Guides<https://cspinet.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c53970e9e8f3069990102a6&id=5ebfa15c05&e=638b51d85a>
New York City Department of Sanitation
* Feeding New York: The Plan for Keeping Our City Fed During the COVID-19 Public Health Crisis<https://cspinet.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c53970e9e8f3069990102a6&id=12bd08e6cf&e=638b51d85a>
Florida Impact to End Hunger
* Florida Impact to End Hunger is dedicated to advancing health equity by ending hunger for all Floridians. We mobilize communities to maximize access to federal, state, and local food and nutrition programs with a focus on Florida’s most vulnerable populations.
* COVID-19 FOOD RESOURCES at https://www.floridaimpact.org/covid-19<https://cspinet.us11.list-manage.com/track/click?u=56c53970e9e8f3069990102a6&id=4c435d8869&e=638b51d85a>. Circumstances are changing rapidly within our local governments and nonprofits, but we found some reliable and consistent starting points for affected populations.
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