FoodCorps places motivated young leaders in limited-resource communities for a year of public service. Working under the direction of local partner organizations, we implement a three-ingredient recipe for healthy kids. Our Service Members:
- Deliver hands-on nutrition education
- Build and tend school gardens
- Bring high-quality local food into public school cafeterias
Our Mission
Through the hands and minds of young leaders, FoodCorps strives to give all youth an enduring relationship with healthy food.Our Vision
We envision a nation of well-nourished children: children who know what healthy food is, how it grows and where it comes from, and who have access to it every day. These children, having grown up in a healthy food environment, will learn better, live longer, and liberate their generation from diet-related disease.We envision a bright future for our Service Members: young leaders who, having invested a year of public service creating healthy food environments for children, will go on to become farmers, chefs, educators and public health leaders. These visionaries, armed with the skills to improve school food, will improve all food.
In partnership with the Whole Foods Foundation, over 2 million dollars has been raised to support school gardens.
Why do they dig school gardens?
- Students learn about farming and where food comes from
- THey provide hands-on learning opportunities that integrate math, science, and health lessons
- They encourage physical activity
- Growing food promotes healthy eating habits
- School gardens provide children access to local, healthy and nourishing foods
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