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Coalition for Healthy School Food (Canada) @chsfcanada.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

(3/3) We would like to thank our organizing partners and Coalition members : The Food Sharing Project in Kingston, Nutrition for Learning in the Waterloo region, and @onfe-rope.bsky.social. Let us know how you will take the Next Steps for School Food? www.healthyschoolfood.ca/next-steps-f...

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Coalition for Healthy School Food (Canada) @chsfcanada.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

(2/3) The run celebrates the National School Food Program and supports our call for another $200 million in annual federal funding so more children and youth can access quality school food. Discover how you can participate! www.healthyschoolfood.ca/next-steps-f...

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Coalition for Healthy School Food (Canada) @chsfcanada.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

(1/3) Hey #canada! Are you ready to take the Next Steps for School Food? On October 21, 2026, Brent Mansfield, Lord Roberts Elementary School teacher and LunchLab co-founder, will once again run on the lawn of Parliament in Ottawa. Learn how you can join! www.healthyschoolfood.ca/next-steps-f...

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Coalition for Healthy School Food (Canada) @chsfcanada.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

( 3 | 3 )New York was our final stop. Keep exploring school food in Seoul, London and Berlin through the other webinars in our series: www.healthyschoolfood.ca/school-food-... Follow us for more school food conversations, research and updates.

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Coalition for Healthy School Food (Canada) @chsfcanada.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

( 2 | 3 )Our latest webinar, “New York’s Universal School Food Programs: Lessons for Canadian Cities,” is now available! Thank you to Pamela Koch, Nancy Easton, Nelson Quiles, Stephen O’Brien and moderator Gary Hoyer. Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ODD...

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Coalition for Healthy School Food (Canada) @chsfcanada.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

( 1 | 3 )🏙️ New York City’s experience offers Canadian cities a head start on the tough questions of school food: from meal quality to making it work at scale. Hear about the partnerships, procurement decisions and implementation challenges behind its school meal programs. bit.ly/3VVaXIN

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Coalition for Healthy School Food (Canada) @chsfcanada.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

(4 | 4) We encourage all candidates to prioritize healthy school food to help students learn and grow, while easing the cost of food for families. Finally, we would like to thank Codi Wilson, @CTVNews and @CP24 for covering school food in Toronto’s mayoral election. 🖇️https://bit.ly/4dqnOZD

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Coalition for Healthy School Food (Canada) @chsfcanada.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

(3 | 4) We also thank the other mayoralty candidates Brad Bradford and Chris Alexander for publicly committing to maintain full funding for Toronto’s student nutrition school breakfast programs. 🖇️https://bit.ly/4dqnOZD

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Coalition for Healthy School Food (Canada) @chsfcanada.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

(2 | 4) We also thank all the Toronto city councillors who have supported the expansion of school food programs in Toronto over the last few years, making Toronto a global municipal leader, joining New York City, #Seoul, #Berlin, and #London as great cities who invested in SFPs. bit.ly/4dqnOZD

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Coalition for Healthy School Food (Canada) @chsfcanada.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

(1 | 4) We welcome #Toronto mayoral candidate Olivia Chow’s commitment to build on the universal mid-morning snack program to provide school lunches to all #students if re-elected, a proposal she says would save families an estimated $1,800 per year. 🖇️https://bit.ly/4dqnOZD

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Coalition for Healthy School Food (Canada) @chsfcanada.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

(3|3) The survey also finds that: - 54% cite insufficient funding for nutritious food and unpaid labour as top challenges. Discover the report: bit.ly/3TBsl4I #schoolfood #ontario

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Coalition for Healthy School Food (Canada) @chsfcanada.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

(2|3) The survey finds: - 95% of schools have programs: 88% offer snacks, 51% offer breakfast, and 33% offer lunch. - Schools cited improved student mental health (76%), learning (68%), and willingness to try new foods (68%) as top benefits Discover the report: bit.ly/3TBsl4I #schoolfood #ontario

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Coalition for Healthy School Food (Canada) @chsfcanada.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

(1| 3) We would like to introduce a first-of-its-kind survey Ontario school food survey. Discover the report: bit.ly/3TBsl4I #schoolfood #ontario

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Coalition for Healthy School Food (Canada) @chsfcanada.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

🍌 On Saturday in Scarborough, Asma Musa of the Black School Food Working Group and the Coalition thanked Mayor Olivia Chow and Toronto councillors for investing in school food. We’re grateful for funding to expand universal breakfast programs and the plan to work toward universal lunch by 2030.

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Coalition for Healthy School Food (Canada) @chsfcanada.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

🔎 Speaker spotlight: Nancy Easton of Wellness in the Schools How can advocacy and partnerships strengthen school food? Join Nancy and our other speakers for a conversation about New York City’s universal school meals. 📅 Sept. 30 | 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. ET 🔗 us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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Coalition for Healthy School Food (Canada) @chsfcanada.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

🔎 First speaker spotlight: Dr. Pamela Koch What can #research and #education teach us about stronger school food programs? Join us Sept. 30 to explore lessons from #NewYork City’s universal school meals. 🔗 us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... Discover the second speaker tomorrow! #canada #usa

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Coalition for Healthy School Food (Canada) @chsfcanada.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

🏙️ Final stop: #NewYorkCity! How does NYC deliver free school meals across its public schools? Join our final School Food Around the World webinar to explore lessons for Canadian cities. Sept. 30 | 10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. ET | Free on Zoom 🔗 us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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Coalition for Healthy School Food (Canada) @chsfcanada.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

(2/4) The Saskatchewan story, in numbers: • About 3¢ per meal in provincial investment, based on 2023 data • $2.8M provincial budget for 2026–27 • $15.8M in federal funding over three years • 400,000+ emergency lunches provided by Feeding Our Futures over seven years

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Coalition for Healthy School Food (Canada) @chsfcanada.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

🌿 | #invitation Come explore Eastdale Collegiate Institute’s rooftop garden: 📅 Thursday, July 30 🕐 1–3 p.m. 📍 701 Gerrard St. E., #Toronto 🔗 bit.ly/4vvdWni Please arrive by 1 p.m. The rooftop is accessible by stairs only and is not wheelchair accessible.

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Coalition for Healthy School Food (Canada) @chsfcanada.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

🌱Students at Eastdale plant sweet potatoes, harvest them and transform them into meals in the school kitchen. In our latest blog, MPH student at @uoftpress.bsky.social Amna Malik shares their journey from garden to plate. Thank you, Amna, for this story! 📖 www.healthyschoolfood.ca/post/growing...

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Growing, Cooking, Eating Sweet Potatoes : the magic of Eastdale Collegiate and Growing Green Thumbs

At Eastdale Collegiate Institute, students grow, harvest and cook sweet potatoes while developing food literacy, culinary skills and connections to their community.

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Coalition for Healthy School Food (Canada) @chsfcanada.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

In a recent @todaysparent.bsky.social article, Vanessa Grant explains how Canada’s National School Food Program works and what its expansion could mean for parents, families, schools and school boards. Thank you for bringing parents into this conversation! www.todaysparent.com/kids/canadas...

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Canada’s School Food Program Is Expanding. Here’s What Parents Should Know - Today's Parent

A new federal update says school meal funding has doubled to $140 million a year, with up to 400,000 more kids set to benefit.

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Coalition for Healthy School Food (Canada) @chsfcanada.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Nous saluons l'appel de l'UNICEF Canada, dans son Bilan Innocenti, à mettre en place un Programme national d'alimentation scolaire véritablement universel et à investir dans des milieux alimentaires scolaires sains. Merci à l'UNICEF Canada! www.unicef.ca/fr/bilan-inn... #SaineAlimentationScolaire

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Coalition for Healthy School Food (Canada) @chsfcanada.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

We're encouraged to see @unicef.ca's #ReportCard20 call for a truly universal National School Food Program and stronger investment in healthy school food environments. Thank you to the UNICEF Canada team for this important work! www.unicef.ca/en/report-ca... #SchoolFood #ChildrenAndYouth

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Coalition for Healthy School Food (Canada) @chsfcanada.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

🇩🇪 In 2 days, we'll travel virtually to #Berlin to learn how school food programs are organized, funded, and delivered. Join us for a conversation with Dr. Ernestine Tecklenburg and Manuela Sorg as we explore lessons that may help inform conversations in #Canada. #SchoolFood #cdnpoli

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Coalition for Healthy School Food (Canada) @chsfcanada.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

🇩🇪 What can #Canada learn from Berlin's universal school meal program? Join us on June 24 to explore how Berlin expanded access to free school meals, how the program is organized, and what lessons may be relevant here in Canada. Only one week left! 🔗 lnkd.in/giWmd9zn #Berlin

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Coalition for Healthy School Food (Canada) @chsfcanada.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

(4|4) Pictured: Carolyn Webb, Coalition Knowledge and Mobilization Coordinator, and Heather Norris, President and CEO, @onfe-rope.bsky.social, at today’s federal government announcement in Ottawa #SchoolFood #HealthySchoolFood #Canada #cdnpoli

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Coalition for Healthy School Food (Canada) @chsfcanada.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

(3|4) Canada has a ways to go to achieve the long-term goal of the universal, quality school food programs as per the National School Food Policy. But today’s announcement confirms that the National School Food Program is helping achieve the goal of more meals in more schools for children and youth.

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Coalition for Healthy School Food (Canada) @chsfcanada.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

(2|4) We are encouraged to see federal, provincial, and territorial governments working together to strengthen and expand school food access, and we welcome the transparency that comes with making these action plans public.

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Coalition for Healthy School Food (Canada) @chsfcanada.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

(1|4)🍎 The Coalition for Healthy School Food welcomes the federal government’s announcement that provincial and territorial National School Food Program action plans for 2025–26 and 2026–27 are now publicly available. Today’s announcement highlights continued growth in school food access in Canada.

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Coalition for Healthy School Food (Canada) @chsfcanada.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

🇩🇪We've explored school food programs in #Seoul and #London. Next stop: #Berlin. Join us on June 24 to learn how Berlin's universal school meal system is organized, funded, and managed and what #Canada can learn from its experience. 🔗https://bit.ly/4fMNKka #SchoolFood

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Coalition for Healthy School Food (Canada) @chsfcanada.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

📊 A new SOM survey for La Cantine pour tous shows support for #SchoolFood in #Quebec: • 88% support access to a healthy school lunch in all elementary schools. • 72% say school meals should be a priority in the upcoming election. • 85% support a pay-what-you-can model. 🔗https://bit.ly/3Sz3oFS

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Coalition for Healthy School Food (Canada) @chsfcanada.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

#Berlin | The Coalition for Healthy School Food is hosting a webinar called Berlin, Germany's Universal School Food Programs: Lessons for Canadian Cities. 📅 June 24, 2026 ⏰ 10:00–11:30 a.m. EST 🔗 us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #SchoolFood #HealthySchoolFood #Germany #Canada #SchoolMeals

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Coalition for Healthy School Food (Canada) @chsfcanada.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

#cdnpoli | Last night, Sarah Keyes, Ontario Chapter Lead of the CHSF, appeared before the Senate Standing Committee on Agriculture and Forestry to discuss school food and Canada’s food security. Watch! bit.ly/4o19ElK Thank you to the Committee for the invitation. #Ontario #Canada #Agriculture

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Coalition for Healthy School Food (Canada) @chsfcanada.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

We invite you to join the Simcoe County Food Council for: School Fuel Program: Where it started, where it’s going webinar 🗓 May 6 | 3:30–4:30 PM ET Explore how collaboration is supporting Student Nutrition Programs and access to nutritious food for students. 🔗 us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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Coalition for Healthy School Food (Canada) @chsfcanada.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

🍎 #thankyou You made this the biggest #GreatBigCrunch ever 💛 240,000 participants, from coast to coast to coast. And on that same day—history. The National School Food Program is now permanent in #canada. And we thank you for making this possible! See you next year!

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Coalition for Healthy School Food (Canada) @chsfcanada.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

🎥 London’s universal school food programs offer important lessons for Canada. With thanks to: - Emma Pawson (Greater London Authority) - Antonia Braun & Tilda Hadley (Nourish / School Food Matters) Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=unfx... #SchoolFood #cdnpoli #Children #Youth

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London, England’s Universal School Food Programs: Lessons for Canadian Cities

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Coalition for Healthy School Food (Canada) @chsfcanada.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

🇬🇧 | #SchoolFood Thanks for joining our webinar on #London ’s universal school food programs. Grateful to Emma Pawson, Antonia Braun & Tilda Hadley for the conversation and for sharing data and insights on London’s model. This webinar is co-sponsored by George Brown College & Sustain Ontario

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Coalition for Healthy School Food (Canada) @chsfcanada.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

🇬🇧 Join us for a conversation on how London expanded universal free school meals across one of the world’s largest cities. Featuring experts from School Food Matters and the Greater London Authority. Register today! us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #SchoolFood #HealthySchoolFood #London #Canada

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Coalition for Healthy School Food (Canada) @chsfcanada.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

🎙️ “A well-fed school is a calm school. A well-fed school is a school in which children learn.” A recent article from @cbcnews.ca by Erica Butler highlights New Brunswick’s upcoming school lunch rollout. Read the article! www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

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Coalition for Healthy School Food (Canada) @chsfcanada.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

🌍 | Our latest webinar explored #Seoul ’s universal school food program and lessons for communities in #Canada. Thank you to Dr. Seulgi Son, Dr. Jennifer Gaddis, Heather Thoma, and Gary Hoyer. 🎥 Watch now on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7itQ... #SchoolFood #HealthySchoolFood

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Coalition for Healthy School Food (Canada) @chsfcanada.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

🇰🇷 Thank you to everyone who joined us this morning for a thoughtful discussion on Seoul’s universal school food programs. Thank you to Dr. Seulgi Son and Dr. Jennifer Gaddis for sharing insights. Important ideas for communities in #Canada . 🎥 Recording soon. #SchoolFood #SouthKorea #Education

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Coalition for Healthy School Food (Canada) @chsfcanada.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

🎤 | #MeetTheSpeakers 1 week left. How did #Seoul build a universal school food program—and what can #Canada learn? With: • Dr. Seulgi Son • Dr. Jennifer Gaddis 📅 April 22 | 8 AM (EST) 🌐 French interpretation available Register today! us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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Coalition for Healthy School Food (Canada) @chsfcanada.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

What can #Canada learn from South Korea’s approach to school food? Join us to explore how #SouthKorea has built and sustained its school food programs—and what insights this offers in Canada. 📅 April 23, 2026 ⏰ 9:00–10:30 AM (EST) Register! us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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Coalition for Healthy School Food (Canada) @chsfcanada.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

As cities look to expand access to school food, how are these programs built in practice? Discover London, England’s universal school food program —and what #canada can learn. 📅 April 29, 2026 ⏰ 9:00–10:30 AM (EST) Register today! us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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Coalition for Healthy School Food (Canada) @chsfcanada.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

🍏 Nouveau financement pour renforcer la #recherche en #alimentationScolaire Des données probantes pour améliorer la qualité, l’ #accès et la mise en oeuvre dans les écoles et communautés au Canada. #chercheur ·euse·s et #partenaires, à vous de jouer. 🔗 bit.ly/3NSnsBt #SaineAlimentationScolaire

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Coalition for Healthy School Food (Canada) @chsfcanada.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

🍏 New funding to strengthen #research in #schoolfood Evidence supports quality, #access, and #implementation in schools and communities in #Canada. We encourage #researchers and #partners to engage. 🔗 www.canada.ca/en/employmen... #HealthySchoolFood #cdnpoli

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Coalition for Healthy School Food (Canada) @chsfcanada.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

🍎🥕 Le compte à rebours est lancé! Plus que 3 jours avant de croquer ensemble pour la #GrandeCroquée 2026 et pour la #SaineAlimentationScolaire 🍎🍌🥕🥒🫑 #Pommes, #bananes, #carottes, #concombres ou #poivrons : à vous de choisir! 🗓 26 mars | ⏰ 13 h (HAE) 👉 Inscrivez votre croquée : bit.ly/3NRh1yj

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