Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics
Volume 121, Issue 9, Supplement, September 2021, Page A11
Sunday, October 17Poster Session: Clinical Care; Communications; Critical Thinking and Decision Making; Food, Nutrition and Dietetics and Physical Activity; Leadership and AdvocacyEmergency Meals-to-You: a Public Private Partnership that Delivered Meals to Children in Rural America During the COVID-19 Crisis
Poster Session: Clinical Care; Communications; Critical Thinking and Decision Making; Food, Nutrition and Dietetics and Physical Activity; Leadership and Advocacy
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Learning Outcome
Describe how the Emergency Meals to You Program combatted food insecurity by delivering free, nutritious meals directly to children in rural communities across the United States during the COVID-19 crisis.
School districts implemented a variety of food service models in response to COVID-19 related school closures, but some struggled to procure adequate food and labor to provide meals that met the needs of all children. Many rural families faced barriers that prevented access to even these
Funding source
Meals to You is a public-private partnership between USDA, the Baylor University Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty, McLane Global, PepsiCo, and Chartwells K12.
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