Event: School Food Matters
Time: 8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Day & Date: Wednesday, March 03, 2010Admission:
- Free | Seating is limited;
- RSVP - reservations required by
- Calling 212.229.5418
- Emailing centernyc@newschool.edu
Theresa Lang Community and Student Center
Arnhold Hall
55 West 13th Street, 2nd floor
New York, NY
Keynote By: Kevin Concannon, Under Secretary of Agriculture for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services, United States Department of Agriculture
Moderator: Fred Mogul, Reporter, WNYC radio
Panelists
- Eric Goldstein, CEO, SchoolFood, NYC Department of Education
- Jan Poppendeick, author, Free for All: Fixing School Food in America
- Jonathan Stein, General Counsel, Community Legal Services of Philadelphia
- Jim Weill, President, Food Research and Action Center (FRAC)
Background:
According to advocates, at least one in five New York City families with children still rely on soup kitchens and food pantries, despite free school breakfast and subsidized school lunches. President Obama pledged to end child hunger in the United States by 2015, and the reauthorization of the federal Child Nutrition Act is expected by September. During this recession, what would it take to ensure that more children receive free—and higher quality—school food? Why are about one quarter of New York City elementary school students obese? Can the government improve these things, or is it already doing everything it can?
Contact:
Phone: 212-229-5418
Email: centernyc@newschool.edu
Link: School Food Matters
