Invest in School Cooking Facilities
Modernize kitchen equipment and raise meal reimbursement rates.
What’s Broken
Schools operate with outdated equipment and tight budgets making scratch-cooking impossible.
The Fix
Raise federal per-meal reimbursement, modernize kitchens, bring chefs into cafeterias.
How to Take Action
- Call for higher meal reimbursement rates
- Advocate for USDA Equipment Assistance Grant Program
- Support Brigaid bringing chefs to schools
- Expand Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Program
