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Resource | Toolkits Pledge for Healthier School Meals Toolkit: Virtual Backgrounds

Video call backgrounds that show your support for USDA's Harvest to Hallways initiative.

10/28/2026
Resource | Toolkits Pledge for Healthier School Meals Toolkit: Social Media

Graphics and customizable text for creating and sharing social media posts.

10/28/2026
Resource | Guidance Documents Pledge for Healthier School Meals Toolkit: Tip Sheets

These tip sheets provide actionable strategies, menu ideas, school success stories, and implementation activities focused on the key areas of the Pledge for Healthier School Meals.

10/28/2026
Resource | Toolkits Pledge for Healthier School Meals Toolkit: Flyers and Posters

Print-ready materials and promotional resources to support and showcase each key pledge area.

10/16/2026
Resource | Federal Register Notices Final Rule: Simplified Geographic Preference Procurement in Child Nutrition Programs

This direct final rule amends geographic preference option language in National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Program, and Summer Food Service Program regulations.

09/08/2026
Resource | Research Reports School Food Preparation Study Final Briefs

These briefs share the findings from the USDA School Food Preparation Study.

09/03/2026
Resource | Policy Memos Letter from Secretary Rollins - Child Nutrition Programs

Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins writes to remind schools, sponsors, and institutions participating in any USDA Child Nutrition Program, including the National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program, Summer Food Service Program, and the Seamless Summer Option, of the many ways they can purchase local foods to serve in program meals.

08/24/2026
Resource | Guidance Documents Harvest to Hallways - Resources for Procuring Local Foods in School Year 2026-2027

The purpose of this memorandum is to remind schools, sponsors, and institutions participating in any U.S. Department of Agriculture Child Nutrition Program, including the National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program, Summer Food Service Program, and the Seamless Summer Option, of the various resources available to help child nutrition program operators procure local foods. 

08/24/2026
Resource | Research and Data Food-At-Home Purchases by SNAP Households in 2023

The purpose of this study is to describe the foods and beverages purchased by SNAP households, by using the most current data available.

08/07/2026
Resource | Research and Data Results from the Annual Survey of School Food Authorities, School Year 2024-2025

The Annual Survey of School Food Authorities: School Year 2024-25 report includes findings from the fourth survey in this series on SFA supply chain disruptions.

07/21/2026
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