About Us
The New York Coalition for Healthy School Lunches is a grassroots group of concerned parents, students, educators, food service professionals, medical professionals, religious leaders and environmentalists working to bring healthy plant-based nutrition to our schools in response to the health crisis occurring among our children. Because obesity and diet related diseases are at epidemic rates among our children, it’s important that schools, the place they go to learn each day, provide healthy foods and set a good example.
The New York Coalition for Healthy School Lunches (NYCHSL) is a statewide
nonprofit that works to improve the health and well-being of New York's
students by advocating for healthy plant-based foods, comprehensive
nutrition policy, and education to create food- and health-literate
students.
We are dedicated to implementing the recommendations of New York State Resolution K1888 (Assembly) and J3971 (Senate) that call for an optional healthy plant-based entree to be available each day in all schools, nutrition education, replacement of unhealthy ala carte and vending foods and beverages, and encouraging farm to school programs, including organic where possible. We work with state agencies, individual schools, food service professionals, parents, students, educators, health professionals, and other organizations to achieve this goal. The resolution passed unanimously in the Spring of 2004.
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We invite you to join our campaign to promote the health and well being of New York's children. You can easily do this by signing up for our email list.
