Health and Wellness

Over the years, many PA/PTAs have started programs to support healthy living. They hold run curricula-based wellness program, organize health and fitness events, and become involved with the food offered at the cafeteria. Some PA/PTAs form Health and Wellness committees to manage these program.

Success Story

Family Yoga Night - P.S. 188Q & P.S. 221Q

Whenever I finish a yoga class, I feel calmer, more relaxed. Having the benefit of centering, breathing, balancing and stretching, life seems so much more manageable. I’ve tho...

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Organizing to Create a New School Lunch Menu - P.S. 217K

P.S. 271 is among the most diverse elementary schools in the city. Located in District 22 in Brooklyn, it is a Title I school whose families speak numerous languages, includin...

How-To

How To Help Improve Your School’s Food - District 1 Presidents' Council

One of our key concerns as parents is our children’s overall nutrition and school meals, and how we can help to change them for the better. The District 1 Presidents' Council ...

DOE Programs

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DOE's School Wellness Council Program

The DOE encourages schools to create a School Wellness Council and awards grants at the start of the school year to K-12 schools to start a Council or strengthen the work of an existing one. A Wellness Council is an advisory group of students, school staff, parents and community members interested in setting a wellness agenda for the school through programs, policies, and support. In addition to funding, grant schools receive technical assistance, professional development, networking opportunities, resources, and incentives. Grantees have used the funds, which range from $1,000 – $2,500, for programs that support fitness, cooking and nutrition classes, and physical education equipment.

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DOE's SchoolFood

NYC SchoolFood serves around 850,000 meals to these students each school day. Of these, over 700,000 meals are provided at no charge to the students or their parents. The website contains information on menus, food programs, partnerships and more.

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Partner Organizations

ORGANIZATION

Community Food Advocates

Community Food Advocates' (CFA) focus includes NYC's School Breakfast and Lunch Programs in public schools, and seeks innovative ways to increase participation in these programs through community and youth organizing and creative coalition building. Its Lunch for Learning Program is dedicated to bringing Universal Free School Lunch (USL) to all NYC public schools.

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