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The Center for Ecoliteracy’s core initiative, California Food for California Kids®, inspires schools to serve fresh, locally-sourced meals and engage students in the connections between food, culture, health, and the environment.
The California Food for California Kids Network includes more than 175 school districts across the state that serve over 40% of California’s 5.7 million TK–12 students.
“The Center for Ecoliteracy has been a steadfast partner in ensuring more and more California students have access to nutritious meals as well as education about the origins of their food and food systems.”
-Jennifer Siebel Newsom, First Partner of California
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Policy Ambassadors
The Center for Ecoliteracy’s California Food for California Kids Policy Ambassador program aims to deepen input from the school nutrition community. The Policy Ambassadors – each from a different agricultural region of the state – shape our policy priorities and contribute their on-the-ground expertise to respond to emergent policy and advocacy needs.
Thank you to Michelle Drake of Elk Grove Unified School District for serving as the Policy Ambassador of the Central Region through the 2026 budget cycle.