What is the Feeding Futures school food program?The Ministry has allocated $71.5 million per year in dedicated, multi-year funding to school districts to increase food security for students by expanding or creating school food programs. This new funding is part of government’s broader Feeding Futures School Food Programs Framework, which is a commitment to ensure students are properly fed for learning in order to enhance positive academic and healthy outcomes. Feeding Futures School Food Programs (FFSFP) funding addresses the top two barriers identified by schools in the province, which are sustainable and consistent food funding and human resources. This first year of funding is flexible to provide districts with time to develop a longer-term approach to delivering school food programs.
What is the purpose of the new school food program ?The Feeding Futures program will address the immediate need of feeding students and builds on the progress made with the Student and Family Affordability Fund to help reduce the challenges of rising food costs for families who need it most. This funding is expected to reach 20% of the students who are facing food insecurity across the province.
Article: Mission City Record, February 16, 2024
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Summer program for ages 10-12 will be held at Heritage Park Middle School
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Feeding Futures Advisory Committee had their first meeting on January 26, 2024. The Committee comprises of community volunteers, acting in an advisory capacity and a collaborative manner for the promotion of nutritional food access and food literacy programs in the schools within the District. The 20+ members were appointed by the Manager of Feeding Futures.
The committee's goals: - Holding at least one meeting every two months
- Having Indigenous representation - Reflecting the diversity of BC - Including at least one student from Mission Schools - Having at least two people with knowledge of community organizations of foods - Committee members serve without remuneration - Committee members include members from inside or outside Mission Public Schools (clear CRC)
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NEWSLETTER
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For more information about Feeding Futures Program in Mission Public Schools, contact
Stefany Tunshell
Manager of Feeding Futures
33860 Dlugosh Avenue
Mission, BC V2V 6B2
T: 604-854-0263
E: stefany.tunshell@mpsd.ca