Crunch to celebrate healthy school food!

Throughout the month of March, many thousands gather in person in their schools, at home, at work and online with friends and colleagues to highlight the importance of healthy food at school and call for a Healthy School Food Program for Canada.

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Anyone can host or join their own crunch to support the Coalition for Healthy School Food and students from coast to coast to coast via a Virtual Great Big Crunch.

Provincial Commitments

Find Mission Public Schools on the long list of Endorsers

Big Crunch 2023

The Board of Education and staff held our Crunch today, on March 7, 2024, at 10AM

Coalition for Healthy School Food, April 10, 2024: What a week it has been since the government's historic announcement that they'll invest $1 billion over five years to develop a national school food program, with funding starting to flow during the 2024-25 school year (see the government's written announcement and news conference). We've had a lot of media coverage since then - see our Media Release, CBC TV interview, André Picard's Globe, and article in The Conversation.

Thanks to those of you who have written to express your excitement that our movement has finally succeeded in an initiative that many thought would never happen. We know that $200 million is not enough for a universal school food program for all Canadian children, and we will need to continue to advocate for increased federal funding. We also know that implementation will not be easy, and that our movement and Coalition will have to work hard to ensure that the provinces and territories continue to increase their own investments and sign federal agreements quickly. But we’re pleased with this investment as a strong next step towards our vision.​