Laurie M. Tisch Center for Food, Education & Policy

🎉 What an inspiring evening at the Food Ed Coalition's 5th Annual Awards Ceremony! Despite last-minute changes due to NYC educator union negotiations, over 60 supporters gathered virtually and in-person at Teachers College to celebrate food education heroes.

Council Member Gale Brewer kicked off the night, and we honored outstanding advocates in the NYC food and nutrition education scene. These champions are transforming how we teach and think about food! 🌱

🎉 This past Juneteenth, Black Americans across the country reimagined traditional holiday menus to honor their diverse cultural heritage! From chef-hosted cookouts in Brooklyn to family "noon-teenth" gatherings in Nashville, this year's Juneteenth tables beautifully blended West African, Caribbean, and Southern American cuisines. Food served as a powerful bridge connecting history, identity, and community, honoring ancestors while educating the next generation.

🔗 Full article from The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/17/dining/juneteenth.html

A huge thank you to New York City Council for renewing funding for the Food Ed Hub for FY26! 🎉 Thank you for supporting food and nutrition education in public schools across the city. 🍎

🔬 JOB ALERT: Hunter College is hiring a College Laboratory Technician for their Nutrition and Public Health Department! This 12-month position supports hands-on learning in Food Science, Nutritional Biochemistry, and Sports Nutrition labs. Seeking candidates with expertise in laboratory procedures, equipment maintenance, and student supervision.

📅 Position open until filled
🔗 https://cuny.jobs/new-york-ny/college-laboratory-technician-classroom-nutrition-and-public-health-department-in-the-school-of-health-professions/495F188C7CD0468EAA064EAE5964F170/job/

🚨SNAP-Ed, a $536M program teaching healthy eating to low-income families, faces complete elimination in GOP legislation. Program leaders are baffled: "If you want America to be healthier and you're cutting SNAP-Ed, I don't see how that can be done." The Senate is reworking the bill with a July 4 deadline.

🔗 Read the full article from Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/06/11/food-stamp-nutrition-program-faces-elimination-snap-ed/

🥐 This summer, Kindred Bakery BK is hosting a 3-month pop-up bakery at the Brooklyn Children's Museum. The program brings together participants from Kindred, Job Path and 75m094 to run a customer-facing bakery operation.

🕰️ Thursdays & Saturdays, 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM
📅 May 29 through August 30, 2025
🔗 Pre-order at https://www.kindredbakerybk.org/category/bakery-orders

🌱 GRANT ALERT: Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation at Sprouts Farmers Market is offering $5,000-$10,000 grants for school gardens and cooking programs! These hands-on learning opportunities help grow healthy kids, engaged learners, and environmental stewards while shaping lifelong healthy eating habits. Perfect for schools and nonprofits operating on school campuses in Sprouts Farmers Market communities.

⏰ EXTENDED DEADLINE: Tomorrow, June 27, 2025!
🔗 Learn more about this grant and other grants available at Sprouts Foundation here: https://www.sprouts.com/about/sprouts-foundation/grants/

🚨 URGENT: SNAP-Ed is under threat! Join our webinar 📅 today at 4pm EST ❗️ to get advocacy talking points and amendment language to protect this backbone of community nutrition programs. Can't attend? Register anyway for the recording!

🔗 Register at https://leahspantrysf-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_0aQKCyOwQJ2uUh52pE3Q9A #/registration
🔗 Visit SaveSNAPed.org for resources.

🌱✨ Exciting news from the Tisch Food Center! Our LEAF study was featured at the 2025 Spring Workshop on Foodshed Transformation, showcasing impressive results from our South Bronx community work. The research revealed increased fruit & vegetable intake, boosted gardening confidence, and higher SNAP participation—proving that community-driven food system transformation really works! Proud of our team, Dr. Natalie Greaves-Peters, Carolina Saavedra, and Dr. Pam Koch for sharing this impactful research.

🚨 Federal lawmakers have unveiled their strategy to drastically reduce Medicaid and nutrition assistance programs, raising serious concerns for New York's future.

The proposed legislation outlines $880 billion in Medicaid cuts spanning ten years, while adding work mandates and patient fees for eligible beneficiaries. Such sweeping changes threaten to disrupt New York's entire healthcare infrastructure, putting hospitals, long-term care facilities, and vulnerable populations at risk, while also jeopardizing the state's newly approved budget framework. Stay informed, stay engaged!

🔗 Read the article from New York Focus: https://nysfocus.com/2025/05/17/trump-medicaid-plan-cuts-new-york

🌱💰 GRANT ALERT: White-Reinhardt Grant Program from the American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture is offering $1,000 grants to boost agricultural literacy in K-12 schools! County & state Farm Bureaus can apply to start new programs or expand existing ag education initiatives. Schools can partner with local Farm Bureaus to apply. Don't miss this opportunity to grow agricultural understanding in your community.

📅 Deadline: June 13, 2025 (this Friday!)
🔗 https://www.agfoundation.org/grants-awards/white-reinhardt-grants

📣 Grant Alert: Lots of Compassion Grant 🌻
Got a vision for turning a vacant lot into a garden? 🌿 Mrs. Meyer's Clean Day and KidsGardening.org is awarding $20,000 to 10 change-makers to transform community spaces through gardening.

📅 Apply by June 16
🔗 More info: https://kidsgardening.org/grant-opportunities/lots-of-compassion-grant-25/