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The Fair Food Program's Code of Conduct is developed by farmworkers and applies both to the working and living conditions of farmworkers. [13] It contains zero-tolerance provisions such as forced labor, sexual assault, and systemic child labor mandating a farm's suspension from the program until they address the violations. [11]
Fairplay, previously known as Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood (CCFC), is a United States "national coalition of health care professionals, educators, advocacy groups, parents, and individuals who care about children [and is] the only national organization devoted to limiting the impact of commercial culture on children."
The McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program (IFEP) is a food aid program authorized in the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 (P.L. 107–171, Sec. 3107, known as the 2002 Farm Bill) which provides for the donation of U.S. agricultural commodities and associated financial and technical assistance to carry out preschool and school feeding programs ...
In 2001, the CIW declared a national boycott of Taco Bell, marking the launch of the Campaign for Fair Food. [14] The CIW argued that when major buyers such as Taco Bell leverage their volume purchasing power to demand discounts from their suppliers, they create strong downward pressure on wages and working conditions in these suppliers' operations.
The program allowed the children of West Oakland's poor neighborhoods to eat a healthy nourishing meal in a safe, supportive environment before school, optimizing their ability to learn. [2] The party used the program to educate children and their families about anti-capitalism, Black pride, and developing revolutionary consciousness. [5]
Feed the Children has received an $8.5 million grant from the USAID as part of a five-year, $20 million project for orphans and vulnerable children. This will improve food security and access to nutrition, education, clean water, sanitation and sustainable agricultural development for 40,000 households and over 70,000 children impacted by HIV ...
The program was established as a way to prop up food prices by absorbing farm surpluses, while at the same time providing food to school-age children. [2] It was named after Richard Russell Jr., signed into law by President Harry S. Truman in 1946, [3] and entered the federal government into schools' dietary programs on June 4, 1946. [1]
In 2018, FareShare launched its #ActiveAte campaign, a national holiday hunger campaign that raises awareness among children at risk of food poverty during the summer. [23] The mission of this campaign caught the attention of England International footballer Marcus Rashford in March 2020, leading to him becoming a FareShare ambassador that same ...