President Obama signing the Healthy, Hunger-free Kids Act of 2010

The Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act

In 2010, the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act (HHFKA) made significant improvements to school foods and other child nutrition programs. The HHFKA established national nutrition standards for all food sold in schools, strengthened local wellness policies, improved the nutritional quality of school meals, strengthened accountability of school meals, and improved meal financing to support healthy school meals.

Fact sheet

Success stories

Read up on the school food programs putting updated nutrition guidance into practice.

How CSPI protects progress on school meals

The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 improved the healthfulness of school food. But more action is needed to ensure all kids have access to healthy meals at school.

What's happening now

Every five years, Congress reauthorizes the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), School Breakfast Program (SBP) through legislation known as Child Nutrition Reauthorization (CNR).

About CNR

The latest

Resources

Research, model policies, and fact sheets for parents and advocates.

Our team

Colin Schwartz

Colin Schwartz, MPP

Director of Federal Affairs

cschwartz@cspinet.org

Colin Schwartz is the organization’s lead lobbyist on issues ranging from the school meals programs to the Farm Bill and facilitates the National Alliance for Nutrition and Activity (NANA), the nation’s largest nutrition advocacy coalition.
Meghan Maroney

Meghan Maroney, MPH

Campaign Manager, Federal Child Nutrition Programs

mmaroney@cspinet.org

Meghan Maroney (she/her/hers) works on the school foods team, leading state/local initiatives and supporting federal priorities, to ensure every child has access to free, heathy, delicious meals at school.
Sam Hahn

Sam Hahn

Policy Coordinator

shahn@cspinet.org

Sam Hahn (he/him) is a Policy Coordinator on the School Foods team. In this role, he supports CSPI’s federal, state, and local school food priorities.