Partners

Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction

OSPI’s mission is to prepare Washington students to live, learn, and work as productive citizens in the 21st century. In collaboration with educators, students, families, local communities, business, labor, and government, the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction leads, supports, and oversees K-12 education, ensuring the success of all learners.

Share Our Strength

Share Our Strength®, a national nonprofit, is ending childhood hunger in America by connecting children with the nutritious food they need to lead healthy, active lives. Through its No Kid Hungry® Campaign—a national effort to end childhood hunger in America by 2015—Share Our Strength ensures children in need are enrolled in effective federal nutrition programs; invests in community organizations that fight hunger; teaches at-risk families how to cook healthy, affordable meals; and builds public-private partnerships to end childhood hunger, at the state and city level. Share Our Strength engages the culinary, business and media communities; consumers and citizen-activists; foundations; nonprofits; and policymakers to support No Kid Hungry.

Washington State Dairy Council

Washington State Dairy Council is a team of nutrition professionals devoted to the promotion of lifelong health and enjoyment of food through leadership in nutrition education. They encourage food selection patterns, which include dairy foods, in accordance with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and U.S. Department of Agriculture Dietary Guidelines and other currently accepted scientific recommendations.

Children’s Alliance

The Children’s Alliance is a non-profit public policy advocacy organization whose mission is to improve the well-being of children by effecting positive changes in public policies, priorities and programs.

Washington School Nutrition Association

The Washington School Nutrition Association is a statewide association of school and childcare food service professionals, industry representatives, and others who are committed to furthering the goal of providing nutritious meals for children. WSNA places a strong emphasis on the continuing education of all child nutrition professionals by sponsoring workshops, conferences and trainings.