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Help Grow MP Support for Making the National School Food Program Permanent
Be a Champion for School Food:
Send a Letter to Your MP
As part of our Nourish Kids Now campaign — a national call to action to celebrate and strengthen the new National School Food Program — we’re proud to launch our newest initiative: Be a Champion for School Food.
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Through this campaign, the Coalition for Healthy School Food invites you to use our ready-to-go letter templates to contact your local Member of Parliament (MP), congratulate them on being newly elected, and ask for their support in making the National School Food Program permanent in order to strengthen and expand school food programs in Canada.
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This action is a core component of Nourish Kids Now, and it’s designed for anyone in Canada who wants to advocate for stronger school food programs — including educators, families, nonprofit leaders, and anyone who values school food.
Why Take Action?
A new Parliament brings new opportunities.
With the National School Food Program now underway, it’s time to make sure your MP knows that their constituents support universal, sustainable school food programs — and want to see them thrive in every province and territory.
By sending a short, personalized letter, you’re helping:
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Keep school food on the national agenda
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Ensure strong federal investments continue
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Build a lasting program for all children and youth in Canada by making the National School Food Permanent
Why It Matters?
Children and youth go to schools with food programs — but many still go without.
The National School Food Program was launched in April 2024.
Now we need to make it permanent, sustain and expand it.
Let’s build a future where every child and youth in Canada can count on nourishing food at school.
Write to Your MP: Make School Food a Priority
Download Your Letter Template
Use This Example Letter to Craft Your Own Message
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This letter from Chris Peacock, Executive Director of The Sharing Place Food Centre in Ontario, is a real example of how community leaders are speaking up for stronger school food programs.
You can use this model in whichever way works best for you:
Option 1 – Copy and Customize
Use the letter as a starting point. Simply copy the text and:
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Update the name of your MP and your community
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Replace the organizational name and contact information
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Edit or add a few sentences to reflect your own role, experience, or local context
Option 2 – Write Your Own Inspired Version
Prefer to write in your own words? Use this letter as a guide for:
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Tone and structure
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Key messages to include
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Examples of how to link local realities to national policy
💡 Tip: Personalizing your message — even just a few sentences — helps it stand out and makes it more likely to get noticed by your MP or their staff.
When you're ready, email your message to your MP. And don’t forget to cc ken@healthyschoolfood.ca or let us know if you hear back!
federal budget 2025
more info
Coalition for Healthy School Food members have often been told by MPs that Budget 2019 included a commitment to school food because coalition members across Canada let the Finance Committee know we wanted action.
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You can read the 2025 Pre-Budget Submission here.
#NOURISH KIDS NOW is a grassroots campaign that is calling on the federal government to make a cost-shared investment in healthy, universal school food programs, which would build on the investments of our provinces, municipalities and communities.