The Ontario Chapter of the Coalition for Healthy School Food (ON-CHSF) is a provincial chapter of the Coalition for Healthy School Food, administered by Sustain Ontario.

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The ON-CHSF is a  growing network of over 95 non-profit and community-driven organizations from across the province. Our members, endorsers and supporters include student nutrition and food literacy providers, professionals from education, health, agriculture and food sectors, academia, as well as school boards, local governments, and stakeholder associations.

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Since 2021, the ON-CHSF has been a leading united voice calling for policy change and public investment from all levels of government so Student Nutrition Programs in Ontario can be stabilized, enhanced and expanded, and additional school food program models including more lunch programs can be supported going forward.
At the national level, we’re working to ensure the $1B in school food funding will roll out quickly and expand over time. Our Coalition’s vision is that eventually all K-12 students in Canada have daily access to nutritious food at school in line with our key Guiding Principles and the National School Food Policy.

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Ontario Chapter activities include:

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1. Advocating to Ontario and Federal Governments for public investment in school food programs, and recommending provincial policy improvements;

2. Engaging with a wide variety of school food stakeholders in Ontario and growing the school food movement; 

3. Offering opportunities to connect, share information, network, and learn from diverse practitioners across Ontario and Canada;

4. Advancing knowledge and understanding of school food programs by sharing research on leading and innovative models, best practices, and program outcomes.​

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ON-CHSF members and endorsers value the opportunities we provide to connect, share, and collaborate in the efforts of building robust and well-supported school food programs. We host meetings, organize knowledge-sharing webinars, provide updates, and offer support for members and endorsers to educate decision makers and the public about school food. Our work is collaborative, flexible and adaptive, member-driven, and non-partisan.

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If you are not yet a Coalition member or endorser, we would love to have you join us and be part of the school food movement! Here is an overview of what it means to become a Coalition member or endorser.