Center for Regional Food Systems 10 Cents a Meal

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  10 Cents a Meal 2020–2021 Grantees and Their Counties by MASA Region

  Published on January 11, 2023
  See this table of 2020–2021 10 Cents a Meal Grantees and their Counties by MASA Region.

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  Recommendations - 10 Cents a Meal Evaluation Results 2020-2021

  Published on January 11, 2023
  Following our evaluation of the 10 Cents data from the 2020-2021 school year, we have 8 main recommendations for the program, both in practice and in evaluation.

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  A Closer Look at Public School Grantees - 10 Cents a Meal Evaluation Results 2020-2021

  Published on January 11, 2023
  Who participated in the 10 Cents program during the 2020-2021 school year? Explore how key characteristics of public school district grantees may influence their use of the funding and participation.

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  Appendix - 10 Cents a Meal Evaluation Results 2020-2021

  Published on January 11, 2023
  To understand how have Michigan kids, farmers, and food businesses benefited from 10 Cents a Meal in 2020-2021, four evaluation surveys were conducted. See the technical definitions and results here.

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  10 Cents Grantees Across all Years of the Program

  Published on January 11, 2023
  See this table of 10 Cents a Meal program grantees across all years of the program.

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  Who is Engaged in 10 Cents Grants - 10 Cents a Meal Evaluation Results 2020-2021

  Published on January 11, 2023
  During the 2021-2022 school year, more schools participated in 10 Cents a Meal than ever before. Check out their experiences and motivators to serving local food in these summary briefs.

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  Expanded Eligibility, Increased Impacts: 10 Cents a Meal 2020-2021 Evaluation Results

  Published on January 11, 2023
  How have Michigan kids, farmers, and food businesses benefited from 10 Cents a Meal? This series of summaries presents findings from 10 Cents data from the 2020-2021 school year.

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  Overview- 10 Cents a Meal Evaluation Results 2020-2021

  Published on January 11, 2023
  Who was involved and how was the 10 Cents a Meal program evaluated during the 2020-2021 school year? Explore the executive summary and evaluation activities.

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  Student Engagement: Michigan Farm to Institution Network Virtual Network Meeting

  Published on November 2, 2022
  Explore approaches for engaging students with learning about, and influencing, their food options.

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  10 Cents Farm to School Video

  Published on August 11, 2022
  10 Cents a Meal for Michigan's Kids and Farms benefits school children and supports Michigan farmers.

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  All About Beans: A Summary of Legumes in the 2020-2021 Year of 10 Cents a Meal for Michigan's Kids and Farms Program

  Published on July 11, 2022
  This report uses 10 Cents data from SY2020-21 to describe the purchase and use of legumes by grantees.

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  Michigan Farm to School Track: School Nutrition Association of Michigan 2020 Virtual Conference

  Published on November 15, 2021
  The Michigan Farm to Institution Network management team compiled a farm to school track for the 2020 School Nutrition Association of Michigan Annual Conference. Here we offer that set of short how-to and reporting sessions from the virtual conference.

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  10 Cents a Meal for Michigan's Kids and Farms 2020-2021 Legislative Report

  Published on November 12, 2021
  How did Michigan benefit from 10 Cents a Meal in 2020-2021? The Michigan Department of Education submits a report every year to the state legislature about 10 Cents a Meal, to which 10 Cents partners contribute.

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  What a Dime Can Do: Impacts of Michigan’s 10 Cents a Meal Program - Michigan Farm to Institution Network Virtual Network Meeting

  Published on September 30, 2021
  In this meeting, you’ll learn about the impacts of 10 Cents a Meal in its pilot years (2016-2019) as speakers share results from the new What a Dime Can Do evaluation report.

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  What a Dime Can Do: An Evaluation of the 10 Cents a Meal Pilot

  Published on September 27, 2021
  How have Michigan kids, farmers, and food businesses benefited from 10 Cents a Meal? These nine topic-specific summaries present findings from 10 Cents pilot data collected between 2017 and 2020.

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  10 Cents a Meal Info Session for Farms and Food Distributors

  Published on April 8, 2021
  Farmers and food distributors can watch this info session recording to learn more about 10 Cents a Meal, including who it reaches, how it works, and results it has produced.

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  Buying Local: A 10 Cents a Meal Training for 2020-2021 Grantees

  Published on March 11, 2021
  This training for 10 Cents Grantees in 2020-2021 school year includes a primer on procurement, sources and resources for purchasing local foods, and testimonials from school food service directors about their farm to school experiences .

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  10 Cents a Meal Pilot: 2018-2019 Evaluation Results, Reflections, and Recommendations

  Published on August 26, 2020
  How did 10 Cents a Meal support children, food service directors, and farmers in the 2018-19 school year? View the evaluation survey results of the program's third year! An executive summary is also available.

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  Why 10 Cents Matters: A Framework

  Published on July 31, 2020
  This resource describes how 10 Cents a Meal for Michigan’s Kids & Farms works and the impacts it can have. This state-funded pilot program matches what schools spend on Michigan-grown fruits, vegetables, and legumes with grants of up to 10 cents per meal.

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  Cultivate Michigan 2018 Data Brief

  Published on February 21, 2020
  What progress did Cultivate Michigan members make toward the goal of sourcing 20% Michigan foods by 2020?