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Healthy Future Students and Earth Pilot Program

Invest in the health of our children and help combat climate change by championing

plant-based entrées in schools across the country.

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Hear from students why having
more plant-based options matters -
for them and for the planet

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New Resources:

Six Changes USDA Made

to Help Schools Serve More

Plant-Based Foods

A Guide for Food and Nutrition Services to Navigate Requests for Cow’s Milk Substitutes

For Parents/Guardians and Students: Your Right to Request a

Substitute for Cow’s Milk at School

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Supporters

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In The Media

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USDA Opens the Door to Climate-Friendly School Meals

Friends of the Earth

Youth from Across the Country Visit Washington DC to Advocate for Plant-based School Food Options

American government built the meat industry. Now can it build a better food system?

Friends of the Earth

Friends of the Earth Applauds Improvements to USDA’s School Meal Nutrition Standards

Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine

Physicians Group Opposes Legislation to Return Full-fat Cow’s Milk to School Lunchrooms

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The Arlington Connection

Advocating for Plant-Based Meals in Schools

National Plant-Based Youth Advocates Make History on Capitol Hill

Unchained TV Interview

Meet the Teens Who Will Save Our Planet!

One Green Planet

Youth Advocates Ask for Plant-Based Options During Capitol Hill Visit

Friends of the Earth

Students across the nation lobby for plant-based school food to support nutritional inclusivity and climate action

Food Navigator USA Article and Podcast

Soup-to-Nuts Podcast: Students Lobby for more Plant-Based School Meal Options

Naijha Speaks Interview

Plant-Powered Youth Steering Committee Advocate for Climate-Friendly Food

Instagram Live with Maggie Baird

Unchained TV Article

Why the Youth Steering Committee wants Politicians to Support Plant-Based Foods

Billie Eilish Takes to Capitol Hill to Support Federal Vegan School Lunch Program

2021 Press Release

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Healthy Future Students and Planet Coalition Members

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+ over 120 endorsing organizations

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