The Suquamish Foundation and the Washington State Association of Head Start and ECEAP are working to secure dedicated funding that tribes and tribal organizations can use to access indigenous/traditional foods, outdoor learning, and culturally appropriate curriculum and materials for use in early childhood classrooms.

May is Jewish American Heritage Month. As part of celebrating cultural events, we invite members of the team to share their personal experiences. In today's blog, Phil Noyes, the Voices for Healthy Kids' Policy Research Manager, reaches out to his brother-in-law, Jonathan Ornstein, to help us learn more about Jewish culture and how he uses the history of the Jewish people as a driving force to do better in the world.

Spring has hardly sprung here in Michigan, yet our state’s farm to institution movement is yielding some tremendous momentum in this school year and in preparation for the next.