Natasha is the Director of Child Nutrition for Project Bread and leads the Child Nutrition Outreach Program team. Prior to joining Project Bread, Natasha worked in Madison, Wisconsin to build innovative farm to school, school food, and summer food programs. She holds a Bachelor's degree from Brown University and a Master's degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison where she studied local and sustainable community food systems.
She is passionate about collaborative, community-based solutions that advance health equity, social justice, and sustainability. When relaxing, Natasha enjoys outdoor activities, gardening, and cooking projects. Sharon is both the CNOP Outreach Coordinator for Eastern MA and the Assistant Director of Child Nutrition.
She is passionate about collaborative, community-based solutions that advance health equity, social justice, and sustainability. When relaxing, Natasha enjoys outdoor activities, gardening, and cooking projects. Sharon is both the CNOP Outreach Coordinator for Eastern MA and the Assistant Director of Child Nutrition.
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Thank you for visiting Project Bread's meal finder map. We are in the process of updating school Grab and Go meal sites for the 21-22 school year. Please continue to check this website for updated sites. Kids and teens can get free meals at hundreds of locations throughout the state, no registration or ID required!
Whether you're looking for outreach materials to promote your School Breakfast or Summer Eats Program, grants, guidance on the latest child nutrition regulations, or other resources, we hope you find something in this section that helps you deliver nutritious meals to children in your school or community.
The purpose of the competitive School Nutrition Equipment Assistance Grant for Schools is to allow School Food Authorities (SFA) to purchase equipment needed to serve healthier meals that meet the updated meal patterns, with emphasis on serving more fruits and vegetables in school meals, improving food safety, expanding access, and to help support the establishment, maintenance, or expansion of the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Program.
The National School Breakfast Program (NSBP) and the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) are two underutilized child nutrition programs. Nearly 1 in 9 children in Massachusetts live in food insecure homes. These programs are crucial in bridging the hunger gap for these children as well as ensuring that all children and teens in the state receive the nutritious meals they need to learn and thrive.
Approximately 1 in every 9 Massachusetts children is food insecure. While these children and their families may not be hungry today or even tomorrow, the threat of hunger is a daily reality in their households. Federal nutrition programs are a critical safety net to help keep these families' budgets in balance and minimize trade-offs between food, housing, medical care, and other critical needs.
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Mark Lauzon
Jun 12, 2020
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I am a recipient of the Incredible Work PROJECT BREAD does. My Social Worker put me on to them. It is a 3 month program. I received 3 Stop and Shop Gift Cards. This meant not only could I buy food but also Paper towels,etc. I had just moved out of the Homeless Shelter into my own space. I got a microwave,toaster oven,blender,Tupperware and so much more. I cant thank them enough. They have changed my life. I can say I literally have cooked and eaten so much that I put on 30 pounds!! And I needed it.
