October 12, 2021
Please share your personal experience with supply chain disruptions, including any issues surrounding labor, product shortages and item unavailability. Your story may be featured online and viewed by USDA and Congressional staff. 

SNA’s new supply chain resource page aims to help operators navigate the disruption and its resulting challenges. 
 
On September 29, USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack announced new funds to support school meal programs amid ongoing supply chain challenges. 
Cayce Davis, Director of Elmore County (AL) Child Nutrition Program spent $1,500 on a last-minute run to Sam’s Club following unexpected shortages in her latest delivery. "This is a quick solution for our meal tomorrow, but it is not a solution to the problem," she said. Read more. 
The USDA Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee has scheduled a Virtual Public Meeting for November 3 and 4 to examine fruit and vegetable industry issues and provide recommendations and ideas to the Secretary of Agriculture. 
 
U.S. Representative Andy Kim (D-NJ) introduced H.R. 5424, the Summer Meals Reaching Every Area’s Child Hunger (REACH) Act of 2021. 
 
According to an announcement made by top FDA officials at the Consumer Federation of America’s 44th Annual National Food Policy Conference, FDA will begin a new initiative to reverse an increase in childhood obesity in the US during the pandemic. 
SNA is hosting a series of webinars addressing COVID-19 to support school nutrition operators. If you missed a particular webinar, catch up with SNA’s on-demand webinars.    

SNA has partnered with the Congressional Management Foundation (CMF) to provide SNA members with the tools and skills they need to build relationships with legislators and policymakers. CMF works with both citizen groups and Members of Congress (MOC) to promote transparency, accountability and a strong dialogue between elected officials and constituents. 
Happy National School Lunch Week! View SNA’s #NSLW21 resources.  
Tuesday Takeaway
It’s time to TAKE ACTION! Share your story on supply chain 
disruptions! 
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On October 12, 1961, this American broadcast journalist interviewed President Dwight D. Eisenhower for the first-ever video memoirs of a U.S. President. 
Tuesday Morning is a weekly Web-based policy and awareness newsletter of the School Nutrition Association. The newsletter provides members with up-to-date federal legislative news as well as a sampling of child nutrition program media coverage. Additionally, state legislative activity is listed.