SNA Urges Passage of School Meals Agreement
The School Nutrition Association (SNA) praised a new agreement to provide critical support to school meal programs prior to the  expiration of federal pandemic waivers. Set to expire June 30, the waivers have ensured students can access healthy school meals despite persistent supply chain, food cost and labor burdens. SNA urges Congress to swiftly pass The Keep Kids Fed Act of 2022.

Hot Topic: School Meal Waivers
The end of school meal waivers continues to be a hot topic in the news. SNA has put together a round-up of a few articles regarding this topic. These are a great resource to share on your own social media channels to inform your community about the challenges school meal operations will face during SY2022-23. Read More

FY2023 House Agriculture Appropriations Bill 
The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies passed, on a voice vote, a draft of its spending bill for fiscal year 2023.   
STEPS Strive to Thrive at ANC 
ANC is always an exciting and jam-packed few days of learning, networking, and connecting that can at the same time be overwhelming. Join fellow attendees on Tuesday, July 12, for a fun early morning wellness activity to help you reset, recharge and stay energized for the final day of the conference. 

Time for a New Meditation! 
Put on your headset, find a quiet location that suits you best, and choose any of the different 8- minute meditation sessions available for your daily mindfulness practice. Check out Mediation 8, “A Time for Everything.” During any active Challenge period, you will automatically receive 500 bonus steps for each meditation session you complete (limit of one bonus grant per session and day). 

For more information on how to practice meditation with the Strive to Thrive app, visit hekahealth.com/sna20. If you already are a Strive to Thrive participant, quickly log out and log back in to the app to have the latest meditation videos with bonus rules available during the month of May.   

Are you ready? Let’s go!   
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With just 18 days until ANC, we could not be more excited! After three years, we have had the opportunity to reset and focus our efforts on enhancing the exhibitor, sponsor and attendee experience, maximizing the return on the investment you make in SNA and in yourself.  
Tackle Operational Challenges at #ANC22 
There are a number of carefully curated education sessions at SNA's Annual National Conference aim to help you prepare for whatever next year has in store. From supply chain solutions and back-to-school game plans to special diet strategies and recruitment recommendations, check out the targeted sessions offered at this year’s conference like, Special Diets, Staffing and Back-to-School (and then head to the ANC website, where you can explore the conference agenda in-depth). 
 
Start Planning Your Personal #ANC22 Schedule 
SNA's 2022 Annual National Conference is just one month away! Start planning your best conference ever with the newly launched searchable event agenda on the ANC website. Using this interactive agenda, you can find education sessions and other ANC events by type, key area, topic and target audience. Starting tomorrow, June 23, you will be able to add sessions and events to your personal #ANC22 event schedule. 
Human Trafficking Webinar Series
Join the U.S. Department of Education for a human trafficking series, The Impact of Bias, Inequities, and Injustices in Supporting Students Impacted by Human Trafficking at 3-4 p.m. EDT. Wednesday, June 29, 2022

In this webinar participants will:
  • Learn how biases can impact how we identify and support students impacted by human trafficking.
  • Hear from experts providing details on the impacts
  • Join a panel discussion providing information on what school personnel can do to apply an equity lens to improve how we support all students impacted by human trafficking.
Burbio Weekly K-12 Updates 
Burbio is launching an expanded data service that breaks down 2022-23 district-level school budgets from across the U.S. and provides actionable insights for suppliers and stakeholders across K-12. We will be conducting a brief webinar describing the service on Thursday, June 23, at 2 p.m. EDT. 
July 10-12, 2022

October 10-14, 2022
We’re talking directly to school nutrition professionals themselves about the problems they’re facing and how they’re solving them, including changes they’ve had to implement, strategies they’ve had to follow, and innovative methods they’ve counted on. Take advantage of their insight and consider what methods might work for your team in your own school district.