The Nova Scotia Chapter of the Coalition for Healthy School Food (NS-CHSF) brings together stakeholders from regions and sectors across Nova Scotia to engage in dialogue, share resources, and collaborate on collective advocacy towards the development of a pan-Canadian school food program that meets the diverse needs of Nova Scotia school communities based on the Coalition’s guiding principles.
Nourish Nova Scotia hosts and coordinates the activities of the NS-CHSF.
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Steering Committee Members of the NS-CHSF
Lindsay Corbin, NS-CHSF Coordinator (Nourish Nova Scotia)
Caitlin Skerratt (Ecology Action Centre/Halifax Food Policy Alliance)
Chelsey Purdy (Union of Nova Scotia Mi'kmaw)
Hannah Mawhinney (UpLift Partnership, Dalhousie University)
Kerry Doucette (Chignecto Central Regional Centre for Education)
Sarah Mullen (Kings County Community Food Council)
Hana Nelson
Lisa Roberts (Nourish Nova Scotia)
Lisa Salley (Manager of Public Engagement and Community Health Board, Western Zone, NS Health)
Monica Rodriguez (Board of Directors, Nourish Nova Scotia)
Rebecca Tran (Hants West Food Action Council)
Wendie Wilson (Nova Scotia Teachers Union)
Coalition for Healthy School Food
Members and Endorsers
Nova Scotia Members of the National CHSF
Nova Scotia Endorsers of the National CHSF
Advocacy Efforts in the News
Globe and Mail, Mar 15 2023: With food costs soaring and no national program, Canadian schools struggle to feed students
Saltwire, Mar 15 2023: COMMENTARY: 2023 could be the year when Canada starts to catch up on school food
Global News, Jan 25 2023: Demand for meal programs in N.S. schools spikes amid soaring food costs
CBC, Jan 16 2023: School meal programs struggle to serve growing number of students in need as food prices climb
CBC, Dec 9 2022: National school food program will help BIPOC communities, N.S. groups say
CBC (Information Morning), Dec 8 2022: What’s the state of school food programs in this province?
Chronicle Herald, Oct 29 2022: LINDSAY CORBIN & LISA ROBERTS: The right recipe for universal access to food at school
Chronicle Herald, Jun 4 2022: MARGO RIEBE-BUTT: Nova Scotia schools rapidly chewing though food budgets
CBC, Jun 1 2022: Feed Nova Scotia seeing major demand amid rising food and inflation costs
CBC (The Current), Jan 20 2022: Advocates urge federal government to commit to a national school lunch program
The Conversation, Jan 17 2022: Canada’s pandemic recovery urgently needs a national school meal program
Nourish #SpeakUp News, Dec 17 2021: Nourish is excited to share a historic moment for school food in Canada
Toronto Star, Nov 21 2021: Alleviating child hunger in Canada starts in schools
University of Ottawa, Oct 28 2021: New study - How many children don’t eat lunch on schooldays in Canada?
Coalition for Healthy School Food, Oct 25 2021: 2021 Liberal Party platform commitment
July 10 2021: See what our Community Health Boards are saying
Coalition for Healthy School Food Press Release, June 15 2021: Coalition calls on all cities to join Toronto, Vancouver, and Victoria to support a National Universal School Food Program
Nourish Nova Scotia/Ecology Action Centre Press Release, Feb 7 2019: Nova Scotians are Speaking Up For School Food
The Chronicle Herald, Feb 6 2019: Canada needs national school food program, now more than ever
CBC, Jan 12 2019: The dark side of Canada's new food guide — many Canadians can't follow it
Adventures in Local Food, Dec 20 2018: Speaking Up for School Food
Coalition for Healthy School Food, Nov 21 2018: 70% of Youth Surveyed for UNICEF Report think Students would Benefit from a School Meal Program
The Conversation, Aug 28 2018: How to make a national school food program happen