Summary
Organization name
Chef Ann Foundation
2009
Category
Food, Agriculture & Nutrition
Organization Size
Large Organization
Address
1495 Canyon Blvd STE MainBoulder, CO 80302
US
About
Testimonials
The Chef Ann Foundation gets schools cooking. We help schools replace ultraprocessed foods with fresh, healthy, and delicious meals cooked from scratch.
Kids today get nearly two-thirds of their calories from ultraprocessed foods, which are linked to over 30 health conditions — from type 2 diabetes and heart disease to anxiety and depression. Nearly 30 million kids rely on school meals in the U.S. Improving these meals holds the key to healthier kids. Plus, when students eat better, they learn better. The benefits don’t stop there. Schools that cook from scratch can support local farms and economies, slash waste and emissions, and create good jobs in their communities.
Founded in 2009 by Chef Ann Cooper, we’ve reached more than 16,000 schools in all 50 states, bringing better school meals to 4.4 million children. Getting schools cooking is one of the smartest — yet too often overlooked — investments we can make in kids today, in the adults they become, and in future generations.
Mission
The mission of the Chef Ann Foundation is to ensure that school food professionals have the resources, funding, and support they need to provide fresh, delicious, cooked-from-scratch meals that support the health of children and our planet.
Background Statement
Founded in 2009 by “renegade lunch lady” Ann Cooper, the Chef Ann Foundation helps schools replace ultraprocessed foods with fresh, delicious meals cooked from scratch.
Our team of school food changemakers includes former school food service professionals with nearly 200 combined years of experience managing school meal programs, chefs, registered dieticians, sustainable agriculture and food systems specialists, public health experts, researchers, policy advocates, parents, and former kids who relied on school meals.
Together, we operate local, state, and national programs that collectively advance one goal: Get schools cooking.
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Organization Data
Boulder, CO 80302