The ministry is working with the federal government to finalize and share Year 2 (2025-26) allocations for National School Food Program funding. Allocations will be emailed to Superintendents and Secretary-Treasurers and posted on the 2025-26 Estimated Operating Grants web page as soon as they are available. Feeding Futures funding has also now been confirmed as …
A reminder that school districts are required to complete the year-end financial report for the Feeding Futures Fund and the National School Food Program. Completed reports must be submitted to ECC.schoolfood@gov.bc.ca by July 31. Please read the instructions carefully, as the reporting template includes a report for each of the following: Instructions can also be found on the online reporting calendar. Please …
School districts are required to complete the year-end financial report (.xlsx) for the Feeding Futures Fund and the National School Food Program. Completed reports must be submitted to ECC.schoolfood@gov.bc.ca by July 31. Please read the instructions carefully, as the reporting template includes a report for each of the following: Instructions can also be found on the …
Please note that a correction has been made to the Feeding Futures and National School Food Program spending criteria and question and answer documents that were sent out through the April 4 DM Bulletin to include revised timelines for distribution of 2025/26 and 2026/27 National School Food Program funds.
The Great B.C. School Food Cook-Off has officially concluded, with 91 creative recipes submitted that feature local BC ingredients. A sincere thank you to the K-12 students and educators from across BC who participated. Registration is open for a celebratory webinar hosted by the Ministry of Agriculture and Food and Farm to School BC on …
Please save the date for the virtual Feeding Futures Spring Gathering on May 28, 2025, from 9:00 am-12:00 pm PDT. This will be an online event, and participants can join the gathering directly via Zoom. This gathering will bring School Food Coordinators from school districts across the province to network and share information on school …
Information regarding district allocations is now available for 2024/25 National School Food Program funding and 2025/26 Feeding Futures funding. Spending criteria and a question and answer document are also available to guide funding use. Please email ECC.schoolfood@gov.bc.ca if you have any questions. Also, a reminder that the School Food Programs team will be hosting a …
An updated Feeding Futures website has been launched to help schools, districts and families find important information about Feeding Futures funding and how schools and districts are creating and expanding school food programs in B.C. The website includes information on:
As announced in today’s news release, the Ministry of Education and Child Care has finalized an agreement with the Government of Canada for National School Food Program (NSFP) funding. B.C. will receive up to $71.4 million over the next five years in additional school food program funding to complement Feeding Futures. The signing of this …
The BC School Food Toolkit, intended to support schools in creating and maintaining healthy school food environments, has been launched and is now available online. To support its launch, the Ministry of Health is offering introductory webinars for School Food Coordinators to learn more about the BC School Food Toolkit and how it can be …
