of our Board of Directors, our staff, consultants, and funders, our most recent audit shows 85% of our funding going directly to programming. This sets the bar high for doing this work right. We won’t slow down in 2026!
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better food choices, stronger sustainability practices, and meaningful steps toward ensuring every student has access to nutritious meals that fuel learning and growth. As we reflect on the year and look forward, we hope everyone involved in this vital work—our district teams, partners, families, and supporters—feels valued and appreciated. The effort you put into nourishing students every day is profound and does not go unnoticed. And because no USFA message would be complete without at least one food- service pun… • Our member districts are the secret ingredient that keeps this Alliance thriving. • We are better because they bring their full flavor to the work. • And together, they really are cooking up something special for students and districts across the country. Thank you to our member districts for your partnership and belief in our shared mission. Thank you to the broader community—parents, educators, policymakers, contributors, and advocates—for championing healthy school meals. It is an honor to serve as Board Chair of the Urban School Food Alliance, and we are truly grateful for everyone who helps make this work possible. Maggie Prieto Maggie Prieto | Board Chairperson School Districts of Palm Beach County
Maggie Prieto board Chairperson
As we close out another year, on behalf of the entire Board of Directors of the Urban School Food Alliance (USFA), I want to share our deepest gratitude with the dedicated school nutrition professionals who make our work possible—and with everyone who supports the mission of providing healthy, high-quality meals to students in public schools across the country. To our member districts: thank you for your unwavering commitment. Your membership is more than participation; it’s a powerful partnership built on open collaboration, innovative problem-solving, and a shared dedication to doing right by the students and communities you serve. Each district brings unique strengths, creative ideas, and tireless energy to the table, and it is this collective spirit that drives real progress for school nutrition nationwide. This year brought challenges, exciting innovations, and important opportunities. Through it all, our member districts showed inspiring leadership—supporting one another across city and state lines, sharing solutions generously, and lifting the entire Alliance with their collaborative spirit. The results speak for themselves:
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