Chesapeake Institute For Local Sustainable Food And Agriculture I
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- EIN 45-2744679
- (240) 731-8674
- 3502 Softwood Ter Olney MD 20832-2200 USA
- www.cilsfa.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Food
Mission: To promote research and education in local sustainable food and agriculture to benefit the american public and others.
Programs: Conducted school food advocacy campaigns in montgomery county, md which led to an updated wellness regulation prohibiting junk food marketing and requiring every school to form a wellness team. Population benefited: 158,935
recruited, trained and supported 63 school representatives to advocate for changes to the school food options at their children's schools resulting in 22 active school wellness committees; positive changes to a la carte options; and healthier snacks, parties and fundraisers. Population benefited: 13,200
designed rubric to grade school food statewide and issued school food environment grades for all 24 public school districts in maryland; advocated for legislation to improve school food statewide; and held salad bar summit to educate school food service leaders, parents and community members on best practices in salad bar implementation. Population that benefitted: 879,601