School Nutrition Association Inc

Programs: Meetings and educationprovided training, education and networking opportunities for our members through the use of 2 small meetings and 1 large conference. Each conference was filled with educational sessions that focused on the needs of our membership base. At our largest conference there was an opportunity for our members to see exhibits that displayed the newest technology and products that are part of the school foodservice market. Other educational opportunities existed with online education courses.

communicationsproduce the award winning school nutrition magazine which is the official publication of the school nutrition association and is read by sna's 57,000 plus members--the world's top school nutrition professionals. The magazine also counts among its readers some 2,000 non-members with an interest in child nutrition. Readers turn to sna for the latest information on a host of items that affect the successful operation of a school foodservice program. Also produce several enewsletters that update members on a daily or weekly basis with news stories that may affect their child nutrition programs. The newsletters are offered through an email subscription base service.

government affairssna advocates for issues and legislation that directly affect school nutrition programs throughout the united states. Sna remains committed to advocating for increased funding for child nutrition programs, as due to the increase in food, milk and energy costs, combined with high labor and benefits costs, the federal school meal reimbursement no longer covers the cost to prepare a balanced, nutritious school meal. Sna has engaged in a dialogue with school nutrition professionals to advocate for national school nutrition standards for school meals and other foods and beverages available in schools. Sna positions itself as a leader in the child nutrition reauthorization process by offering advocacy tools for our members as well as stating a strong position to congress on the importance of child nutrition programs that will improve health outcomes for children. Sna also serves as the go to source for other mediums in providing positive and professional images of the school nutrition profession to the public at large.