ASFSA has been advancing the availability,
quality and acceptance of school nutrition programs as an
integral part of education since 1946. The association
strives to see that all children have access to healthful
school meals and nutrition education.
The primary activities of the association are:
- Providing education and training
- Setting standards through certification and
credentialing
- Gathering and transmitting regulatory,
legislative, industry, nutritional and other types of
information related to school nutrition
- Representing the nutritional interests of all
children.
Recognized as the authority on school nutrition
programs, ASFSA has 52 state affiliates, hundreds of
local chapters and over 60,000 members. The School Food
Service Foundation, an affiliate of ASFSA, plays
a critical role in child nutrition by raising money for
professional development and certification courses, as well
as providing members with scholarship opportunities.
Our advocacy of child nutrition programs has made a real
difference in recent years: when Congress proposed to
convert funding for child nutrition programs into block
grants, ASFSA members successfully lobbied to retain
the programs as they were originally intended.
We bring a unique, firsthand perspective to child
nutrition issues. Learn more about our legislative efforts
in child nutrition through the 2000 Legislative Issue
Paper.
As a part of ASFSA's mission to develop and
encourage the highest standards and professional
development for school foodservice and nutrition personnel,
we have developed certification and credentialing programs
to achieve this purpose. The Revised Certification and
New Credentialing Programs contain the standards and
specifications needed for personnel to serve quality food
and provide nutrition education services to America’s
children.
