Sustaining Momentum for Michigan's Future: 10 Cents a Meal 2022–2023 Evaluation Results

The 10 Cents a Meal for Michigan’s Kids and Farms (10 Cents a Meal) program continues to reach more children in schools and childcare sites across Michigan since its inception in 2016.

Michigan State University Center for Regional Food Systems (CRFS) recently released the evaluation findings from the 2022-2023 10 Cents a Meal program, which show that 10 Cents a Meal continues to maintain progress towards its two main goals to improve daily nutrition for children in school or childcare settings and invest in the Michigan agriculture economy.

During the 2022-2023 program, 240 school districts and other non-school sponsors were awarded over $5.6 million in 10 Cents a Meal grant dollars from the Michigan Department of Education. Over 580,000 K–12 schoolchildren and nearly 5,000 children in early care and education sites could have benefited from the program. Additionally, grantees reported purchases from 248 different farms and food businesses.

The full report, Sustaining Momentum for Michigan’s Future, showcases 10 Cents a Meal’s impact by examining the faceted impact on Michigan kids, farms, and food service programs. From “What foods were served through 10 Cents?” to “The Big Picture: Does 10 Cents Work?,” this report provides key indicators to determine future opportunities for growth.

This resource can be used to better understand the 10 Cents a Meal program and its impact. For food program managers and current 10 Cents a Meal grantees, this resource can be helpful to learn about how 10 Cents a Meal is used by other participants. For advocates and policy makers, these findings illustrate the bigger picture through the potential impacts and reach of the program. Lastly, this report can be used by Michigan farmers and food businesses to learn more about selling to schools and other grantees through the identified market channels and top foods purchased and served.

For additional insight into 10 Cents a Meal in place at childcare centers, A Quick Glance at the 2022-2023 Family Day Care Pilot is also available.

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Sustaining Momentum for Michigan’s Future: 10 Cents a Meal 2022-2023 Evaluation Results is available as a full report, with the following accompanying materials:

The findings from the 2022-2023 Evaluation report are also available to review in this ArcGIS StoryMap: bit.ly/10CentsStoryMap

For more information, contact:

Megan McManus, Farm to Institution Specialist, [email protected]
May Tsupros, Director, Farm to Institution Programs, [email protected]

This evaluation work was conducted with support from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and 10 Cents administrative funds for organizational partners.

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The results are in! In 2022-2023, @TenCentsMichigan granted funds to 240 sites and served an estimate 580,000+ Michigan children across the state. Check out the full evaluation summary to understand the impact of this matching grant program! https://www.canr.msu.edu/resources/sustaining-momentum-for-michigan-s-future-10-cents-a-meal-2022-2023-evaluation-results
The 2022-2023 10 Cents a Meal for Michigan’s Kids & Farms program served the largest number of children in schools and childcare sites yet! This program supports schools and non-school sponsors to buy and serve more Michigan-grown fruits, vegetables, and dry beans to children. Explore the whole report here: https://www.canr.msu.edu/resources/sustaining-momentum-for-michigan-s-future-10-cents-a-meal-2022-2023-evaluation-results

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Melanie Tran published this page in News 2025-01-07 10:56:40 -0500