The 2023-2024 10 Cents a Meal Legislative Report is now available! Every year this report is created to share the impacts and progress of the 10 Cents a Meal program with the Michigan Legislature. Here are some highlights from the report*: 

• More Local Fruits and Vegetables: 86% of Food Program Managers reported that 10 Cents a Meal allowed them to offer more local fruits to students and children— 79% reported that the program allowed them to offer more local vegetables. 
• Outcomes for Food Programs: The top outcome that 10 Cents a Meal helped food programs achieve was increasing the variety of produce served in the food program (reported by 151 grantees).  
• Bring on the Beans: Eighteen grantees reported purchasing Michigan-grown dry beans for the first time— the highest number reported in 10 Cents a Meal history.
• Farm Supply Chain Impacts: Over half of grantees reported that participation in 10 Cents a Meal allowed them to make connections with new farmers or food suppliers (59%).
• Program Training: Based on grantee feedback, 10 Cents a Meal program administrators offered five in-person trainings, one virtual training, virtual office hours by request, and one self-paced online training to help grantees complete the program application and submit purchase information.

*The data presented in this report are based on information reported by 242 different grantees through electronic evaluation surveys (3) during the year and 230 grantees that shared purchasing information.

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• Over 86% of Food Program Managers who responded to evaluation requests reported that 10 Cents a Meal allowed them to offer more local fruits to students and children— 79% reported that the program allowed them to offer more local vegetables. Learn more about the impacts of the 10 Cents a Meal program in the NEW 2023-2024 10 Cents a Meal Legislative Report! https://www.tencentsmichigan.org/legislative_reports.
• Over half of 2023-2024 10 Cents a Meal grantees who responded to evaluation requests reported that participation in the program allowed them to make connections with new farmers or food suppliers! Learn more about the impacts of the 10 Cents a Meal program in the NEW 2023-2024 10 Cents a Meal Legislative Report! https://www.tencentsmichigan.org/legislative_reports.