Watch Michelle Obama’s address to chefs at the White House, June 4, 2010.

View photos of ACF chefs at the Chefs Move to Schools kickoff event.

Chefs Move to Schools

American Culinary Federation (ACF) chefs partner with schools all over the country as part of the Chefs Move to Schools program, an exciting initiative led by Sam Kass, White House senior policy adviser for healthy food initiatives. As part of the White House’s Let’s Move campaign to solve the childhood obesity epidemic within a generation, Michelle Obama is calling on chefs to get involved.

The Chefs Move to Schools program, run through the U.S. Department of Agriculture, pairs chefs with interested schools in their communities. By adopting a school, chefs will work with teachers, parents and school nutrition professionals to help educate kids about food and nutrition. The goal of the program is to promote chefs as the catalyst for creating a new nation of child food advocates and start turning the tide on unhealthy eating behaviors.

Get Involved

Sign up today to be part of this groundbreaking program. Visit the Chefs Move to Schools website to find schools in your area that have signed up to be adopted by a chef. Within a week after registering, you will receive an e-mail on how to connect with a school in your community as well as additional resources. Also, once you have partnered with a school, update your contact information with the USDA. More

Love Your Veggies™ Lunch Break for Schools Fundraiser

Help fight childhood obesity and promote proper nutrition in schools! Sign up today for the nationwide fundraiser to benefit ACF’s efforts for the Chefs Move to Schools initiative in partnership with the Chef & Child Foundation. For complete details, visit Lunch Break for Schools.

ACF Chefs Move

ACF chefs are making a difference in their communities throughout the U.S. Read their stories and view photos.

Resources

The ACFEF Chef & Child Foundation (CCF) is happy to offer resources for chefs to use in developing a Chefs Move to Schools program with a school in your area. The USDA also offers many tools for chefs to successfully work with schools.

Chefs Move to Schools In the News

Read recent media coverage and view TV interviews with some of the ACF chefs leading the way in the Chefs Move to Schools program. More