GREAT NEWS!
Cedar Ridge Elementary has been awarded the USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP) grant! Starting October 1st, every elementary student will receive a snack of a fruit or vegetable in the afternoon for 4 days a week.
The goal of the FFVP is to create healthier school environments by providing healthier food choices. We will be expanding the variety of fruits and vegetables offered to children, increasing children’s fruit and vegetable consumption, and making a difference in children’s diets to impact their present and future health.
This program is seen as an important catalyst for change in efforts to combat childhood obesity by helping children learn more healthful eating habits. The FFVP introduces school children to produce that they otherwise might not have had the opportunity to sample.
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.