Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Program

Goals of the FFVP:

Create healthier school environments by providing healthier food choices.
Expand the variety of fruits and vegetables children experience.
Increase children’s fruit and vegetable consumption.
Make a difference in children’s diet and improve 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 a variety of produce that they otherwise might not have the opportunity to sample.

According to federal regulations, the selection criteria for participation in the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program are as follows:

Only elementary schools can participate.
Each interested school must annually submit an approvable application.
Highest priority must be given to schools with the highest percentages of low-income students.

2016-17 FFVP Participants

McKee Preschool
Mitchell Preschool
Taylor Preschool
Woodlawn Preschool
Brubaker Elementary
Capitol View Elementary
Carver Elementary
Edmunds Elementary
Findley Elementary
Garton Elementary
Hillis Elementary
Howe Elementary
Jackson Elementary
King Elementary
Lovejoy Elementary
Madison Elementary
McKinley Elementary
Monroe Elementary
Moore Elementary
Morris Elementary
Moulton School
Oak Park Elementary
Park Avenue Elementary
River Woods Elementary
Samuelson Elementary
Smouse Opportunity School
South Union Elementary
Stowe Elementary
Studebaker Elementary
Willard Elementary
Windsor Elementary
Wright Elementary