Home Grown Celebrates the Introduction of the Healthy Meals, Healthy Kids Act

By: Natalie Renew

Child playing with toy fruits and a wooden knife at a table, with boxes of play food nearby.

Home Grown applauds the introduction of the Healthy Meals, Healthy Kids Act and the proposed investments in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP). We thank Chairman Scott and Representative Bonamici for the leadership in bringing this forward. See attached for complete statement.

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Natalie Renew

Natalie Renew is the Executive Director of Home Grown, a national initiative committed to improving the quality of and access to home-based child care. She is an early childhood professional with more than 15 years of experience in the nonprofit and social service sector supporting children and families furthest from opportunity.

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