News

A collection of features and announcements to stay up to date about our work nourishing and transforming the lives of children who face adversity.

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Blog, Featured, Grantee Partner, Newman's Own Foundation

2024 Reflections from the Newman’s Own Foundation team

Blog, Featured, Grantee Partner, Newman's Own Foundation

2024 Reflections from the Newman’s Own Foundation team

Vegetables roasting on pan. Photo courtesy of Wabanaki Public Health & Wellness.

Blog, Grantee Partner, Indigenous Food Justice

Wabanaki Public Health & Wellness’ Three Sisters Tacos  

Blog, Grantee Partner, Indigenous Food Justice

Siċaŋġu Co’s Bison Bahn Mi

Blog, Grantee Partner, Indigenous Food Justice

California Indian Culture and Sovereignty Center’s Maple Pine Nut Brittle

Blog, Children, Featured, Grantee Partner, Indigenous Food Justice, Newman's Own Foundation

Over $2.2M Awarded for Indigenous Food Justice

Blog, Grantee Partner, Indigenous Food Justice, Newmanitarian, Nutrition

Indigenous Ecologist Jason Baldes Reconnects Indigenous Youth with Buffalo

Blog, Grantee Partner, Indigenous Food Justice

Ma Ka Hana Ka ‘Ike’s Chicken Hekka Recipe

Blog, Children, Grantee Partner, Indigenous Food Justice, Newman's Own Foundation, Nutrition

Farm to School Roundtable

Farm to school instructor with children and Harlem Grown staff

Blog, Children, Featured, Grantee Partner, Newman's Own Foundation, Nutrition

$3.4M in grants awarded to 21 Nutrition Education & School Food organizations

Blog, Grantee Partner, Newmanitarian, Nutrition

Ardent Advocate Lucy Nolan of End Hunger Connecticut!

Blog, Children, Featured, Indigenous Food Justice, Newman's Own Foundation, Nutrition

Meet the Recipients of our Inaugural Food Justice for Kids Prize!

USDA graph highlighting 2023 food insecurity among families with children.

Blog, Nutrition

John Oliver Highlights the Importance of School Meals as Child Food Insecurity Rates Rise

Blog, Children, Indigenous Food Justice, Newman's Own Foundation, Nutrition

Vote for Newman’s Own Foundation’s Community Choice Awards and Join our Food Justice for Kids Live Pitch Event on September 10!

Blog, Nutrition

DonorsChoose Match Reached: $100k to Nutrition Ed & School Food Projects!

Greater Newark Conservancy - farmers market in action

Blog, Grantee Partner, Newmanitarian, Nutrition

Bringing Produce to the People with Greater Newark Conservancy

Blog, Newman's Own Foundation

Meet Our New Directors

Blog, Grantee Partner, Newmanitarian, SeriousFun

The Lasting Influence of Camp

Blog, Children, Newman's Own Foundation, Nutrition

Newman’s Own Foundation x DonorsChoose Match: +$100k to Nutrition Ed & School Food Projects!

NATIFS founder Sean Sherman preparing food

Blog, Grantee Partner, Indigenous Food Justice, Newmanitarian

NATIFS is Bringing Back Indigenous Foods and We are Ready

Blog, Newman's Own Foundation

Join Our Team

Blog, Newman's Own Foundation

Five Fab Questions for Foundation Staff: Christina Chauvenet, PhD

Blog, Grantee Partner, Indigenous Food Justice

What Do Squirrels Know That We Don’t?

Grants, Newman's Own Foundation, Press Release

Newman’s Own Foundation Announces Inaugural Food Justice for Kids Prize

Blog, Grantee Partner, Indigenous Food Justice, School Nutrition

Food Justice for Kids Roundtable

Blog, Newman's Own Foundation

Five Fab Questions for Foundation Staff: Emily Yu

Blog, Grantee Partner, Newmanitarian, School Nutrition

Harlem Grown is Growing Food. And Growing Children.

Blog, Newman's Own Foundation

Five Fab Questions for Foundation Staff: Jackie Blackbird

Blog, Newman's Own Foundation

Meet Our New Team Members

Blog, Featured, Grantee Partner, SeriousFun

We know SeriousFun Children’s Network camps can change kids’ lives. But what about the grown-ups who care for them?

Article, Social Enterprise

A 4-point Guide for Any Leader to Create Social Impact

Blog, Newman's Own Foundation

Looking Back on 2023 and Ahead to 2024

Boy standing in front of a field of buffalo

Blog, Grantee Partner, Indigenous Food Justice

Buffalo Project Helps Indigenous Texans Reconnect to Ancestral Food Systems

Blog, Grantee Partner, School Nutrition

Announcing Over $3.6M in Grant Renewals for Nutritious Food in Schools

Blog, Grantee Partner, School Nutrition

Wellness in the Schools Partners with Public Schools to Help Kids Thrive

Blog, Social Enterprise

Giving Tuesday is Great, But Let’s Turn It on Its Head

Podcast, Social Enterprise

Give, Grow, Repeat: Alex Amouyel on the Newman’s Own $100K Community Giveaway [Podcast]

Grantee Partner, Indigenous Food Justice, Nutrition

Newman’s Own $100k Community Giveaway

Blog, Indigenous Food Justice

Three Sisters Growing Together: Reflections from the 2023 Native Nutrition Conference and Newman’s Own Foundation Grantees

Blog, Grantee Partner, Indigenous Food Justice

Announcing Over $1.5M in Grant Renewals for Indigenous Food Justice

FoodCorps service member in the cafeteria with kids

Blog, School Nutrition

FoodCorps Fights for Free, Nutritious Meals for Every Child

Blog

Why a Community Fund?

Press Release, Social Enterprise

Newman’s Own Foundation Names Alex Amouyel as New President and CEO

Chef Kevin Frank talking lunch with 2 kids.

Blog

The USDA and Food Service Providers are Taking a Positive Step Forward for School Meals

Article, Indigenous Food Justice

Embracing Food Sovereignty With Zuni Youth Enrichment Project

Blog

The Hallmark of High-Quality Education Includes a Nutritious School Lunch, Free of Charge

Blog

The Best Camps for Kids with Serious Illnesses Can Teach Us a Lot about the Power of Possibility

Blog

Improving Child Nutrition Can Build Resilient Communities

Blog

Growing Food Does More Than Nurture Healthy Eating Habits, It Sparks the Imagination

Blog

A Wheelchair Poses No Obstacle at This Camp for Kids with Medical Needs

Blog

Farm to School to Farm: When Kids Learn How Food is Grown, They’ll Try It at School, Then Ask for It at Home.

Article, Social Enterprise

Newman’s Own Continues Paul Newman’s Legacy in Westport

Article, Social Enterprise

$600 Million in Giving Surpassed on 40th Anniversary of Newman’s Own, the Pioneering Purpose-Driven Brand

Podcast, Social Enterprise

Miriam Nelson on Wielding the Power of Fresh Food to Help Kids [Podcast]

Article, Social Enterprise

Sustainable Leadership and Disruptive Growth: Part 2 [Podcast]

Article, Social Enterprise

Sustainable Leadership and Disruptive Growth: Part 1 [Podcast]

Article, Children

Newman’s Own is Also Davidson’s Own

Article, Children

Local Girl Featured Nationwide on Newman’s Own Pizza Boxes

Article, Social Enterprise

Newman’s Own Renews Focus on ‘Radically Good’ Change for Children’s Health and Hunger.

Article, Social Enterprise

Paul Newman’s Legacy of Giving via Newman’s Own

Article, Social Enterprise

Changemaker Interview: Miriam Nelson, CEO Of Newman’s Own Foundation

Article

Newman’s Own Foundation Announces New Mission and Giving Strategy on 40th Anniversary of “Giving It All Away”

Article, Nutrition

Universal School Meals Urged at SXSW EDU

Article

Newman’s Own Foundation Names Dr. Rafael Pérez-Escamilla to Board of Directors

Article, Nutrition

Schools Keep Kids Fed Over Winter Break

Article, Nutrition

Stepping Stones Tiny Home Neighborhood Receives Appliances, Donations

Article, Children

SeriousFun Children’s Network Camps Have A Lasting Impact on Sick Children

Article, Social Enterprise

Podcast: Newman’s Own Foundation CEO Miriam Nelson Interviewed on Build Upon the Good

Article, Social Enterprise

Transformative CEO Summit Reveals Next Steps In ESG, Ecommerce, Healthcare And Leadership

Article, Children

Paul Newman’s Hole in the Wall Gang Camp, Devastated by a Fire in February, Announces a Nearly $4 Million Rebuilding Plan

Article, Nutrition

On Pine Ridge Reservation, a Garden Helps Replace an 80-mile Grocery Trip

Article, Social Enterprise

Podcast: Newman’s Own Foundation with Miriam Nelson

Article

Op-ed: Our Shot at Creating Hunger Free Schools

Article

Op-ed: The Pandemic Revealed Our Food System is Broken. We Can Fix It.

Article

For These Three Brands, Making a Positive Impact is a Part of Their Business Plan

Grants

Newman’s Own Foundation Pledges $1 Million to The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp

Article

CT Organization Treats Comorbidities with Fruits and Vegetables

Article

Six Ways to Approach Social Entrepreneurship at Your Organization

Article

Names in the News

Article

Miriam Nelson named President and CEO of Newman’s Own Foundation

Article

Bridgette Heller named to Newman’s Own Foundation Board of Directors

Article

Looking Back at the Life of Paul Newman

Article

An Urban Farm Feeding the Poorest Part of Philly Fights to Stay Alive and Growing

Article, Social Enterprise

Podcast: How Newman’s Own Fulfills the Promise to “Give It All Away”

Article

The Sustained Charitable Giving Model of Newman’s Own and What Others Can Learn From It

Grants

Newman’s Own Foundation Makes $550,000 in Grants for Food Sovereignty for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color

Article

How Newman’s Own Built a Billion-Dollar Company by Doing Good

Article

These Hollywood Celebrities Moonlight As Successful Businessmen and Entrepreneurs

Article

Isolation Is a Danger for the Sick — and for the Healthy

Article, Grants

Newman’s Own Foundation Supports Leadership Development

Article, Grants

The Newman’s Own® Awards Celebrate 20 Years of Charitable Giving with 2019 Grant Winners Announcement

Article

Newman’s Own Foundation Honored by the Center for Nonprofit Excellence

Article

Newman’s Own Foundation Announces 2019-2020 Fellows

Article

Newman’s Own Foundation Supports Team Rubicon’s Relief Efforts in Bahamas

Article, Grants

Newman’s Own Foundation Supports Nutrition Initiatives With $2 Million in Grants

Article

Newman’s Own Foundation Provides Over $1.7 Million to Support Nutrition Initiatives

Article

Newman’s Own Foundation Launches New Website to Share the Common Good

Article

Newman’s Own Foundation Names John Frascotti to Advisory Board

2018-2019 Newman's Own Foundation Fellows

Article

Newman’s Own Foundation Announces New Class of Fellows

Native American Nutrition Cohort meeting in New Mexico

Article

Newman’s Own Foundation Forms Native American Nutrition Cohort With First Convening in Santa Fe, New Mexico

Article

Newman’s Own Foundation Reaches Milestone of $500 Million to Charity

Article

Newman’s Own Foundation Launches #Newmanitarian Campaign Asking People to Commit Acts of Kindness

Grants

Newman’s Own Foundation Supports Wild Earth Allies With $500,000 Grant

Article

Newman’s Own Foundation Honors Senators Bob and Elizabeth Dole For Their Longtime Support of Veterans

Article

Newman’s Own Foundation teams up with CrowdRise for Holiday Challenge announcing Half a Million in Grant Giveaways to Charities

Article

Minnesota Super Bowl Host Committee Announces Super Snack Challenge

Article

Newman’s Own Celebrates 35 Years of Giving

Article

Newman’s Own Foundation Welcomes Incoming Class of Fellows

Article

Newman’s Own Foundation Names Dr. Lynn Pasquerella to Advisory Board

Grants

Newman’s Own Foundation Awards $2.5 Million in Grants to Independent Media

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