a food revolution.

There is much buzz around the country with Jamie Oliver's new season of Food Revolution (on ABC). This season the TV show is targeting LAUSD (Los Angeles Unified School District) and its nutrition program for students. Given our interest in the youth of Los Angeles and our partnerships with LAUSD, I thought I would chime in on this interesting issue relating to youth development in our communities.

I enjoy watching Jamie Oliver's show and commend his vision for the youth of our world. Nutrition is a critical component of Sharefest's work with youth, so we share his commitment. For instance, with our upcoming Summer Youth Development Academy (YDA) at Cal State University Dominguez Hills, we are once again intentional about the food we will provide them. And in our curriculum at Summer YDA and our Year-Round YDA (at Avalon High School), we firmly instill in our students the importance of proper nutrition and diet.

Sharefest has worked tirelessly to develop and maintain a positive relation with LAUSD. We understand the difficulties of initially establishing a partnership with such a huge entity – the largest public school system in California and the 2nd largest in the United States. But from our experience with LAUSD,  we know that the people there are indeed interested in students' development and their educational environment. This year, in fact, they have once again stepped up and are one of our major sponsors for our upcoming 8th Annual Workday (May 14th), which will be serving several LAUSD schools (e.g. Gardena High School).

This morning I heard Jamie Oliver on an interview with Ryan Seacrest (KIIS-FM) and it seems that he is making progress with the LAUSD (with its new Superintendent, John Deasy). I am glad to hear that both Jamie Oliver and LAUSD are moving in the right direction for our youth. At Sharefest, we look forward to this food revolution in Los Angeles and embrace the nationwide attention to bring about positive change in the lives of our youth and schools.