Stanislaus County
Valley Home Joint Elementary
Valley Home Joint Elementary is not on the 2022 or 2025 lists for the Kitchen Infrastructure and Training (KIT) Fund from the California Department of Education (CDE). KIT money goes to agencies that run the federal school meal programs. CDE has not published the 2026 allocations yet.
KIT Fund allocations
What the KIT Fund has sent this district, round by round.
- Meal program sponsor
- Ask the nutrition services department whether this district runs the federal school meal programs. As of March 11, 2026.
- 2022 allocation
- None listed. As of March 29, 2024.
- 2025 grant
- None listed. As of March 11, 2026.
- 2026 allocation
- Not yet published by CDE. The formula and the amount per agency are still to be decided. As of September 29, 2026.
- County-District-School (CDS) code
- 50713240000000
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What the 2026 KIT Fund can pay for
Who qualifies, when the money arrives and what it can pay for.
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Organizations near Stanislaus County that already work with schools.
Who decides in a district
KIT money goes to the district's food service (nutrition services) department, so its director decides how it is spent. An education or curriculum lead, a farm-to-school buyer and a garden coordinator often shape a garden program, and in our work a garden coordinator housed in food services has worked well, since food service already runs as a business.
Gardens and garden education here
Ten Strands found public evidence of a school garden here.
From Ten Strands' statewide district dataset, as of September 29, 2026. Ten Strands looks for public evidence, so a missing item may mean the district has not said so publicly.
Coalition members near Stanislaus County
Member organizations in the Central Valley region, then the ones that work statewide. Not sure which one fits? Write to us at hello@caschoolgardens.org and we'll introduce you.
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