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Combining the logistics of a centralized in-school program with decentralized implementation to improve the diets and nutritional status of school-age children, a community-supported central kitchen model prepared and packed meals for schools.n The model's success was attributed to financial sustainability institutionalized at the national level through laws, operational sustainability maintained by local government units (LGUs), strong community support, mobilization from volunteers, and embedding of the program in the city's and municipalities' social networks.n Community involvement in central kitchen operations translated into volunteer accountability and program ownership that organized local interests and enabled community members to demand related health, education, and social services from their local elected officials, contributing to their sustained interest in participating in the program.

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