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Help Youth Find a Free Meal This Summer. May 28, 2014. Using ReadyTalk. Chat for questions/comments All lines are muted If you lose your Internet connection, reconnect using the link emailed to you. If you lose your phone connection, re-dial the phone number and re-join . - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Presenters
Marnie WebbCEOCaravan Studios
Facilitating: Crystal SchimpfChat: Becky Wiegand, Sarah Washburn, Anna JaegerTwitter: Ginny Mies (@TechSoup4Libs)
Michael CoxDirector of Public ServicesPueblo City-County Library DistrictPueblo, Colorado
Patrice ChamberlainDirectorCalifornia Summer Meal Coalition
• What is the Summer Meal Program?• What one library is doing• What tools are available to help?• What can you do to help?• Q&A
Today’s Agenda
Only 1 in 6 youth who take advantage of federally funded lunch programs access available summer meals.
Increased food insecurity during the summer can lead to a greater summer learning gap. Children can gain weight -- two to three times as fast during the summer months.
http://www.summermealcoalition.org/about-us/why-summer-meals/
Building a Summer Safety Net with Summer Meals
Patrice Chamberlain
Director, CA Summer Meal Coalition
Need for free/reduced-price (FRP) lunch does not disappear in summer
Food insecurity associated with developmental, cognitive, behavioral and physical issues
Harder for low-income families to make ends meet in summer: Survey reports 34% do not have enough food in summer
What happens when school’s out?
Sources: Leadership for Healthy Communities, 2012; Share Our Strength, 2013
Lack of access to healthy food and safe places to play increases risk of childhood obesity
Kids may gain weight 2-3x faster during the summer than during the school year
Lack of emphasis on nutrition during the summer can undermine nutrition promotion efforts during the school year
Low-income kids may experience greater summer learning loss than more affluent peers
Loss in grade level math AND reading skills 6 weeks = $1,500 per student re-teaching Cumulative impact contributes to the achievement gap
(Sources: National Summer Learning Association, 2012; Summer Matters, 2013)
The Perfect Storm of Bad Outcomes
USDA Summer Meal Programs = opportunity to stop gap left by school’s summer closure Free, healthy meals for kids 18 and
under in low-income neighborhoods Meals available to all children – No ID
• Sponsors act as fiscal/administrative agent; besides summer school, sites can include churches, parks, schools, Boys & Girls Clubs, libraries, WIC, migrant camps…many options! Must be located in low-income area or serve low-income children
USDA Summer Nutrition Programs
Budget cuts leave summer gaps– in CA & nationally
Opportunity to leverage assets in your community: Schools, offices of education Libraries Community clinics, hospitals Food banks Park & Rec., other city agencies Faith-based organizations City leadership Local business CBOs, social service agencies YMCA’s, Boys & Girls Clubs
Food Brings People Together
Bakersfield City SD –transformed cafeterias into learning labs
• YMCA of Silicon Valley – Pediatric residents
• San Diego USD – Military, SNAP, media, police, WIC, health clinic, food bank
• Redwood Empire Food Bank – container gardening, nutrition education
• Lunch @ the Library project
Creative Partnerships
Collaboration with California Library Association to partner summer meal providers and public libraries Fresno Economic Opportunities Commission + Fresno
Public Library Feeding America San Diego + San Diego County Library Elk Grove USD + Sacramento Public Library Los Angeles Regional Food Bank + Los Angeles Public
Library
Expanding to nearly 45 libraries in California in 2014
Created an online clearinghouse and communication forum
Lunch @ the Library
Contact Information:
Patrice Chamberlain
California Summer Meal Coalition
415.637.6815
The California Summer Meal Coalition is a
program of the Public Health Institute
www.summermealcoalition.org
@CA_SummerMeals
It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.
-Frederick Douglass
A Library’s Story: Programs & Referrals
Michael CoxPueblo City-County Library DistrictPueblo, Colorado@pueblolibrary
A Healthy Partnership
• School meals don’t end when school ends.
• Do eat your food in the library!
• Focus programs around meal times to increase capacity.
Books in the Park
• Breaking the rules
• Reaching underserved communities
• Unique library experiences
• New partnership opportunities
Next Steps• Increasing staff awareness
• Keep paper flyers current
• Access to technology to demonstrate online resources such as Range
Quickly view information about the locations, with an option to see more, star or check for later sharing.
• Why Hunger: Find Foodhttp://whyhunger.org/findfood
• Why Hunger: Outreach Materialshttp://whyhunger.org/getinfo/showArticle/articleId/3126
• Share Our Strength: Text Messagehttps://www.nokidhungry.org/pdfs/SummerMeals_2013_flyer_English_FINAL.pdf
• Share Our Strength: #SaveSummerhttp://www.nokidhungry.org/summer/
• Range: Summer Meals Apphttp://www.RangeApp.org
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