Help Youth Find a Free MealThis SummerMay 28, 2014

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Help Youth Find a Free MealThis SummerMay 28, 2014

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

Summer Meals

Helping school age youth access free meals during the summer time

The problem

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/

How can we increase access to summer meals?

Overview: Summer Meals Program

Patrice ChamberlainCalifornia Summer Meal Coalition@CA_SummerMeals

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

Patrice.chamberlain@phi.org

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

Summer Meals

• Solution for a known need

• Appeals to target audience

• Builds program attendance

The Need Continues

To feed the mind, start with the stomach.

Next Steps• Increasing staff awareness

• Keep paper flyers current

• Access to technology to demonstrate online resources such as Range

Tools to Help: Making Referrals

Marnie WebbCaravan Studios@caravanstudios

Three solutions

Text FOOD to 877-877

A map view displays summer lunch locations.

Quickly view information about the locations, with an option to see more, star or check for later sharing.

A detail view provides more information about the site and the program offered.

Items that you have checked can be shared via text or email.

The recipient receives a text or email with location information.

The Impact

Increase the number of low-income youth who access summer meals.

Increase the number of accurate referrals.

Increase specific community knowledge about summer meals.

Resources

• 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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Please help #SaveSummer for millions of children.

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