summer lunch in libraries ? yes, it can be done! as told by cat burton of the alameda county...
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Summer Lunch in Libraries? YES, it can be done!
As told by Cat Burton of the Alameda County Community Food Bank and Carmela Chase of the City of Oakland
A tale of unusual partnerships
Our partnership prior to the Library pilot project The Food Bank
Provided banners and flyers
Offered its 1-800 helpline to list sites
City of Oakland Sponsored the
summer lunch program
Our combined efforts Recruit new sites Generate media attention Coordinate outreach to schools
Libraries: a pipe dream that went viral Food Bank volunteer
suggested a nearby Library as a site
Food Bank and the City of Oakland approached the Library about the idea
We started with 1 Library for two weeks
By the end of the summer we were in 5 libraries and provided 3,500 meals to children
How Our Model Works
Challenges we had For the Food Bank
Managing and coordinating the huge response from our volunteer pool
Training people
For the City of Oakland Convincing the Library
that they wouldn’t be burdened with extra work
Refrigeration! Accommodating Library
open times with our delivery schedule
This year’s project: Scaling UP! Double the number of participating
Libraries from 5 to 10 Implement an “adopt-a-site” model with
Food Bank volunteer groups Use volunteers for outreach through
classroom visits and putting up doorhangers in nearby neighborhoods
Vendors provide refrigeration
Our contact information Cat Burton
510-635-3663 ext. 307 [email protected]
Carmela Chase 510-238-7992 [email protected]