Patrice Chamberlain

Coordinator, California Summer Meal Coalition

Strategies for Schools:Building a Robust Summer Food Program

in Tough Economic Times

Welcome! Patrice Chamberlain , Cal i fornia Summer Meal Coal it ion

USDA Summer Food Programs for Schools Donna Reedy, School Nutrit ion Programs Analyst, California Dept. of Education

Riverside USD: Building a Successful Summer Food ProgramRodney Taylor, Child Nutrit ion Director, Riverside Unifi ed School District

Supporting the Whole Child: Building Partnerships that WorkNorma Johnson, Summer Food/Breakfast in the Classroom Program Special ist, San Diego Unifi ed School District

Optimizing Child Nutrition Programs for Summer Food Success

Pamela Lambert, Child Nutrit ion Director, Escondido Union High School District

Q + A

Webinar Agenda

21 million children receiving free/reduced-price lunch through National School Lunch Program (NSLP) in the U.S.

In CA, 80% of the kids receiving free/rp lunch (2 million kids) not participating in a similar program in summer months Worsens conditions of food insecurity, puts low-income kids at greater risk of obesity

The safety net of the school year is gone

What happens in June?

USDA Summer Food Options for Schools Serve healthy, free meals to low-income kids Connect kids with summer activities Nutrition education (in a fun way!) School districts best equipped to do this

Meal reimbursement supports overall child nutrition portfolio

Kids return to school in the Fall, healthy and ready to learn

Opportunities for long-term, sustainable community partnerships

The Opportunity

Statewide network brought together to address the summer nutrition gap

Administered by California Center for Research on Women & Families

Members representing broad group of stakeholders: schools, afterschool programs, CBOs, food banks, food policy & anti-hunger, nutrition/physical activity, state agencies

Thanks to Network for a Healthy California for making our work possible!

Alameda County Comm. Food Bank Cal i forn ia Center for Research on

Women & Fami l ies Cal i forn ia Afterschoo l Network Cal i forn ia Dept . o f Educat ion Cal i forn ia Dept . o f Publ ic Heal th

Network for a Heal thy Ca l i forn ia Cal i forn ia Assoc . o f Food Banks Cal i forn ia Food Po l icy Advocates Cal i forn ia School Board Assoc iat ion CANFIT Center for Co l laborat ive So lut ions FIND Food Bank Food Research & Act ion Center Fresno Economic Opportun i t ies

Commiss ion Partnersh ip for Chi ldren & Youth Redwood Empire Food Bank San Franc isco Dept . o f Chi ldren & Youth School D is tr ic ts : Escondido UH, Long

Beach, Pa lm Spr ings , San Gabr ie l , R ivers ide, San Franc isco (Preferred Meal Systems) , San Diego, San Leandro

YMCA S i l icon Va l ley

California Summer Meal Coalition

WebinarsMonthly eNewsletterResources, Templates

and Tools Nutrition Education

Resources

www.ccrwf.org/summer-meal-coalition

How the Coalition Can Help

Contact Information:

Patrice ChamberlainCalifornia Center for Research on Women & FamiliesCoordinator, California Summer Meal Coalition

415.637.6815chamberlain@ccrwf.org

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It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.

-Frederick Douglass