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Summer and Afterschool Nutrition Programs are GREAT for Boys and Girls Clubs!

Summer and Afterschool Nutrition Programs are GREAT for Boys and Girls Clubs!. Conference Call 5/6/10. Call Agenda. Welcome & Introductions Summer and Afterschool Nutrition Programs Overview Boys & Girls Clubs of the Twin Cities: Summer and Afterschool Nutrition Program Success

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Summer and Afterschool Nutrition Programs are GREAT for Boys and Girls Clubs!

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  1. Summer and Afterschool Nutrition Programs are GREAT for Boys and Girls Clubs! Conference Call 5/6/10

  2. Call Agenda • Welcome & Introductions • Summer and Afterschool Nutrition Programs Overview • Boys & Girls Clubs of the Twin Cities: Summer and Afterschool Nutrition Program Success • Questions & Answers

  3. Michael Huey Account Relationship Director Boys & Girls Clubs of America Atlanta, GA (404) 487-5851 mhuey@bgca.org Marie Philippi Program Operations Associate Boys & Girls Clubs of the Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN (612) 435-1922 mphilippi@boysandgirls.org Casey Dinkin Child Nutrition Policy Analyst Food Research and Action Center Washington, DC (518) 986-2200 x3023 cdinkin@frac.org Today’s Speakers

  4. Childhood Hunger in the U.S. • 1 out of 4 families with children struggled to purchase enough food for themselves at some point in 2009 • While 80 million low-income children eat a lunch during the school year, only 1 in 6 receive a free summer lunch • An even smaller percentage receive afterschool snacks and suppers

  5. FRAC and Boys & Girls Clubs: Partners Against Childhood Hunger • The Food Research and Action Center (FRAC) works to eradicate hunger and undernutrition in the U.S. • Working with BGCA to increase the number of Boys and Girls Clubs serving federally-funded summer and afterschool nutrition to children

  6. Boys & Girls Clubs and Federal Nutrition Programs: A Perfect Fit • Summer and Afterschool nutrition programs are designed to be used by out-of-school-time programs for children, such as Boys & Girls Clubs • Eligibility: Low-income areas, or programs serving primarily low-income children

  7. Bring Federal $ into Your Club • Provide programs with a permanent, sustainable source of funding • $200 per child for an 8-week summer program serving breakfast and lunch • Snack per child = $133 per year • Suppers = $482 per year • Federally funded entitlement programs: No limit to the # of programs that can participate

  8. Summer Meals(Summer Food Service Program—SFSP) • Serve up to 2 federally-funded meals a day to children 18 & under • Pick 2: Breakfast, Lunch, Supper, Snack (but not both lunch and supper) • “Open” summer food sites: • Low-income areas where 50% or more children qualify for free/reduced price school meals • Any child 18 & under can show up to eat, without signing up or showing any documentation

  9. Be a Sponsor or Site? • Sponsors organize and manage the summer food program • Sites are the physical locations where meals are served • Boys & Girls Clubs are sometimes sponsors, and sometimes sites under a larger sponsor (often the school district)

  10. Get Involved This Summer! • To get involved this summer, or for more information, contact your state Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) agency as soon as possible: http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/Contacts/StateDirectory.htm

  11. Afterschool Snacks and Meals(Child and Adult Care Food Program-CACFP) • Boys & Girls Clubs can serve afterschool snacks through the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) • Clubs in the following states can also serve suppers: Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Nevada, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin • The supper option may be going nationwide in the fall

  12. Serve Nutritious Meals After School! • To find out how to get federally-funded afterschool meals and/or snacks, contact your state CACFP agency: http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/Contacts/StateDirectory.htm

  13. Take Your Summer and Afterschool Meal Programs to the Next Level • Expand your program • For summer programs, make sure you are serving the maximum: two meals or a meal and a snack • Open your summer food sites to other children in the community • Encourage other Boys & Girls Clubs to provide summer meals/afterschool nutrition • Improve the nutritional quality of meals/snacks • If you are a site, talk to your sponsor (often the local school district) about what kinds of foods you would like serve • Use the FRAC Standards of Excellence for guidance: http://www.frac.org/afterschool/standards.htm -Become a summer food sponsor to have maximum control over the meals and snacks you serve

  14. Boys & Girls Clubs of the Twin Cities • Serves snacks through the Afterschool Snack program during the school year • Clubs are Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) sites during the summer and receive meals through the local school district • Sponsor (provide own meals) for summer camp through SFSP

  15. Benefits • Brings federal money into clubs • funds positions to run the program, as well as food • Food draws children to clubs • Improves nutrition • meals and snacks must meet nutritional guidelines • providing meals and snacks reduces junk food consumption

  16. Start Serving Meals and Snacks at Your Club Today! Get involved by contacting your State Agency: http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/Contacts/StateDirectory.htm The Food Research and Action Center (www.frac.org) is here to help: Casey Dinkin cdinkin@frac.org (202)986-2200x3023

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