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Summer Lunch in Libraries ? YES , it can be done!

Summer Lunch in Libraries ? YES , it can be done!. A tale of unusual partnerships. As told by Cat Burton of the Alameda County Community Food Bank and Carmela Chase of the City of Oakland. Our partnership prior to the Library pilot project. The Food Bank Provided banners and flyers

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Summer Lunch in Libraries ? YES , it can be done!

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  1. Summer Lunch in Libraries? YES, it can be done! A tale of unusual partnerships As told by Cat Burton of the Alameda County Community Food Bank and Carmela Chase of the City of Oakland

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. How Our Model Works

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. Our contact information • Cat Burton • 510-635-3663 ext. 307 • eburton@accfb.org • Carmela Chase • 510-238-7992 • cchase@oaklandnet.com

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