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May No Child Go To Bed Hungry At Night . as featured on. Info. East Noble School Corporation Noble County, IN Unemployment rate for Noble County – 15-18% ENHS – approx 1,100 students. Overview. Free/Reduced lunch rates at East Noble elementary schools are between 50-70%
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May No Child Go To Bed Hungry At Night as featured on
Info • East Noble School Corporation • Noble County, IN • Unemployment rate for Noble County – 15-18% • ENHS – approx 1,100 students
Overview • Free/Reduced lunch rates at East Noble elementary schools are between 50-70% • 360 K-4 Students in EN Currently Receiving Backpacks Weekly • 5 East Noble Elementary Schools currently in program • Garrett-Keyser-Butler, Dekalb Central, and Angola schools are also providing backpacks to elementary students in Dekalb and Steuben counties.
Goals • Help with nutritional needs for students over the weekends • Provide students with food and snacks to deal with hunger • Work with high school students in project based learning to gain an understanding of helping others and philanthropy
Expected Results • Attendance rates increase on Fridays. This is attributed to the fact that the backpacks are passed out on Fridays. • Improved achievement from students on Mondays. • Student partners will have a better understanding of helping others.
What do you need did to get it started? • Core group of visionaries with a common passion. • Planning and budgeting.
How to get it started”... • Get financial partners • Get service partners • Food provider partnership
What do we do to get it started? • Identify elementary school or after school program that has a definite need. • Have meetings with key players. • Present your plan and go with it.
What we did to “get it started”... • Met with elementary school’s principal. • Met with the elementary staff. • Sent information home to elementary student’s parents. • Got approval from parents of students who qualified or received free/reduced lunches.
Once you’re started... • Create a weekly schedule • Get general education students and special needs students to assist in the program • Offer the program as an internship. State of Indiana has Professional Career Internships. • Career Pathways
Mondays • Pick up totes with backpacks from schools. • The students return them every Monday, if not, they will not receive food the following Friday.
Tuesdays • Take inventory of backpacks. • Inventory warehouse. • Make a shopping list of what items are needed for the current week.
Wednesdays • Go shopping for weekly menu. • Meet with service partners.
Thursdays • Pack bags for delivery • This is where we involve our special needs students.
Fridays • Deliver Bags to STUDENTS!!!
501c3 Status • Non profit status • Donations from corporate partners • Find a local charity or food bank who will agree to be a fiscal agent.
Letters to Parents • English • Spanish • Examples are available.
Funding Sources • Foundations • Business/Corporate Partners • Individual Donors • Service Organizations
Volunteers • Get the word out. • Retired teachers. • Find people that want to give back to the community. • Don’t underestimate students.
Marketing • Local Newspapers • Radio Stations • TV Stations • Internet
Thank you • United Way of Noble County • Kraft Foods • Shepard’s Pontiac GMC • East Noble H.S. Students • Kyle Smith – Technical Assistance • Kendallville Courier • Four County Vocational Area Cooperative • Kiwanis Club of Kendallville
Follow Up • Questions and Answers • 260-347-2032 Ext. 12624 • Mark.Cockroft@boomerangbackpacks.org