Strategies for Schools: Building a Robust Summer Food Program in Tough Economic Times

1. Strategies for Schools:Building a Robust Summer Food Program in Tough Economic Times Patrice Chamberlain Coordinator, California Summer Meal Coalition

2. Webinar Agenda • Welcome! Patrice Chamberlain, California Summer Meal Coalition • USDA Summer Food Programs for Schools Donna Reedy, School Nutrition Programs Analyst, California Dept. of Education • Riverside USD: Building a Successful Summer Food Program Rodney Taylor, Child Nutrition Director, Riverside Unified School District • Supporting the Whole Child: Building Partnerships that Work Norma Johnson, Summer Food/Breakfast in the Classroom Program Specialist, San Diego Unified School District • Optimizing Child Nutrition Programs for Summer Food Success Pamela Lambert, Child Nutrition Director, Escondido Union High School District • Q + A

3. What happens in June? • 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

4. The Opportunity • 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

5. California Summer Meal Coalition • Alameda County Comm. Food Bank • California Center for Research on Women & Families • California Afterschool Network • California Dept. of Education • California Dept. of Public Health Network for a Healthy California • California Assoc. of Food Banks • California Food Policy Advocates • California School Board Association • CANFIT • Center for Collaborative Solutions • FIND Food Bank • Food Research & Action Center • Fresno Economic Opportunities Commission • Partnership for Children & Youth • Redwood Empire Food Bank • San Francisco Dept. of Children & Youth • School Districts: Escondido UH, Long Beach, Palm Springs, San Gabriel, Riverside, San Francisco (Preferred Meal Systems), San Diego, San Leandro • YMCA Silicon Valley • 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!

6. How the Coalition Can Help • Webinars • Monthly eNewsletter • Resources, Templates and Tools • Nutrition Education Resources www.ccrwf.org/summer-meal-coalition

7. Contact Information: Patrice Chamberlain California Center for Research on Women & Families Coordinator, California Summer Meal Coalition 415.637.6815 chamberlain@ccrwf.org CA_SummerMeals It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.-Frederick Douglass