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School & Summer Nutrition
School & Summer Nutrition, coupled with Public
Policy, is a strong effort to work at a grassroots level
and engage local communities, schools, community-based organizations,
faith-based groups and volunteer organizations to expand food
resources for families and are key to Feeding hungry minds
and bodies®.
 Children's
Hunger Alliance, in collaboration with the Ohio Department
of Education's Office of Safety, Health and Nutrition, promotes
use of the USDA safety net to feed hungry kids and to generate
economic growth in local communities:
- School Breakfast:
the School & Summer Nutrition team assists schools that do not
have School Breakfast Programs find the appropriate strategy
for implementing the program, as well as assisting other
schools maximize participation;
- School Lunch:
as with the School Breakfast Program, the School & Summer Nutrition team works to esure the students in the state that qualify
for reduced or free lunches have them available;
- Afterschool
Meals and Snacks: the School & Summer Nutrition team supports
the development of new afterschool programs and assists
the Afterschool Nutrition & Education team in finding new sites where
children can find balanced, nutritious meals and snacks
afterschool; and,
- Summer Food Service
Program: the School & Summer Nutrition team recruits and
provides assistance to setup new sites for the Summer Food
Service Program, and they are responsible for the promotion
of the sites to increase participation.
 The School & Summer Nutrition team is currently tasked with increasing school breakfast
participation by 6 million breakfasts served per year through
the summer of 2005, and increasing the number of Summer
Food Service Program sites and participation. It's a tall
order, but check out their past accomplishments:
- Expanded number
of youths served by summer meal program from 35,000 to 55,000
since 1999.
- Recognized in the top 8 states in the
nation for expansion of summer meal programs.
- Selected by USDA
as one of 10 states to pilot test USDA regulation resulting
in reduced paperwork and increased School Breakfast and
Lunch participation. Results include:
- 31.7% increase
in School Breakfast participation;
- 8.7% increase in School Lunch participation;
and,
- over 2 million additional meals
served to Ohio children.
If you are interested in starting or expanding
your school breakfast or lunch program, click
here! For more information, call 614-341-7700, ext.
221 or e-mail.
Help support
this program!
Children's Hunger Alliance and USDA
are equal opportunity provider and employer.
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leadership
and dedication to expanding access to food, nutrition education and quality child
care. To achieve this, Children's Hunger Alliance must break the cycle of hunger
through education, leadership, advocacy and service. That is our mission.
