Accessing Summer Food and After School Snack Resources
Telephone Workshop recording available
On Thursday, May 21, 2009 the Network offered a Telephone Workshop, Accessing Summer Food and After School Snack Resources. Participants learned how to access federal funding available to provide meals during the summer. The call included experts from the California Department of Education, the United States Department of Agriculture, the California Food Policy Advocates, the California Association of Food Banks, and the Food Research and Action Center. Participants learned the requirements to become a summer food sponsor (and operate many feeding sites), and how to become a summer food site (and operate under the umbrella of a sponsor). Also discussed were the number of after school snack programs that are available. The workshop also covered how to utilize local Food Bank resources to provide food to youth all year round. Participants in this workshop also heard from a successful large-scale summer food program operating in Sacramento, offering them an understanding of the day to day operations of summer food programs.
Featured Speakers
Crystal FitzSimons: Food Resource and Action Center (FRAC)
Melissa Garza: CDE Nutrition Services Division
Ronna Jakobitz: CDE Nutrition Services Division
Richard Lincoln: Superintendent; 4th R Children Services, Summer
Food
Eric Manke: California Association of Food Banks
Matt Sharp: California Food Policy Advocates
Timothy Thole: USDA Food and Nutrition Services
After School Snack Programs
The National School Lunch After School Meals Program (For School
Districts)
The Child and Adult Care Food Program (For outside of school
programs, snack and supper served when school is not in
session)
Community Child Nutrition Snack Project (An After School Snack
Program that can provide snack to eligible organizations)
Locate feeding sites in the Oakland area for summer 09: Dial
1-800-870-FOOD
For more information call the CDE Nutrition Services Division at
1-800-952-5609. More information can be found at their website -
http://www.cde.ca.gov/re/di/or/division.asp?id=nsd
Additional Resources
Information for ASES grantees on participating in Summer Food
http://www.frac.org/CA_Guide/summer_funding.html
Basics about the Califonria Community Child Nutrition Pilot
Project
http://www.frac.org/CA_Guide/pilot_program.html
Becoming a Sponsor of Summer Food Programs is a very real
option
It may be difficult to become a sponsor of summer food programs
for this summer. The experts listed below recommended to sign up
to be a site (click the link above) for this summer while
beginning the process to become a summer food sponsor. To begin
the process of becoming a summer food sponsor call the CDE
Nutrition Services Division at 1-800-952-5609. Ask to be put on
their mailing list and learn how to begin the application
process. More information can be found at their website -
http://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/nu/sf/sfspinfo.asp
Sign up to be matched with a summer food sponsor
This function is no longer enabled. Matches have been made. For
more information about summer food and after school snack
programs contact the CDE Nutrition Services Division at
1-800-952-5609. More information can be found at their website -
http://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/nu/sf/sfspinfo.asp