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a report from Councillor Alanna Mallon and Councillor Sumbul Siddiqui, Co- Chairs of the Human Services and Veterans Committee, for a public hearing held on October 25, 2018 to discuss the Summer Food Program Update

From Paula M. Crane, Deputy City Clerk·Council meeting Feb 4, 2019·23 pages·📄 Original PDF (city portal)

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#tachment A PROJECT Community Profile: Cambridge Sponsor: Department of Human Service Programs CNOP Outreach Coordinator: Krity Scor 10. A FRESH APPROACH TO ENDING HUNGIEN" COMMUNITY DEMOGRAPHICS SITES IN CAMBRIDGE AND SOMERVILLE Population: 685,094 (16.5% under 18)' Poverty Rate: 14% (compared to 10.4% overall in MA)' 19 Primary Languages other than English: Spanish, Chinese, African Languages, Portuguese, French Creole District Snapshot 2018 # of Schools % F/R Lunch Student Free & Enrollment Reduced % Participation 17 42% 63% 6,914 SUMMER EATS DATA Red polygons show open meal site eligibility. Orange points show 2018 meal sites. In 2017, 1 sponsor served a total of 41,208 meals in Cambridge at 6 open and 15 closed sites. In 2018, the same KEY STAKEHOLDERS sponsor provided meals at 5 open sites and 14 closed sites. School Nutrition Director: Melissa Honeywood Cambridge's 2017 Summer Eats participation rate was 49% of Superintendent: Dr. Kenneth Salim its schoot lunch rate. We estimate that in 2017, 2,061 children eligible for F/R meals during the school year did not City Mayor: Mark McGovern receive Summer Eats meals. State Representatives: Marjorie Decker, Mike Connolly, Dave Rogers Summer Data Snapshot State Senator: Pat Jehlen Avg # of F/R kids served Avg # of kids served daily in U.S. Representative: Katherine Clark, Mike Capuano school lunch dally in July 20173 March 20[phone removed] Student Race and Ethnicity in Cambridge itacon american 252: ABOUT CAMBRIDGE Haspanic 137% flative Amenican- 0.3% There are currently no Summer Eats sponsored supper or weekend meals for kids and teens in Cambridge. There are Native Hassian, PacificIslander- 0.2% also no open breakfast options. It would be beneficial to try Multi- Race. Non.Hispan-st and find pockets in the community where more open meal sites could be hosted and potentially change meal service 20 Too times to better access kids and teens where they are. " United States Census Bureau (2017). Retrieved from *Massachusetts Department of *Massachusetts Department of «Massachusetts Department of Education (2017). Retrieved fron https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/amhe Elementary and Secondary http://profiles.doe.mass.edu/general/general.aspx?topNavID= Elementary and Secondary rstcentercdpmassachusetts,ma/PST045217 Education (March 2018). Education (July 2017). &leftNavld=100&orgcode=06050000&orgtypecode=5 "Number of kids needed to reach FRAC goal of 40% of school lunch participation PROJECT Chid Nutrition Outreach t'rogram at Propert Bread | 145 border Street, Bast Boston, MA 02128| · EDÜCATION |[phone removed] | choptoprojectbread ing | mealstkidsorg i
Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Meals Served Breakfast, Lunch Breakfast, Snack Breakfast, Lunch Breakfast, Lunch Breakfast, Lunch Breakfast, Lunch Breakfast, Lunch Breakfast, Lunch Breakfast, Snack Breakfast, Lunch Breakfast, Lunch Breakfast, Lunch Breakfast, Lunch Breakfast, Lunch PREAD PROFeT Open Open Open Open Open Open Closed Closed Closed Closed Closed Closed Closed Closed Closed Closed Closed Closed Closed Closed Closed™ Open/Closed 665 937 468 809 414 349 [phone removed] 3269 3070 3153 1530 3440 2620 4520 [phone removed] 2391 5603 Served Total Meals 13 31 25 14 17 23 34 20 61 70 47 52 12 13 56 32 49 82 69 22 106 Participation Average Daily Summer Eats 2017 Participation in Cambridge :0 7.3703000 errOpmcrende mo000E Sponsor Dept of Human Service Programs Dept of Human Service Programs Dept of Human Service Programs Dept of Human Service Programs Dept of Human Service Programs Dept of Human Service Programs Dept of Human Service Programs Dept of Human Service Programs Dept of Human Service Programs Dept of Human Service Programs Dept of Human Service Programs Dept of Human Service Programs Dept of Human Service Programs Dept of Human Service Programs Dept of Human Service Programs Dept of Human Service Programs Dept of Human Service Programs Dept of Human Service Programs Dept of Human Service Programs Dept of Human Service Programs Dept of Human Service Programs LAbOre Pean gReetod ME 900 Woot 1c: Boston MA03:20 Site Name Y EDUCATION Danehy Park Gold Star Mother's Park Greene-Rose Heritage Park Fitzgerald Summer Camp Camp Rainbow Sennott Park Camp K/Lo Moore Youth Center/Hoyt Field Cambridge Adventure Day Camp Camp Day Break Russel Field Park Camp Big Adventure Breakthrough Moses Youth Center Frisoli Youth Center Rise Up. Gately Youth Center Martin Luther King Jr Fletcher Maynard Academy/ASD Youth Police Academy Tobin Kids Camp
1:00 PM Lunch 12:30 PM 12:30 PM 12:00 PM 11:00 AM 11:30 AM 12:30 PM 11:45 AM 11:30 AM 11:30 AM 11:30 AM 11:30 AM 11:30 AM 12:30 PM 12:00 PM 11:00 AM 11:30 AM Snack 3:15 PM 9:00 AM 8:30 AM 9:00 AM 8:30 AM 8:30 AM 8:00 AM 8:30 AM 8:00 AM Breakfast 8.20 AM 9:15 AM 9:30 AM 7:55 AM 9:30 AM M-F M-F M-F M-F M-F M-F M-F M-F Days M-F M-F M-F M-F M-F M-F M-F M-F M-F M-Th Dates 7/2-8/3 7/2-8/3 7/2-8/9 7/2-8/17 7/2-8/17 7/2-8/17 7/2-8/17 7/2-8/10 7/2-8/3 7/2-8/17 7/2-8/10 7/2-8/17 7/2-8/17 6/28-8/1 7/2-8/10 6/25-8/17 6/25-8/17 6/28-8/17 6/25-8/17 Sponsor. Current Summer Eats Sites in Cambridge 2018 Dept of Human Service Programs Dept of Human Service Programs Dept of Human Service Programs Dept of Human Service Programs Dept of Human Service Programs Dept of Human Service Programs Dept of Human Service Programs Dept of Human Service Programs Dept of Human Service Programs Dept of Human Service Programs Dept of Human Service Programs Dept of Human Service Programs Dept of Human Service Programs Dept of Human Service Programs Dept of Human Service Programs Dept of Human Service Programs Dept of Human Service Programs Dept of Human Service Programs Dept of Human Service Programs Open Open Open Open Open Closed Closed Closed Closed Closed Closed Closed Closed Closed Closed Closed Closed Closed Closed Open/Closed YEDUCATION Site Name Danehy Park Greene-Rose Heritage Park Fresh Pond Apartments Playground Hurley Street Playground Sennott Park Compass/ELL Camp Rainbow Camp K/Lo Fitzgeraid Summer Camp Cambridge Adventure Day Camp Daybreak Day Camp Breakthrough Fletcher Maynard Academy/ASD Frisoli Youth Center Moses Youth Center Gately Youth Center Martin Luther King Jr Summer Discovery/CRLS (Media Café) Youth Police Academy
#tachment o PROJECT, Community Profile: Somerville Sponsors: Somerville Public Schools BREAS CNOP Outreach Coordinator: Krissy Scommegna A FRESH APPROACH TO ENDING HUNGER COMMUNITY DEMOGRAPHICS SITES IN CAMBRIDGE AND SOMERVILLE Population: 81,360 (12.1% under 18)' Poverty Rate: 13.3% (compared to 10.4% overall in MA)- Primary Languages other than English: Spanish, Portuguese, Other Indic, French Creole District Snapshot 20182 # of Schools % F/R Lunch Free & Student Enrollment Participation Reduced % 11 69% 4,868 62.5% SUMMER EATS DATA Red polygons show open meal site eligibility. In 2017, 2 sponsors served a total of 47,737 meals in Orange points show 2018 meal sites. Somerville at 17 open and 7 closed sites. In 2018, 3 sponsors provided meals at 17 open sites and 4 closed sites. Overall, KEY STAKEHOLDERS Somerville's Summer Eats participation rate in 2017 was 58% Schoot Nutrition Director: Lauren Mancini of its school lunch rate. We estimate 1,665 children eligible Superintendent: Mary Skipper for F/R meals during the school year did not receive Summer City Mayor: Joe Curtatone Eats meals. State Representatives: Mike Connolly, Denise Provost, Christine Barber Summer Data Snapshot State Senator: Patricia Jehlen Average # of F/R kids Average # of kids served served lunch daily in U.S. Representative: Mike Capuano daily in July 2017ª March 20182 1,436 2,472 Student Race and Ethnicity in Somerville Nican mercen 0:: ABOUT SOMERVILLE SUMMER EATS Asian-71* While an increase in meal sites around the city allows for a 33+21: Hispanc-an higher access to food during the summer, there are still no Native American - 0.1% supper sites or weekend meal sites. This leaves a large Statise Hawaiian, Pacificislander- G%; opportunity for growth in the coming years. Additionally, Muit-face, Non-Hispract 39% collaboration among sponsors could help fill this gap and ensure that no single sponsor feels the burden of additional 80 20 80 150 40 meal sites. " United States Census Bureau (2017). Retrieved from *Massachusetts Department of *Massachusetts Department of Massachusetts Department of Education (2017). Retrieved from https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/amhe Elementary and Secondary Elementary and Secondary http://profiles.doe.mass.edu/general/gerieral.aspx?1opNavID=1 rstcentercdpmassachusetts,ma/PST045217 Education (July 2017). Education (March 2018). &leítNavid=100&orgcode=06050000&orglypecode=5 "Number of kids needed to reach FRAC goal of 40% of school lunch participation PROIECT | Child Nutrition Outreach Program at Proje: 1 bread | 1-5 Border Street, East Boston, MA 021281 EDÜCATION [phone removed]| chop@popertbreadorg | meals4kids.org| CHENAR AS
Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Breakfast Lunch, Snack Meals Served Breakfast, Lunch Breakfast, Lunch Breakfast, Lunch Breakfast, Lunch Breakfast, Lunch Breakfast, Lunch Breakfast, Lunch Breakfast, Lunch Breakfast, Lunch Breakfast, Lunch Breakfast, Lunch Breakfast, Lunch PENTIEN CANOE Open Open Open Open Open Open Open Open Open Open Open Open Open Open Open Open Open Closed Closed Closed Closed Closed Closed Closed Open/Closed BRENS PROJECT 83 844 543 116 115 173 105 [phone removed] 5369 6472 [phone removed] 2842 3788 1541 3889 5165 1122 5430 2255 2401 served Total Meals 29 33 17 53 58 37 87 12 14 27 42 84 28 62 62. 85 50 49 105 40 155 164 126 Average Daily Participation Sponsor Somerville SFSP Participation 2017 6:-23-5000(00 e rens erg motereds me Prospect Hill Academy. Somerville Public Schools Somerville Public Schools Somerville Public Schools Somerville Public Schools Somerville Public Schools Somerville Public Schools Somerville Public Schools Somerville Public Schools Somerville Public Schools Somerville Public Schoois Somerville Public Schools Somerville Public Schools Somerville Public Schools Somerville Public Schools Somerville Public Schools Somerville Public Schools Somerville Public Schools Somerville Public Schools Somerville Public Schools Somerville Public Schools Somerville Public Schools Somerville Public Schools Somerville Public Schoois s"ere ee go fromoggrepe bredd! dd BordeStroer Lao Boston VA.212 Site Name Healey School Capuano School Kennedy School Y EDUCATION Dilboy Stadium Parts and Crafts Dilboy M.D.C Pool Somervitle YMCA Mystic Playground Argenziano School Clarendon Hill Towers Boathouse - Shore Drive Somervitle High School Kidstop @ Powderhouse Park Full Circle / Next Wave Schools Latta Bros. MDC Pool/Foss Park Come Outside and Play - Kennedy Come Outside and Play - Foss Park East Somerville Community Schoo! Come Outside and Play - Trum Field Come Outside and Play - Walnut Street Come Outside and Play - Hodgkins Park Prospect Hill Academy Charter School Come Outside and Play - East Somerville West Somerville Neighborhood School
12:00 PM 12:00 PM 11:45 AM lunch 11:45 AM 11:45 AM 12:00 PM 11:30 AM 11:45 AM 11:45 AM 11:30 AM 11:00 AM 11:45 AM 11:45 AM 12:30 PM 12:00 PM 11:30 AM 11:40 AM 11:45 AM 12:20 AM Snack 3:30 PM PROJECT 9:00 AM 8:45 AM 8:00 AM 7:30 AM 8:45 AM 8:15 AM 8:00 AM 9:30 AM 9:30 AM 7:30 AM 7:30 AM Breakfast M-F M-F M-F M-F M-F M-F M-F M-F M-F M-F M-F M-F Days M-F M-F M-F M-F M-F M-F M-Th Dates 8/6-8/10 7/2-8/10 7/30-8/3 7/5-8/10 7/5-8/10 7/5-8/10 7/5-8/10 7/5-8/10 7/5-8/10 7/5-8/10 6/25-8/24 6/28-8/24 7/5-8/10 7/5-8/10 7/5-8/10 7/5-8/10 7/9-7/13 7/5-8/10 7/5-8/10 7/16-7/20 7/23-8/10 Somerville Current Sites 2018 Sponsor YMCA Malden YMCA Malden YMCA Malden = 2335000 cocostrong readooser Somerville Public Schools Somerville Public Schools Somerville Public Schools Somerville Public Schools Somerville Public Schools Somerville Public Schools Somerville Public Schools Somerville Public Schoals Somerville Public Schools Somerville Public Schools Somerville Public Schools Somerville Public Schools Somerville Public Schools Somerville Public Schools. Somerville Public Schools Somerville Public Schools Somerville Public Schools Somerville Public Schools Open Open Open Open Open Open Open Open Open Open Open Open Open Open Open Open Open Closed Closed Closed Closed Open/Closed Y EDUCATION Park School Site Name Healey School Capuano School Kennedy School Lexington Park Dilboy Stadium Somervitle YMCA Mystic Playground Argenziano School Capuano Playground Fuil Circle / Next Wave Boathouse - Shore Drive Kidstop @ Powderhouse Park Somerville Y @ SHS Field House Latta Bros. MDC Pool/Foss Park, Somerville Parks and Recreation Come Outside and Play - Kennedy Come Outside and Play - Hodgkins Come Outside and Play - Walnut St East Somerville Community School Somerville Y @ Prospect Hill Academy West Somerville Neighborhood School
Attachment c Summer Food Service Program Total number of meals distributed 3 year Span 18 sites 2018 39 days Breakfast Lunch Snack 14,616 16,287 21 sites 39 days 2017 ฿ 19,191 2,316 19,701 23 sites 39 days 2016 B L 22,073 22,365 3,302 OPEN OUTDOOR PARK SITES (numbers included in total above) Distribution dependent on weather 2018 daily 2018 2017 Lunch only average 2016 16 618 Danehy 937 7550 14 Fresh Pond 538 N/A N/A Russell 414 N/A 535 Greene-Rose 19 754 609 665 261 7 N/A Hurley St N/A i Sennott 398 10 373 349 12 sites city funded 2018 only Gore St. 700 18 742 468 660 Hoyt Field 17 655 809|
2018 - Closed Sites: 13 Attachment Dopensites: 7 Total Sites: 20 SUMMER FOOD - SITE LIST Total Enrolled MEAL TIMES DURATION NAME & LOCATION NO. CLOSED B:9:00-10:00 am 7/2-8/10 001 Camp Rainbow L: 12:30-1:30 pm Morse School 30 40 Granite Street Cambridge, MA 02139 CLOSED B: 8:30-9115am 7/2-8/17 Fitzgerald Summer Camp 005 L: 12:30-1:30 pm Peabody School 100 70 Rindge Avenue Cambridge, MA 02140 CLOSED B: 8:00-8:20 am 7/2-8/10 Breakthrough 006 L: 1:00-1:20 pm CRLS (Main Café) 142 * No Friday Lunches 459 Broadway Cambridge, MA 02138 CLOSED 009 B: 9:30-10:00 am Gately Youth Center 6/25 - 8/17 L: 12:30-1:00 pm 70R Rindge Ave (Rear) 37 Cambridge, MA 02140 011 CLOSED/Census 7/2-8/3 Cambridge Adv. Day Camp B: 9:00-9:30 am L: 12:00-1:00 pm Matignon High School 104 1 Matignon Street Cambridge, MA 02140 019 7/2-8/3 B: 8:30-9:30 am CLOSED/Census DayBreak Day Camp 39 Fayerweather Street School L: 11:30-12:30 pm 765 Concord Avenue Cambridge, MA 02138 035 Frisoli Youth Center B:9:30-10:00 am 6/25 - 8/17 CLOSED/Census 61 Willow Street L: 12:30-1:00 pm 19 Cambridge, MA 02141 043 Danehy Park 7/2 - 8/17 L 11:30-12:30 pm 99 Sherman Street OPEN/Census Cambridge, MA 02140 052 6/28-8/17 Fletcher Maynard Academy/ CLOSED/Census B: 8:00-9:00 am ASD 225 Windsor Street L: 11:00-12:30 pm 58 Cambridge, MA 02139 7/2-8/17 Sennott Park L: 11:30-12:30 pm OPEN/Census 053 Broadway Cambridge, MA 02139 054 7/2-8/17 Greene-Rose Heritage Park OPEN/Census L 11:30-12:30 pm 155 Harvard Street Cambridge, MA 02139 056 7/2-8/10 L: 11:00-12:00pm CLOSED/Census Youth Police Academy 125 Sixth Street 28 Cambridge, MA 02142 * No Friday Lunches - 1 of 2 - Updated: 10/24/2018
Open Sites: 7 2018 Closed Sites: 13 SUMMER FOOD - SITE LIST Total Sites: 20 CLOSED/Census 7/2 - 8/17 B: 8:30-9:15 am 061 Camp K/Lo L: 11:45 - 12:30 pm KennedyLongfellow School 106 158 Spring Street Cambridge, MA 02141 B. 8:30 - 9:15 am ML King CLOSED/Census 067 6/28 - 8/1 L: 12:00 - 12:30pm Martin Luther King School 102 Putnam Ave. 127 Cambridge, MA 02139 CLOSED B: 8:30 ~ 9:30 am 072 Compass/ELL 7/2-8/9 Tobin Montessori School L: 11:00 - 12:00 pm 197 Vassal Lane 191 Cambridge, MA 02138 7/2-8/3 CLOSED Summer Discovery/CRLS 069 B: 7:55-8:20 am CRLS (Media Café) 50 459 Broadway Cambridge, MA 02138 070 Fresh Pond Apts. OPEN/Census L 11:30-12:30 pm 7/2-8/17 362-364 Rindge Ave Cambridge, MA 02140 Hurley Street Playground 071 L: 11:30-12:30 pm OPEN/Census 7/2 - 8/17 252 Hurley Street Cambridge, MA 02139 237773>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> ››> >>>>>> Moore Youth Center 000 7/2-8/17 OPEN L: 11:30-12:30 pm 12 Gilmore St. (Hoyt Field) Cambridge, MA 02139 Gold Star Mother's Park 000 OPEN 712 - 8/17 L 11:30-12:30 pm 155 Gore Street Cambridge, MA 02141 - 2 of 2 - Updated: 10/24/2018
Leran Minc Manager of Public Policy Krissy Scommegna [email removed] [email removed] Child Nutrition Outreach Coordinator - Eastern MA Innovative Ways to Expand Summer Eats in Cambridge FREE MEALS FOR KIDS & TEENS Attachment E SUMMER EATS
2018 Schools Housing Libraries Eligibility • Eligible www.projectbread.org Farmer's Markets HUD Multi-Family FY19 Census Tract Not School Data • School Data Eligible FY18 Combined Eligibility USDA Summer Meal Sites Cambridge Somerville • 08: Boston Eligibility for Summer Food Service Program esri Everett
Housing Libraries Eligibility Other • Eligible Public Schools www.projectbread.org Farmer's Markets HUD Multi-Family FY19 Census Tract Summer Meal Sites 2018 FY18 Combined Eligibility Four e * ilgeport School Nelington-Harington FEl Fletcher Maynard Academy Area 2/AIT VALENTL BRANCH LIBRARY East Cambridge + MIT Charles River East Cambridge Street Upper School Cambridge O CONNELL BRANCH L BRARY Benon Hi esri
• Housing Libraries Eligibility Other @ Eligible www.meals4kids.org Public Schools Farmer's Markets HUD Multi-Family FY19 Census Tract Summer Meal Sites 2018 FY18 Combined Eligibility Mid-Cambridge Five Poe rico. Par Putnam Ave Upper School Cannidge Rindge and Latin CAMBRIDGL PUBLIC L.BRARY Mid-Cambridge Amigos School Martin Luther King, Jr Schambridge ALBA CENTRAL SQUARE DRANCH LIBRARY Area Four e Candridgeport School asil High School Extension Progran, ellington-Haringto Fletcher Maynar SUMMER EATS
Housing Libraries Eligibility • Other • Eligible Public Schools www.projectbread.org Farmer's Markets HUD Multi-Family FY19 Census Tract Summer Meal Sites 2018 FY18 Combined Eligibility Payson Pak. ElS: South of Fresh Pond HIl B Strawberry Glacien Fei Haggerty School Mt Auburn LARCH Adjune Par CHILTO estl «Vassal Lane!
Housing Libraries Eligibility Other • Eligible Public Schools www.projectbread.org Farmer's Markets HUD Multi-Family FY19 Census Tract Alewife Summer Meal Sites 2018 FY18 Combined Eligibility Buis Pond ACORN PARK DR ON RD Sighiands Combridge URKDR Srington EDITH M.FOX LIBRARY Dane hy ACKS0131 North Gambnage RICHOI Peabody
www.meals4kids.org • Best Practices - Outreach with door knockers and books as well as playground host in a community space or outside • Police and Fire Departments as guests Summer Meals Close to Home - Access to community room with computers • Donations or giveaway prizes from Xfinity • Volunteers to read to kids and play games - Activities that partner with and engage community • Meadowbrook Apartments - Florence/Northampton - Barriers: crossing the street [Rose Green Heritage Park Site! - Plan with residential service coordinators at housing property to SUMMER EATS
www.meals4kids.org • Best Practices • Book giveaway Books and Bites • Peabody Institute Library - Teen librarian is very involved - Water Wednesdays + outdoor grill - Coincide meals with programming - Check in with kids at computers, etc. • Yoga, breakdancing, and entertainers • Grant funding used to purchase yard games • Mattapan Branch of Boston Public Library - Programming run by Mattapan Food and Fitness Council SUMMER EATS FREE MEALS FAR KOS L TEEN
www.meals4kids.org • Best Practices - Lunch sites near splash pads to leave the pool and lose their spot - Dinner sites at pools - kids don't want parks and offer meals to kids and teens Increasing Participation at Park Sites - Let community dynamics shape which parks are sites people spend time there. Around noon? In the early evening? Make sure you are synching meal to when people are at park. - Observe the park at different times of the day to determine when SUMMER EATS - Partner with other organizations that have summer programming at
www.meals4kids.org - Bike Raffle - Waltham • Contests and giveaways • Worcester Mobile Program • Based on participation at site TRO AMIAL STE Test WHEN SCHOOL'S OUT, FREE SUMMER MEALS ARE IN! Increasing Participation at Park Sites - Tickets to theme parks, restaurants, etc - Springfield SUMMER EATS • Consistent programming, pool sites, and quality food SUMMER 10 EATS
www.meals4kids.org period. programming • Best Practices Beyond Lunch for their parents to get home? from serving an afternoon snack? • Add programming other than physical activity • Teens tend to eat later - extend lunch period? - Offer breakfast in situations where there is solid all day • Are there sports programs in the afternoon that would benefit • Library - Are teens playing computer games? Are kids waiting - Currently all open sites in Cambridge serve lunch at the same time SUMMER EATS - Serve snacks in the late afternoon in places where kids congregate
www.meals4kids.org • Best Practices Beyond Lunch • On Point - Salem serve meals to teens • Statewide consistency sports or have practice programming for teens - Adopt Summer Eats brand - Open up closed sites - schools - Encouraging teens to participate • Friendly House in Worcester offers • Sites near places where kids are playing • Marlborough has a teen center where they • Project Bread provides promotional resources SUMMER EATS MEALS FOR LIOS L TELE
www.meals4kids.org minimal price • Best Practices able to have a meal on their own • Munson Middle School - Munson • North Village Apartments - Webster - Charge adults no more than the cost of the meal - Rural town where sites are only accessible by car - Are meals for adults provided for purchase or for free? Feeding Adults at Summer Eats Sites - Is open to any adult or those accompanying kids to meal site? - Parents drive kids to site and are able to purchase meal at cost • Meadowbrook Apartments - Florence/Northampton - Adults have been able to purchase meals for the past 2 years for a - In planning stages to provide meals for free to adults, kids, and teens - Allow space for kids and parents to participate in activities together or be SUMMER EATS 13
Leran Minc Manager of Public Policy Krissy Scommegna [email removed] AND SECONDARY EDUCATION [email removed] Child Nutrition Outreach Coordinator - Eastern MA FREE MEALS FOR KIDS & TEENS SUMMER EATS A FRESH APPROACH TO ENDING HUNGER BREAD. PROJECT.