Summer Food: Helping to End Childhood Hunger in Maryland Maryland Hunger Solutions www.mdhungersolutions.org

Continuous Access to Healthy Food School Breakfast School Lunch Afterschool Snacks Summer Meals

Snacks and meals attract children to summer programs

Help combat childhood obesity

Best Practices

Goal: Provide children with healthy kid-friendly meals and snacks

Goal: Sponsors will operate their Summer Food Program in the black.

Hold a Kick-off Event • Provide activities for the kids • Invite: • “ Local celebrities” • Public officials • Members of Congress • Media • Goal= is to increase awareness

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