Libraries and Summer Meals - Indiana
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Are you interested in supporting or becoming a Summer Lunch site for your community? Find out about this IDOE and USDA initiative in this presentation.
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Libraries and Summer Meals - Indiana
- 1. Libraries and Summer Meals Is there a connection?
- 2. Welcome to our guests! Tina Skinner and Marcia Yurczyk Summer Food Service Program Specialist and Coordinator myurczyk@doe.in.gov tskinner@doe.in.gov Melinda Mullican Manager, Wayne Branch Indianapolis Public Library MMullican@indypl.org Your host is: Suzanne Walker Indiana State Library Professional Development Office Supervisor suwalker@library.in.gov
- 3. WELCOME • Thanks for joining us today! • Introductions • Don’t hesitate to ask questions at the end of the presentation • If questions are specific to your site, we will be happy to address them personally following today’s webinar
- 4. Summer Food Service Program • USDA federal nutrition program • Started in 1970 and operates in all 50 states • Administered statewide by the Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) • Instrumental in serving millions of low-income children every summer nationwide when school is out
- 5. Why Summer Food Service Program? • Many Hoosier children who rely on two of their daily meals from the local school are suddenly without meals in summer • Summer time is tough on parents financially • Many kids experience a “summer slump” due to lack of adequate nourishment • Good nutrition = continued good performance at school
- 6. Hunger in Indiana Nearly 3 million SFSP meals were served in Indiana in 2015 Only about 20% of the children that are eligible for free and reduced school meals during the school year participate in the SFSP during the summer months when school is out Our goal is to provide access to free nutritious meals in all Indiana communities that are currently underserved and where the area meets the SFSP eligibility criteria
- 7. Brief SFSP Overview How the program operates: • Local Sponsors • Participant eligibility • Meal sites • Site types • Site eligibility • Ways to partner
- 8. SFSP Sponsors SFSP is administered by the IDOE, but local agencies, called program sponsors, do the real work in a community WHO CAN BE A SPONSOR? Public or Private non-profit school food authority Unit of local, municipal or state government Private non-profit organization Public or private non-profit camp Public or private college or university
- 9. SFSP Eligibility WHO CAN EAT THE MEALS? Any child 18 years old or younger Anyone over the age of 18, still participating in K-12 educational system during the regular school year that is determined by a state or a local educational agency to have mental or physical disability
- 10. SFSP Meal Sites WHAT IS A SFSP MEAL SITE? • The physical location, approved by the state agency, where meals are served during an approved meal service time • Sites are located in a variety of settings, including schools, libraries, parks and other community locations
- 11. Meal Site Types There are several types of SFSP sites but only two are applicable to libraries: Open Site – open to all children 18 and younger Closed Enrolled Site* – meals served to children or youth participating in a specific program (pre-enrollment or prior registration is required) *Meal site must be closed (not open to the public) due to the area not meeting SFSP eligibility criteria
- 12. Site Eligibility Two primary ways to determine if local library is SFSP eligible: Does the closest elementary school have free/reduced eligibility rate of 50% or higher? Does the USDA Census block map qualify the area where the library is located as “a low-income block?” Contact our office to find answers to these questions! Closed enrolled sites must use individual eligibility to qualify for the program if the area at large is not considered “needy”. This works for programs targeting lower income children.
- 13. SFSP & A Local Library • HOW CAN A LOCAL LIBRARY GET INVOLVED Become SFSP meal site Promote the availability of SFSP sites in the local community through displays, newsletters or social media Support other local sites by providing educational programming at nearby approved sites Refer young patrons to local SFSP meal sites
- 14. Why Libraries Make Ideal Meal Sites? • Libraries are free and open to all • Children, teens and parents feel safe and welcome • Libraries offer great programming that can coincide with free meal service • Many libraries have community meeting rooms or other interior space where meals and/or snacks can be served. However, meals can be served outdoors on library lawn as well • Librarians care about the welfare of children and youth
- 15. How to Get Involved? • Based on how and if the local area meets the SFSP eligibility criteria, your involvement with the SFSP may vary Libraries will not need to prepare food! A sponsoring agency like the local school corporation or community organization provides the meals and the staff to supervise the meal service
- 16. How to Get Involved? Since each library maintains its own policies, procedures and services, we will work with you in any capacity: • Become a program site under a local sponsor • Become a program promoter by sharing the information about the meal sites in your area
- 17. How to Get Involved? • To determine your area’s socio-economic situation, feel free to contact our office or reach out to a local sponsor directly • Logistics can vary depending on the agency that provides the meals Keep in mind, we can help determine the most beneficial approach for achieving your goals to engage more children and youth in your summer programming while providing the added incentive of free nutritious meals
- 18. Flexibilities and Logistics Program flexibilities depend on the capabilities of a local sponsor Meal service • Can be five days a week or only during certain weekdays • May coincide with your programming and • can last the duration of the summer or • only a portion of the summer break • Up to two free meals per day that are served during the pre-determined serving times • Can be managed by sponsoring agency • With their staff providing site oversight or • Provide training to your staff to oversee
- 19. SFSP Rules • Meals must be consumed on site • Leftovers must be discarded • Meals must be served only during approved meal service times • Adults can not consume any portion of the meal • Sponsoring agency must train your staff in SFSP requirements if the library staff supervises the actual meal service State Agency or a local sponsor can provide special flyers that list SFSP Site Rules!
- 20. SFSP Meals • Most sponsors prepare cold meals delivered to your library in coolers within an hour of the meal service • Depending on your needs and capabilities, sponsors can provide up to two different meals • Most sponsors provide trained staff that supervise the meal service and collect the meal counts daily • Meal sites receive no reimbursement funds, money goes directly to the sponsoring agency
- 21. SFSP Promotional Materials The local sponsor can help you promote the program by providing free yard signs or even a large banner
- 22. Contact our Office Tina Skinner SFSP Specialist tskinner@doe.in.gov Let us help you to connect with a local sponsor!
- 23. Wayne Township Summer Servings Bus Wayne Branch site
- 24. Bus Location is very important
- 25. Food location - plenty of space for a line of families
- 26. Where to eat
- 27. Storytime is an option
- 28. More ideas… • USDA Food and Nutrition Services Webinar – April 13, 2016 – 2:00 p.m. EST – 1 hour – https://cc.readytalk.com/cc/s/ registrations/new?cid=n2ltg4 m34c1p
- 29. More ideas… • Readers to Eaters books • http://www.readerstoeat ers.com/our-books/
- 30. More ideas… Absolutely matches up with the Collaborative Summer Library Program 2016, focusing on health, fitness, wellness, sports, and games.
- 32. More ideas if you are not a site… • Find out where the closest site is located… • Mention it on your Summer Reading Program check-out receipts… • Bring programming to the site… • Posters, flyers, banners in the library to help promote… • Tell any babysitters you know…
- 33. Thank you! Tina Skinner Summer Food Service Program Specialist tskinner@doe.in.gov Melinda Mullican Manager, Wayne Branch Indianapolis Public Library MMullican@indypl.org Your host is: Suzanne Walker Indiana State Library Professional Development Office Supervisor suwalker@library.in.gov
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- We initially had the bus on our driveway but discovered we needed more room, and to keep children from walking into the parking lot.
- Each child can pick up a bag and utensils (if needed), and napkin. They can choose a veggie, an entrée or sandwich, a dessert, and choice of milk (white or chocolate), and then get on the bus, or sit on the grass, at a picnic table, or on the cement driveway.
- The Wayne Township bus is air-conditioned so families can sit on the bus or outside. Families cannot take the bags of food off-site (federal regulations) and must be eaten by the children.
- Due to our partnership with Wayne Township Schools, we asked permission to have a children’s librarian read to children on the bus and ride along to each of the sites. She read to them on and off of the bus. Those who registered for our summer reading program were able to earn points for listening. They had to come into the branch to trade points for prizes.