This report studies the methods used through the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP). The Meal Delivery demonstration project was implemented in Delaware, Massachusetts, and New York in 2011 and is operating again in 2012. It offers food delivery to the homes or drop-off sites near homes of eligible children in rural areas. Only children identified…
Evaluation of the Impact of Enhancement Demonstrations on Participation in the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP): FY 2011The Summer Food Service Program (SFSP), administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), is a component of the safety net for the Nation’s low-income children, offering nutritious meals to needy children during the summer months when school is not in session. While the number of children participating in the…
The Pennsylvania SFSP Rural Area Eligibility Pilot EvaluationThe Pennsylvania SFSP Rural Area Eligibility Pilot Evaluation studies the efficacy and viability of using The Summer Food Service Program (SFSP). SFSP operated a pilot in rural areas of Pennsylvania during the summers of 2005 and 2006. The purpose of the pilot was to test whether lowering the threshold for site eligibility in low-income areas…
Tackling Summer Hunger: Ensuring No Kid Goes Hungry When School Is Out“Tackling Summer Hunger” provides details about the summer meals program and how Share Our Strength and its partners are successfully tackling summer hunger. The report provides background information on the issue of hungry kids during the summer months while highlighting Share Our Strength’s investments that increase access to food. Marketing and outreach techniques are highlighted…
Setting the Table to Address Family Hunger“Setting the Table to Address Family Hunger” gives a summary of the caregiver meals pilot project, which provides free meals to adults accompanying children at summer feeding sites. The project makes the argument that providing free caregiver meals in conjunction with summer feeding programs is a benefit to the children, the families and program sponsors….
Indicators of Sustainability Scoring Matrix: Summer Food“Indicators of Sustainability Scoring Matrix” provides a template for evaluating summer feeding programs. Based on the tool, a summer food site is rated based on certain goals like having adequate capacity to implement the Summer Food Program or having community awareness of the program and its services. Under each goal, certain benchmarks are highlighted such…
A Summer Food Guide: The step-by-step guide to running the USDA’s Summer Food Service Program in Oregon“A Summer Food Guide” is a comprehensive “how to” guide for an individual or a group who is interested in running a Summer Food Service Program in Oregon. It provides some background information on hunger in Oregon and Summer Food in general before addressing in step-by-step detail the process of starting a summer food site….
Florida Impact Addressing Hunger in Florida by Increasing Participation in the Summer Food Service ProgramThis Florida Impact report provides a case study of addressing hunger in Florida by increasing participation in the Summer Food Service Program. The report shows how policy changes at the state and national level impacted participation rates in Florida. The report also gives examples of how tools like public service announcements and a searchable database…
A Guide to Starting The Summer Food Service Program in Your Community”A Guide to Starting The Summer Food Service Program in Your Community,” produced by USDA Food and Nutrition Service, is starter toolkit for those interested in implementing federally sponsored summer feeding programs in their community. The guide explains how the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) works, who can sponsor SFSP, what locations can be SFSP…
Summer Food Service Program: Outreach Toolkit for Sponsors and FeedingThe Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) Outreach Toolkit, produced by USDA Food and Nutrition Service, will help sponsors and come up with outreach strategies as well as create outreach materials such as fliers, letters to parents, and press releases that will help the community learn about the program. Many of the materials included on this…