Case Studies & Tools
Wondering what might be involved in starting up or running a summer meal program? Or perhaps you are a long-time sponsor and looking for new ideas to reach out to children and families? The Summer Meal Program Coalition is here to help.
Click here to view and listen to our April 7, 2010 Summer Meal Webinar that profiles case studies and tools to provide sponsors and sites with model materials relating to administration, outreach, programming and nutrition education. We were also joined by the Nutrition Services Division from the California Department of Education that provided a thorough overview of how to become a summer meal sponsor.
Why start from scratch when you have access to the materials, memos and lessons learned from leaders who run successful summer meal programs?
In addition to watching the webinar, you can also directly view the power points and tool boxes developed for the webinar, using the links below.
San Diego Unified School District (SDUSD)
In 2004, 16 park and recreation sites served 11,000 summer meals.
In 2009, 44 schools and 23 park and recreation sites served 250,000 meals
Want to learn more? Click on links below.
SDUSD Case Study
SDUSD Tool Box
SDUSD PowerPoint from April 7, 2010 Coalition Webinar
Click here to connect to the website for the SDUSD Food Services Summer Lunch Program.
Redwood Empire Food Bank (REFB)
In 2004, REFB partnered at 13 sites that provided 15,115 summer meals.
In 2009, as a sponsor, REFB supported 35 sites and helped serve 75,824 summer meals.
Want to learn more?
REFB Case Study
REFB Tool Box
REFB PowerPoint from April 7, 2010 Coalition Webinar
Click here to view a video about REFB and another about their summer meal program.
YMCA of Silicon Valley (YMCA-SV)
As a new sponsor of summer meals in 2009, the YMCA-SV served 18,308 meals. In 2010, they will add breakfasts to their summer meal program.
Want to learn more?
YMCA Case Study
YMCA-SV Tool Box
YMCA-SV PowerPoint from April 7, 2010 Coalition Webinar
AND…. click here for valuable links and information from the Nutrition Services Division at the California Department of Education.
