3/24/2015 www.ohiofoodbanks.org www.ohiobenefits.org Cracking the Code on Summer: Innovative Ways to Reach More Kids Nora Balduff, Director of Child & Senior Nutrition Who We Are The Ohio Association of Foodbanks is Ohio’s largest charitable response to hunger. Our mission is to assist Ohio’s 12 Feeding America foodbanks in providing food and other resources to people in need and to pursue areas of common interest for the benefit of people in need. Over 30% of those we serve are children. 1 3/24/2015 We know it can work A lunch aide at a Westerville school cringed yesterday as she watched a young boy unpack his lunch: a can of orange soda, a Twinkie and Airheads fruit candy. EAMON QUEENEY | DISPATCH From left, Gavin Hunt, 7, snacks on a pretzel stick while mom Elsie Hunt helps Christian, 9, and his twin brother, Tylar, with their homework at Ridgewood Park in Blendon Township. “I used to think what a horrible parent, but now I’m sure they couldn’t afford a nutritious lunch,” Elsie Hunt said. 3 Governor’s Summer Weekend Meals Program for Kids—2014 Governor Kasich’s Executive Order funded the weekend backpack meals program, innovative delivery and farmer’s market distribution programs serving lowincome Ohio children. 2 3/24/2015 Governor’s Summer Weekend Meals Program for Kids—2014 • Third year of this partnership with the Governor’s Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives • 2,498,956 meals distributed this summer through over 250 community based partners • Ohio Association planned meals to meet child credible patterns and purchased food. • Freestore Foodbank packed all innovative boxes and delivered. • SE Ohio Foodbank was a SFSP sponsor and distributed innovative and weekend meals. • North Central Ohio Foodbank and West Ohio Foodbank delivered weekend meals and produce to partner organizations. 5 Increase in SFSP participation at Marion City Schools (Rural) SFSP Month/Year SFSP Average Daily Attendance SFSP unches Served June 2011 818 15,551 July/August 2011 637 18,473 June 2012 777 15,543 July 2012 906 15,410 June 2013 1,239 22,313 July/August 2013 1,217 34,087 June 2014 1,451 20,326 July 2014 1,410 39,497 Increase in average daily attendance from June 2011 to June 2014: +77% Increase in lunches served from 2011 to 2014: +76% (+25,799 meals) 3 3/24/2015 Increase in SFSP participation at WARM (Urban) SFSP Month/Year SFSP Average Daily Attendance SFSP Lunches Served June 2011 94 1,329 July/August 2011 79 2,370 June 2012 180 4,322 July/August 2012 144 4,176 June 2013 162 3,894 July/August 2013 208 6,048 June 2014 313 7,828 July/August 2014 372 10,428 Increase in average daily attendance from June 2011 to June 2014: +233% Increase in lunches served from 2011 to 2014: +394% (+14,557 meals) Economic analysis • Economic analysis by Dr. Howard Fleeter & Associates found that the Governor’s Summer Weekend Meal Programs led to $2.1 million in direct economic impact and $2.5 million indirect. • Created 61 jobs and provided volunteer and work training opportunities. • Full analysis available at our website www.ohiofoodbanks.org 8 4 3/24/2015 Challenges & Celebrating Success Challenges: • Quick start • Limited resources and storage at local partner sites • Funding limits overall--waitlist for program across the state Celebrating success: • 2014 Ohio Champion for Children award • Annual Summer Food Service Program Summit • Weekend Meal Program Appreciation events • Evaluations of program impact 9 Summer Associates- 2014 • 69 Summer VISTA Associates worked on a variety of hunger relief projects over an 8 week period, including: • Summer Food Service Program • Summer Weekend Meals Program • Mobile Farmer’s Market • Innovative Meal Program 10 5 3/24/2015 Summer 2014 Attendance Report 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 Number of Children Total number of children charted 100% beginning to the Attendance end of the > or = 80% program from the Attendance 6 representative > or = 50% sites: 476 Attendance • 265 attended at least half of the time • 193 attended every week of the program 11 SFSP Statewide Outreach • Annual statewide SFSP Summit in partnership with Ohio Department of Education and USDA • January SFSP 101 webinars targeting organizations (schools, nonprofits, local government) with peer speakers • Letters / cold calls to local mayors, commissioners, United Ways, libraries, schools in counties with no SFSP sites. • Engaging statewide organizations like State Library of Ohio, Ohio PTA, Ohio Parks and Rec Association, Ohio Association of School Business Officials 12 6 3/24/2015 Waiver request to USDA/CNR One size does not fit all areas of Ohio. • Waiver request to consider the increased SFSP participation possible with federal reimbursement of meals taken off-site to eat. • CNR ask to allow states flexibility to look at noncongregate feeding in underserved areas as model to boost participation in the program. • Not replacement of congregate model! But will work in areas that congregate model can not. 13 Thanks! www.ohiofoodbanks.org Nora Balduff, MSW, LSW Director of Child & Senior Nutrition [email protected], 614.221.4336, ext. 230 To watch our full summer weekend meals video visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upTEAn-pwfl 7
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