Summer Meals for Kids, Free Posters, Afterschool Snacks and Suppers, and More!

Child Nutrition Network News

In Your Neighborhood:
Free Summer Meals for Kids!

Hundreds of locations across New York State are now serving free meals to kids this summer!

Locate your nearest meal site with our online locator map or call 1-800-522-5006.

Don't see a free meal site in your area? Contact Hunger Solutions New York to learn more about how the Summer Food Service Program can work in your community next year.

Free Summer Food Posters Available for Program Sponsors, Sites

Hunger Solutions New York has two new posters to help your organization promote summer meal sites. Posters are 8.5 x 11", English-Spanish. E-mail Rachel Rupright to place your order of desired quantities for either or both posters.

Poster A

Poster B

Map the Meal Gap: Child Food Insecurity in New York State

More than 21 percent of children (more than 900,000) in New York State lack the food they need to stay healthy, according to data from Feeding America. Explore this interactive map to check out updated hunger statistics across the country, including county specific data.

July 19 Webinar: Serving Snacks & Suppers to Kids

From the USDA:

We're going to be talking about a very important program that can help ensure kids don't go hungry after the school day ends and on weekends and holiday breaks, known as the At-Risk Afterschool Meals Program. Register online.

Thursday, July 19

2:00pm-3:00pm

Fuel Up Breakfast Grants

From Fuel Up to Play 60:
General Mills Foodservice in partnership with the National Dairy Council has sponsored the Fuel Up Breakfast Grants Program to help improve student access to high-quality, nutritious foods at school. This grant specifically targets breakfast, providing funds to help schools improve or expand their breakfast programs with an emphasis on alternative breakfast options that are sustainable. Apply online.

Deadline: July 31

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