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East Noble School Corporation
Noble County, IN
Unemployment rate for Noble County – 15-18%
ENHS – approx 1,100 students
Overview
Free/Reduced lunch rates at East Noble elementary schools are between 50-70%
360 K-4 Students in EN Currently Receiving Backpacks Weekly
5 East Noble Elementary Schools currently in program
Garrett-Keyser-Butler, Dekalb Central, and Angola schools are also providing backpacks to elementary students in Dekalb and Steuben counties.
Goals
Help with nutritional needs for students over the weekends
Provide students with food and snacks to deal with hunger
Work with high school students in project based learning to gain an understanding of helping others and philanthropy
Expected ResultsAttendance rates increase on Fridays. This is attributed to the fact that the backpacks are passed out on Fridays.
Improved achievement from students on Mondays.
Student partners will have a better understanding of helping others.
What do you need did to get it started?
Core group of visionaries with a common passion.
Planning and budgeting.
How to get it started”...
Get financial partners
Get service partners
Food provider partnership
Identify elementary school or after school program that has a definite need.
Have meetings with key players.
Present your plan and go with it.
What do we do to get it started?
What we did to “get it started”...
Met with elementary school’s principal.
Met with the elementary staff.
Sent information home to elementary student’s parents.
Got approval from parents of students who qualified or received free/reduced lunches.
Once you’re started...
Create a weekly schedule
Get general education students and special needs students to assist in the program
Offer the program as an internship. State of Indiana has Professional Career Internships.
Career Pathways
Mondays
Pick up totes with backpacks from schools.
The students return them every Monday, if not, they will not receive food the following Friday.
Tuesdays
Take inventory of backpacks.
Inventory warehouse.
Make a shopping list of what items are needed for the current week.
Wednesdays
Go shopping for weekly menu.
Meet with service partners.
Thursdays
Pack bags for delivery
This is where we involve our special needs students.
Fridays
Deliver Bags to STUDENTS!!!
501c3 Status
• Non profit status
• Donations from corporate partners
• Find a local charity or food bank who will agree to be a fiscal agent.
Letters to Parents
• English
• Spanish
• Examples are available.
Funding Sources
• Foundations
• Business/Corporate Partners
• Individual Donors
• Service Organizations
Volunteers
• Get the word out.
• Retired teachers.
• Find people that want to give back to the community.
• Don’t underestimate students.
Marketing
• Local Newspapers
• Radio Stations
• TV Stations
• Internet
Thank you• United Way of Noble County
• Kraft Foods
• Shepard’s Pontiac GMC
• East Noble H.S. Students
• Kyle Smith – Technical Assistance
• Kendallville Courier
• Four County Vocational Area Cooperative
• Kiwanis Club of Kendallville
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