Special Report: Summer Initiatives 2O17

Thank you to our partners!

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"Working to prevent childhood

hunger during the summerNearly 1 in 4 Ohio children live in food

insecure households. During the school year, they can count on free or reduced price school meals. But in the summer months, their families often struggle to afford

to put nutritious meals on the table with limited resources and without school meals

to help.

The federal Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) is designed to provide meals to kids

in need during the summer, when schools are closed. But right now, only about 1 in 1O kids in Ohio who rely on free and reduced price school meals during the school year access the SFSP for meals during their

summer break.

The Ohio Association of Foodbanks wants to change that. We leverage resources to fight childhood hunger during the summer,

including AmeriCorps VISTA Summer Associates and funding for innovative meal programs that fill some of the gaps left

by traditional SFSP. Plus, we advocate for improvements to federal nutrition programs

to make them work better for food insecure families.

We're proud to share the results of that work from summer 2O17 with you.

"As the summer progresses the kids are learning a lot about

healthier eating habits. On rare days when our snack doesn't

contain fruit, the kids are begging for some. It makes me

feel like the program is truly helping them.

Courtney Davis, AmeriCorps VISTA Summer Associate""I always get really happy when the kids ask for more fruits and vegetables. Those are the highlights of my day!Jennifer Matteson, AmeriCorpsVISTA Summer Associate"

National Service: Making summer meals nutritious, fun, & accessible We partnered with the Corporation for National and Community Service to deploy 68 AmeriCorps VISTA Summer Associates at 25 summer meals sponsors throughout Ohio. Those members spent their summers in full-time service to their country and community, preparing and serving meals, developing and implementing

educational and recreational programming, recruiting volunteers, and much more.

They helped their host site organizations to serve 554,886 summer meals to children at-risk of hunger.

Governor's Summer Meals Programs: Filling the gaps & meeting the needThe Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) is critical for the nearly 63,OOO Ohio children who rely on it for

summer meals daily. But for the more than 567,OOO Ohio kids who receive free or reduced price school meals, but don't participate in SFSP, hunger is a serious and ongoing threat. To participate in the traditional

SFSP, children have to be able to travel to SFSP locations and consume meals on-site. That can be next to impossible for many kids, whether they live in rural, isolated areas without transportation or in unsafe

neighborhoods with busy roads. Several counties in Ohio don't have SFSP sites at all, and many kids go without meals when adverse weather strikes. Plus, SFSP sites can't send meals home to eat over the weekend.

In addition to advocating for changes to the way the federal SFSP is operated, we're proud to partner with Governor John R. Kasich, the Governor's Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, the Ohio

Department of Job and Family Services, and the Ohio Department of Education to operate three innovative, state-funded programs to fill some of the gaps left by SFSP.

Summer Weekend Meals Program

This program provided kid-friendly, shelf-stable meals for children attending SFSP sites to take home to eat over the weekend. About 1O,OOO children received meals to take home each weekend for 1O weeks, for a total of about 594,OOO meals.

Summer Rural DeliveryMeals Program

This program provided a week's worth of kid-friendly, shelf-stable meals

to about 2,8OO children each week for 9-1O

weeks. Participating

children live in rural areas without access to traditional SFSPs. In total, this program provided 28O,385 meals to underserved kids.

Mobile Farmers Market Program

This program provided fresh fruits and vegetables and protein items to families with children participating in the summer weekend or rural delivery meals programs. It provided 9O9,O2O pounds of nutritious food at an average cost of $O.O831 per 3-ounce serving.

Three solutions to fight childhood hunger

"Being able to pass out the fresh produce and weekend meals to the children and hearing from the parents how much this would help them get through the month is heartwarming.Lori Grady, AmeriCorpsVISTA Summer Associate "Total Meals Distributed: 594,OOOAverage Cost Per Meal: $1.4965

Food Cost: $888,929Packing Materials Cost: $35,OOOPackaging Labor Cost: $119,958Delivery Cost: $5O,344Administrative Cost: $56,386Total Program Cost: $1,15O,617

Summer Weekend Meals Program

Total Meals Distributed: 28O,385Average Cost Per Meal: $1.1479

Food Cost: $321,863Packing Materials Cost: $27,934Packaging Labor Cost: $25,OOODelivery Cost: $12,478Administrative Cost: $22,744Direct Cost to Sites: $5O,578Total Program Cost: $46O,597

Summer Rural Delivery Meals Program

Total Pounds Distributed: 9O9,O2OTotal Servings Distributed: 4,848,1O6Average Cost Per Pound: $O.4432Average Cost Per Serving: $O.O831

Food Cost: $4O2,89OPacking Materials and Delivery Cost: $15,259Total Program Cost: $418,149

Mobile Farmers Market Program

Summer Weekend Meals Program Sponsors and SitesCity of ClevelandCentral Rec CenterClark RecreationCollinwoodCoryCudellEarle B. TurnerEstabrook RecreationFairfaxGlenvilleGunningHalloran Skating RinkHamiltonKenneth JohnsonJohn F. KennedyE.J. KovacicLonnie BurtenStella WalshSterlingThurgood MarshallZelma W. GeorgeMichael Zone

COAD/RSVP of the Ohio ValleyHickory HousingApple City ApartmentsJackson Child Development CenterBuckeye Hills Career CenterWashington ElementaryGallia Academy Middle SchoolCompass Community HealthStepping Stones HouseZahn’s Middle SchoolGrace Baptist FellowshipJackson Hillcrest ParkHopewell Health CentersEddie Jones ParkBuckeye Hills Career CenterGallia Jackson Vinton ESCScioto Valley SchoolsWoodland Centers GalliaStonecrest SouthElizabeth ChapelNorthview ElementaryGod’s Hands at Work OutreachVinton Baptist Church

Community Action Committee of Pike CountyEastern LibraryGarnet Wilson LibraryPike County YMCAPike Metro Housing Authority 1 & 2Piketon LibraryWestern Library

Community Action Organization of Scioto CountyNew Boston ManorSciotoville Elementary AcademyBloom Vernon Elementary SchoolCenter St. UMCMiller ManorMcKinley PoolWayne HillsLett TerraceThe Potter’s House MinistriesOutreachPortsmouth Elementary SchoolStepping Stones Outpatient ServicesGreen High SchoolRockhaven

New Boston Local SchoolsNorthwest Elementary SchoolCedar St. ChurchPortsmouth STEM AcademyVern Riffe SchoolValley Elementary School

Dayton Public SchoolsAgape BibleDakota CenterBurkham ParkImagine KlepingerDonna’s Ceramic Day CampEagle Ridge ApartmentsFairview PK-6First Baptist ChurchGermantown Village ApartmentsMcIntosh ParkDayton View ParkKemp PK-6Five Oaks ParkMcCabe ParkMount PisgahMadden Hill Branch LibraryNorthwest Recreation CenterMt. Carmel Summer CampRuskin PKMeadowdale PKUMADAOPWestwood ElementaryWorld of Wonder PK

Elgin Local SchoolsElgin High SchoolLaRue ModularsGreen Camp VillageNew Bloomington Park

Freestore FoodbankEmpower Youth - BethelEmpower Youth - FelicityEmpower Youth - WilliamsburgGlad House

Fremont City SchoolsRoss ParkStamm Intervention ProgramOtisFremont Middle School Summer InterventionDelaware Acres ApartmentsLittle Bark Apartments

Highland County Community Action OrganizationGreenfield Schools

Ironton Lawrence County Area CAOIronton Middle SchoolIronton High SchoolRiver Hills Community CenterStorms Creek ApartmentsRock Hill Local SchoolsTri State STEM Early College HSLawrence Village ApartmentsChesapeake UM ChurchLawrence Commons ApartmentsBurlington Commons ParkBriggs Lawrence County LibraryCollins Career Technical CenterC3 Church

Kenton City SchoolsForest Court

Mary Lou Johnson Library

Lima City SchoolsUnity ElementaryLiberty Arts MagnetHeritage ElementarySouth Sci-Tech MagnetIndependence Elementary

Manchester Local SchoolsManchester Public LibraryNorth Adams Public LibraryPeeble Public LibraryWest Union Public Library

Marion City SchoolsFairview ApartmentsCaledonia Ansement ParkCaledonia Church of ChristEpworth Church LotFirst United Church of ChristGarfield Elementary SchoolGarfield ParkHarding High SchoolGeorge Washington Elementary SchoolMarion Village ApartmentsLife Link ChurchLincoln ParkMarion Public LibraryMartin Luther King, Jr. ParkMayes Community TempleMcKinley ParkMt. Gilead PoolMt. Zion Baptist ChurchMcKinley ElementaryNazarene ChurchOlney ParkPatterson St. ParkProfessional Park ApartmentsRotary ParkRutherford B. Hayes Elementary SchoolSawyer-Ludwig ParkUlysses S. Grant Middle SchoolWilliam H. Taft Elementary School

Neighborhood MinistriesBrier HillKirwan Homes Community CenterEbony Ladies GoldMcGuffey CenterTabernacle BaptistThe Village of ArlingtonVictory EstatesMartin Luther Lutheran ChurchWarriors, Inc.

New Lexington City SchoolsNew Lexington Middle SchoolNew Lexington ParkJunction City Park/ElementaryCrooksville ParkSomerset ParkShawnee ParkNew Lexington Village ApartmentsVillage Green ApartmentsAlexander Yard Apartments

Northwestern Ohio Community Action CommissionHebron MinistriesDefiance Ralston Sq. Apartments

Defiance Clinton Cir. ApartmentsPaulding LaFountain ParkBryan Mattie Marsh ParkBryan Community ApartmentsHenry Bakers ParkEdgerton Administrative OfficesNapoleon River Downs ParkPioneer Crommer ParkFayette ParkHicksville Rotary ParkKingsbury ParkWauseon Reighard Park

Reynoldsburg City SchoolsLivingston High School

Ross County Community ActionCarver Community CenterAdena SchoolKenwood VillageBainbridge United Methodist ChurchBlair Mobile Home ParkHuntington Head StartLincoln ParkMary Lou Patton ParkMt. Logan SchoolPoland ParkRoss County Public LibrarySalvation ArmySherman ParkTiffin SchoolsWestland EstatesYoctangee Park

SE Ohio Foodbank & KitchenHope Drive Apartments - AthensWaterlooNelsonville City PoolNelsonville Head StartAthens Head StartHaydenville UM ChurchHealth Recovery ServicesHocking Co. Behavioral HealthLogan Head StartLogan Hocking Public LibraryPine Ridge ApartmentsCorning Head StartNew Lexington Head StartCorning Civic CenterMillcreek Elementary SchoolMiller High SchoolSomerset UMC at Somerset PoolElm Court ApartmentsHopewell Health CentersAntioch Alliance ChurchLogan City PoolCorning LibraryLogan Village ApartmentsMeigs County District LibraryMeigs Public PoolGallia Metropolitan Estates

Stark County Community ActionEdward Peel Coleman Community CenterEric Snow YMCABridges Over Troubled Waters Outreach Ministries

TLC MinistriesBundy Heights ApartmentsCommunity of Christ ChurchFairview Terrace Apartments

Summer Rural Delivery Meals Program Sponsors and SitesAdams Brown Counties Economic Opportunities

COAD/RSVP of the Ohio ValleyMt. Carmel BaptistVinton Baptist ChurchGod’s Hands at WorkCorinth Missionary Baptist Church

Freestore Foodbank (in partnership with Steven A. Hunter Hope Fund)Valley ElementarySouth Webster Pinkerman Community Church

Minford Elementary SchoolPortsmouth West Elementary SchoolGreen Elementary School

Meigs Local School DistrictMeigs High SchoolMeigs Elementary SchoolHope Baptist ChurchStar Mill ParkSalem Center Pick and ShovelHarrisonville Fire DepartmentEmi’s Place ParkRE-Up and Stuff

Pike County Community Action

St. Francis Evangelization CenterBoblett ChurchBrown Township BuildingSt. Francis CenterWilkesville Community BuildingSt. Sylvester Church Hall

SE Ohio Foodbank & KitchenNelsonville York Elementary School

Mobile Farmers Market Program Sponsors

AmeriCorps VISTA Summer Associate Sites and Members

COAD/RSVP of the Ohio Valley

Community Action Committee of Pike County

Community Action Organization of Scioto County

Elgin Local Schools

Dayton Public Schools

Freestore Foodbank and the Steven A. Hunter Hope Fund

Marion City Schools

SE Ohio Foodbank & Kitchen

St. Francis Evangelization Center

TLC Ministries

Westerville Area Resource Ministry

West Ohio Food Bank

Camp ChabadEszter Bock

City of Bedford Heights Department of Community LifeDonovan BookerJaDaza BryantDeJanair EdwardsTyonna FosterDaijahnae Jones

Community Action Council of Belmont CountyBrock DeCoyBrenda Green

Community Action Council of Portage CountyMakayla DulaneyParis Whitmore

COAD/RSVP of the Ohio ValleyColin BellarChandler FoutTreven Ray GillilandSarah Rafferty

Greater Cleveland Food BankGlenn HolmesCaroline Zuchold

Homeless Families FoundationCamille PleasantTaylor Thomas

HomeportKatherine Melchioris

Lodi Family CenterKelli SandersKenna Snyder

Marion City SchoolsJennifer Coleman

Neighborhood MinistriesXavier BarrettJordan Crum

Northwestern Ohio Community Action CouncilAudrey BowersMadison FerlandMaicie Wheeler

Ohio Association of FoodbanksMackenzie Gerdes

Ohio University Kids on CampusJunia De OliveiraJennifer MattesonSara MatuszakTyler Sayre

Matthew Sheridan

SE Ohio Foodbank & KitchenJoshelyn Smith

The Potter’s House MinistriesCourtney DavisMelissa Stiltner

SON Ministries - Upper Arlington Lutheran ChurchTrisha BarnettEmma GillAbigail NiehausKristin PotterTaylor RichardsonJessica Wagner

TLC MinistriesKim FreemanLori GradyJennifer Stump

The University ChurchKooper CarterTyler FreemanLara WeidnerJieshen Wu

Thea Bowman CenterCatherine MadisonCheyenne Sheperd

Warriors 4 Christ Hope CenterMargaret Ann PoolJVCACoalton ParkLittle Blessings Day CareRio EstatesWells ManorWellston Manor - DHamden Help Me GrowWoodland Ctrs Kids Summer Groups

Westerville Area Resource MinistryAbbey Lane ApartmentsStrawberry Farms ParkHuber Village ParkAlum Creek South State ParkNorthtowne ParkThornapple ApartmentsParkridge ParkRidgewood Community ParkWalnut Ridge Park

WARM Bus

Washington-Morgan Community ActionJohn Dodge ParkOld New Matamoras Elementary SchoolLower Salem Village HallChesterhill Community BuildingMorgan Metropolitan Housing

The Well at SunnysideThe Well at SunnysideGrace Meadows

YWCA of Van Wert County

South Elementary - Morgan Local SchoolTrimble Local Elementary SchoolHAPCAP Office

YWCA of Van Wert County

Vineyard Community CenterTanajah ConnerChaz CrawleyMohammad KamaraKayla Randolph

Westerville Area Re-source MinistryJustin CooleyYaika HicksEvan MederMekdes Tsehaye

Washington-Morgan Community ActionBrandi JohnsonSarah RataiczakBraydee Smith

Washington United Church of ChristJackson CookDebra McGowenAlannis Selvie

YMCA of Greater DaytonJendaya HerbertFannie HudsonKendra Jackson

If we can conquer space, we can conquer childhood hunger.Buzz Aldrin ""