Summer meals programs for

kids 2015Responding to child hunger in th

e summer

through innovative partnerships and programs

For some kids, summer can mean more hungerThe federal Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) was designed to provide nutritious meals during the summer to children that normally rely on free or reduced price meals during the school year. While SFSP helps many children, it misses far more who have barriers to accessing traditional summer meals sites. It also doesn’t provide food over the weekends, like many privately-funded programs operated by foodbanks and schools do during the rest of the year.Studies show that hungry children:• Are twice as likely to repeat a grade in school

• Have significantly lower reading and math scores• Are more likely to have behavioral problems, like

aggression, anxiety, depression, and loneliness• Experience increased absenteeism and tardiness and

lower levels of school engagement

Flexibility is keywhen schoolis outThe summer meals programs operated by

the Ohio Association of Foodbanks target

children in rural or underserved areas of Ohio

to ensure they don’t go hungry when school

meals aren’t available. We focus on getting

food to kids that need it, but aren’t served

adequately by existing federally-funded

programs. We are fortunate to have operated

the summer weekend meals program

since summer 2012 and the summer rural

delivery meals program and mobile farmers

market program since summer 2013. These

programs are more flexible than SFSP,

allowing kids to consume meals at home

when they don’t have transportation to get

to an SFSP site, when SFSP sites are closed

over the weekend, or when an SFSP site isn’t

available in their area.

The summer meals gap

Fiscal OverviewSummer 2015 (SFYs 2015 and 2016)

Summer WeekendMeals Program

Summer Rural Delivery Meals Program

Mobile FarmersMarket Program

Total Meals Distributed: 618,000Average Cost Per Meal: $1.4208

Food Cost: $878,080.33Packing Materials Cost: $43,935.04Packaging Labor Cost: $100,000.00Delivery Cost: $66,021.42Administrative Cost: $86,900.00

Total Program Cost: $1,174,936.89

Total Meals Distributed: 285,615Average Cost Per Meal: $1.1243

Food Cost: $321,127.90Packing Materials Cost: $25,788.00Packaging Labor Cost: $25,000.00Delivery Cost: $19,294.43Administrative Cost: $28,125.00Direct Cost to Sites: $45,492.64

Total Program Cost: $464,827.97

Total Pounds Distributed: 1,148,582Total Servings Distributed: 6,125,770Average Cost Per Pound: $0.4359Average Cost Per Serving: $0.0817

Food Cost: $500,719.98Packing Materials and Delivery Cost: $5,202.07

Total Program Cost: $505,922.05

Summer Weekend Meals Program• Provided kid-friendly, shelf-stable meals for children attending summer food sites to take home over the weekend• Some items in the take-home weekend meals included cereal and shelf-stable milk, tuna and chicken salad, wheat crackers, green beans, turkey slices, beef lasagna, beans and franks, dried fruit, and applesauce• Carried out in partnership with 24 Summer Food Service Program sponsors who

distributed take-home weekend meals to eligible children at about 216 different sites• About 10,000 children living in households with incomes below 200 percent of the federal poverty level ($40,180 for a family of four) received six take-home meals each weekend for 10 weeks in summer 2015, for a total of about 618,000 weekend meals

Summer Rural Delivery Meals Program

Mobile Farmers Market Program

Summer 2015 Results

• Provided kid-friendly, shelf-stable meals for children identified as at-risk or underserved and without access to a traditional Summer Food Service Program site during the week

• Some items in the rural delivery meals boxes included cereal and shelf-stable milk, fruit juice, beef chili, sliced peaches, turkey sticks, applesauce, whole grain crackers, spaghetti rings, tomato soup, beans and franks, corn, chicken salad, and mixed fruit

• Carried out in partnership with 9 sponsors who either operated weekly meal pick-up locations or provided home-delivered meals

• About 2,000 children living in households with incomes below 200 percent of the federal poverty level ($40,180 for a family of four) received 11 take-home meals each week for 10 weeks in summer 2015, for a total of about 285,615 meals

• Provided fresh fruits and vegetables and popular protein items to families with children participating in the summer weekend or rural delivery meals programs• Some items distributed through the mobile farmers markets included bananas, oranges, pineapples, watermelons, sweet corn, cheese, and peanut butter • Carried out in partnership with 13 sponsors who distributed produce and protein items to eligible families through farmers markets at summer meals locations• Provided 1,148,582 pounds of nutritious food (or 6.1 million servings) to participating families at an average cost of $0.0817 per serving*

*1 serving = 3 ounces

Working together to make programs workbetter for Ohio's kids and families

All children who participate in the programs must complete applications to ensure eligibility and live in households with incomes at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty level ($40,180 for a family of four). As part of the Ohio Association of Foodbanks role in managing the programs, we order all of the food, organize deliveries, track inventories, coordinate vendors, distribute weekly program newsletters,

and complete site visits at partner organizations to ensure program quality and compliance.We are grateful to the Governor’s Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives and the Ohio

Department of Job and Family Services for not only the financial investment in these programs and the kids they serve, but also for their leadership on the issue of child hunger. Thank you to the Ohio

Department of Education for their partnership and commitment to all of Ohio’s children. Special thanks to the Freestore Foodbank for coordinating staff and volunteers to pack and deliver food boxes for the summer rural delivery meals program. And most of all, thank you to the community organizations and countless staff and volunteers that made sure these meals got to kids in need in their communities.

City 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 ValleyJackson Manpower ParkJackson Eddie Jones ParkJackson Hillcrest ParkHopewell Health CentersNazarene ChurchPike Co. Health Dept.Stonecrest South

W4C Hope Community CenterNorthview ElementaryWestview Elementary

Community Action Committee of Pike CountyEastern LibraryGarnet Wilson LibraryPike County YMCAPike Metropolitan Housing AuthorityPiketon LibraryWestern Library

Community Action Organization of Scioto CountyNew Boston ManorSciotoville Elementary AcademyThe Vocation StationPortsmouth Metropolitan Housing Authority (Miller Manor, Wayne Hills, Lett Terrace)McKinley PoolPortsmouth Inner-City Development CorporationThe Potter’s House MinistriesStepping Stones Outpatient ServicesGreen High School

RockhavenNew Boston Local SchoolsNorthwest Elementary SchoolLucasville Center Street ChurchValley Elementary School

Dayton Public SchoolsCaliph CourtsDeSoto BassEagle Ridge AptsFirst Baptist ChurchKiserMadden HillsMcCabe ParkMt. CarmelOmega @ Dayton BoysRosa ParksRuskinsSunlight Missionary BaptistWestern ManorWestwood ElementaryWhitney Estates

Elgin Local SchoolsElgin High SchoolLaRue ModularsGreen Camp VillageOakridge Estates

Freestore FoodbankFaces Without PlacesGlad HouseYouth Overcoming Life Obstacles

Fremont City SchoolsCasa Nueva ApartmentsStamm Intervention ProgramOtis Migrant ProgramFremont Middle School Summer Intervention ProgramDelaware Acres ApartmentsLittle Bark Apartments

Highland County Community Action OrganizationGreenfield Schools

Kenton City SchoolsForest CourtHelping Hands Center

Lorain County Boys and Girls ClubsElyria Community CenterHarrison Cultural Community Center

Oakwood Plaza Unit of Boys and Girls Clubs of Lorain CountyGrafton Midview LibrarySouthside Teen Center (Garden)Westview Terrace Boys & Girls ClubNew Hope Missionary Baptist ChurchLorain Salvation ArmyGreat Victory Christian CenterGeneral Johnnie Wilson Middle SchoolEaton EstatesColonial Oaks Mobile Home Park

Marion City SchoolsFairview ApartmentsCardington Lincoln High SchoolFirst United Church of ChristGarfield Elementary SchoolHarding High SchoolGeorge Washington Elementary SchoolMarion Green ApartmentsMarion Rec Dept.Life Link ChurchLincoln ParkMartin Luther King ParkMcKinley Park

Summer Weekend Meals Program Sponsors and Sites

rural delivery meals program sponsors and sitesAdams-Brown Community Action

COAD/RSVP of the Ohio ValleyMercerville BaptistCrown City Community ChurchCheshire Baptist ChurchCove Baptist ChurchGallia Housing AuthorityMt. Carmel BaptistVinton Baptist ChurchWorld Outreach

Corinth Missionary Baptist Church

Community Action Committee of Pike County

Freestore Foodbank and the Stephen A. Hunter Hope FundValley ElementaryPinkerman South Webster Community ChurchMinford Elementary

Green Elementary

Glenmont Food PantryMillersburg United Methodist ChurchGlenmont Food PantryKillbuck United Methodist ChurchLakeville United Methodsit Church

Manchester Local SchoolsManchester High School

Meigs Local School DistrictMeigs High SchoolMeigs Elementary SchoolNazarene ChurchHope Baptist ChurchPick and Shovel GroceryHarrisonville Fire Dept.Pageville Fire Dept.Re-Up and Stuff

SE Ohio Foodbank and Kitchen

Nelsonville York Elementary SchoolTrimble Local Elementary School

St. Francis Evangelization CenterRatcliffburgh Volunteer Fire DepartmentBrown Township BuildingSt. Francis CenterWilkesville Community BuildingSt. Sylvester Church Hall

Mt. Gilead Park Ave. ElementaryMcKinley ElementaryOlney ParkPatterson St. ParkRotary ParkRutherford B. Hayes Elementary SchoolUlysses S. Grant Middle SchoolWilliam H. Taft Elementary SchoolGarfield ParkMayes Community TempleMarion Public Library

Neighborhood MinistriesBrier HillKirwan Homes Community CenterNew Bethel Baptist ChurchHeart Reach MinistriesRockford Village Community CenterRoosevelt ParkNewport LibraryNew Vision New DayTabernacle Baptist ChurchUnited Methodist Community CenterVictory EstatesMartin Luther Lutheran Church

Warriors, Inc.West Side Community Center

New Lexington City SchoolsNew Lexington Middle SchoolNew Lexington ParkJunction City Park/ElementaryCrooksville ParkSomerset ParkShawnee ParkNew Lexington Village ApartmentsVillage Green ApartmentsNew Lexington High School

Reynoldsburg City SchoolsLivingston High School

Ross County Community ActionCarver Community CenterKenwood VillageBainbridge United Methodist ChurchBlair Mobile Home ParkLincoln ParkMary Lou Patton ParkMt. Logan School

Salvation ArmySherman ParkTiffin SchoolsWestland EstatesYoctangee Park

The Salvation Army, MiddletownSonny Hill Community CenterDamon ParkFirst Avenue Salvation ArmySmith ParkSherman ParkOakland ParkFreedom CourtCatalina Mobile Home ParkTownehomes WestDay Camp

The Salvation Army, WillardThe Willard Park (Depot)

SE Ohio Foodbank and KitchenNatural Freedom Equine TherapyThe Plains Elementary SchoolGlouster LibraryChauncey LibraryNelsonville Library

Athens Head StartCamp Boost - OU Center for InterventionHaydenville UM ChurchHealth Recovery ServicesHocking Co. Behavioral HealthLogan Head StartLogan Hocking Public LibraryNew Straitsville LibraryCorning Head StartNew Lexington Head StartHocking Hills UM ChurchFirst Church of ChristHopewell Health CentersCorning LibraryAthens Community CenterLogan Village Apartments

TLC MinistriesBundy Heights AptsCommunity of Christ ChurchFairview Terrace AptsFirst Baptist Church/CoaltonJackson Area YMCAJVCAMargaret Ann Pool

Bundy Elementary Summer SchoolWells ManorWIS Summer SchoolWoodland Centers Kids Summer Groups

Westerville Area Resource MinistriesAbbey Lane ApartmentsStrawberry Farms ParkHuber Village ParkAlum Creek South State ParkNorthtowne ParkNew Castle TownhomesParkridge ParkRidgewood Community Park, Blendon TownshipWalnut Ridge ParkWARM Bus

Washington-Morgan Community ActionJohn Dodge ParkOld New Matamoras Elementary SchoolTrinity Methodist Church

The Well at SunnysideThe Well at SunnysideThe Warehouse

YWCA of Van Wert CountyYWCA of Van Wert County

mobile farmers market program sponsors

Community Action Organization of Scioto County

Freestore Foodbank

St. Francis Evangelization Center

The Salvation Army, Willard

TLC Ministries

Westerville Area Resource Ministries

YWCA of Van Wert County

Community Action Committee of Pike County

Highland County Community Action Organization

Lorain County Boys and Girls Clubs

New Lexington City Schools

SE Ohio Foodbank and Kitchen

COAD/RSVP of the Ohio Valley

Photo courtesy of the SE Ohio Foodbank & Kitchen

program funders and partnersGovernor John R. KasichGovernor's Office of Faith-Based and Community InitiativesOhio Department of Job and Family ServicesOhio Department of Education