Post on 17-Dec-2015
Share our Strength
No Kid Hungry
Update
SOS / NKH UpdateAR Breakfast ChallengeNational Breakfast Week
No Kid Hungry in Arkansas Update Alternate Breakfast- added to over 400 AR schools After School Meals-more than 6.4 million meals
served to children in afterschool programs in 2014. Summer Feeding-more than 4.3 million meals served
to children at 1,200 summer sites statewide. Cooking Matters and Cooking Matters at the
Store-reached more than 5,650 low income Arkansas families through cooking courses and interactive grocery tours in 2014.
New Grant Dollars for 2015
$450,000 will be given to Arkansas schools to purchase equipment to start any of these Breakfast-After-the Bell programs:
Breakfast in the Classroom Grab and Go to the Classroom Grab and Go to an Alternate Location Second Chance Breakfast between 1st and 2nd
period Grant Dollars available January 15-June 30,
2015 *Date may be extended if funds are available
Special Arkansas Breakfast Challenge!February 5 – March 31,2015
$$$$$$$ Grant Awards & Bonuses $$$$$$ Tier 1
Individual School Enrollment of 1000+ Mid West Dairy Fast Track Priority Grant Application No Kid Hungry - $2000 Bonus Technical Assistance to help get started
Tier 2 Individual School Enrollment 500-999 Mid West Dairy Grant Application No Kid Hungry - $1000 Bonus Technical Assistance to help get started
Tier 3 Individual School Enrollment 500 or less No Kid Hungry Equipment Grant No Kid Hungry $500 Bonus Technical Assistance to help get started
Grant & Bonus Requirements To apply for the grant, send an email request
by February 5-March 31, 2015 to Vivian Nicholson at:
vnicholson@arhungeralliance.org Information needed in the email:
Subject Line – AR Breakfast Challenge District name, School name, CN Director Name,
October 1, 2014 enrollment for school you are applying
National School Breakfast Week
March 2-6, 2015 Celebrate in your school!!!! Have a contest Announce on your school website Make an ALL-Call through your school Put it on Facebook Send out a text Link to SNA www.schoolnutrition.org/nsbw/ Check out this link
http://bestpractices.nokidhungry.org/school-breakfast
FUEL GREATNESS!
One study shows that more than 60 percent of students do not eat breakfast each day.
Through Fuel Greatness, Fuel Up to Play 60 is working to increase school breakfast participation to make sure all kids start their day with the fuel they need to help them succeed.
Visit FuelUpToPlay60.com to learn how school breakfast can change lives and see how celebrities, NFL stars, school districts, and others are helping Fuel Greatness!
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National Breakfast Week March 2-6, 2015
Monday, March 2 Governor’s Proclamation Tuesday, March 3 Kick off in Central AR School Taylor Elementary, Pulaski County School
District Thursday, March 5 Kick off in NW AR School Asbell Elementary, Fayetteville School
District
National Breakfast Week March 2-6, 2015 Friday, March 6
ORANGE you glad you had breakfast at school today!!
ORANGE SQUEEZE DAY!
Prizes $1500 – 1st place $1000 – 2nd place $ 500 – 3rd place
Instructions for Orange Squeeze Day•Serve oranges at breakfast on
3/6/15•Take a picture of Orange Squeeze Day during breakfast in one of your schools.•We love to see pictures of students eating oranges at breakfast!
email to: vnicholson@arhungeralliance.org
Overview New Breakfast Grants for 2015 =$450,000
January 1-June 30, 2015 Arkansas Breakfast Challenge
February 5- March 31, 2015 National School Breakfast Week, March 2-6,
2015 Prizes for Orange Squeeze Day, March 6
Call for more informationAR Hunger Relief Alliance 501-399-9999
Vivian Nicholson 501-276-6715Kristen Allen 501-517-4813