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HUNGER FREE KIDS

National Sunshine Summit to End HungerNovember 7, 2017

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How to Launch a

Hunger Free Kids Initiative in YOUR Community

Anahid Brakke, Executive DirectorHeidi Gjertsen, PhD, Research Director

Robin McNulty, MPH, Director, Hunger Free Kids Program

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About San Diego Hunger Coalition

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SDHC History9 Staff and 100+ Partners

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SDHC Mission

The San Diego Hunger Coalition

leads coordinated action

to end hunger in San Diego County

supported by research, education and advocacy.

SDHC Programs & Collaborations

CalFresh Outreach Program ** CalFresh Task Force **

School Meals Program** Hunger Free Kids Task Force **

Hunger Free San Diego** HFSD Advisory Board **

Public Policy & Advocacy** Hunger Advocacy Network **

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The context of our work: San Diego County

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San Diego County, CA

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San Diego County, CA

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San Diego County, CA

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• Over 3 million people (5th most populous county)

• 16 naval and military installations of US Navy, US Marine Corps, and the US Coast Guard

• 7 official wilderness areas

• Most small farms of any county in US• Avocados & nursery plants

• Most Native American reservations (18)

• 18 cities + county government (a lot to navigate!)

• 35% under 200% FPL

San Diego County: Quick Overview

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San Diego County, CA

42 School Districts

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Hunger Free San Diego methodology (using CHIS data):

• Food insecure adults <200% FPL (343,972)

• Children living in food insecure households (160,857)

TOTAL = 504,829

SD County Food Insecure (2015)

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160,000 children are in food insecure households 1 in 5

San Diego County Children

Enough to fill Amalie Arena nearly 8 times.

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What is Hunger Free San Diego?

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Hunger Free San Diego: Overview

• A collaborative research & planning effort to end hunger in our region.

• Guided by an Advisory Board of 32 CEO/EDs, decision-makers and experts representing:

• Food banks & pantries• Social service agencies• Government agencies• Healthcare

• School districts• Research• Local philanthropy • Other aligned collaboratives

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What do we mean by Hunger Free?

In a Hunger Free San Diego…

anyone experiencing food insecurity can readily access adequate and

appropriate assistance to see them safely through their time of need.

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Hunger Free San Diego Goals

• Enable anti-hunger sector to make data-driven decisionsand funders to make data-driven investments.

• Build common understanding of the opportunities for greatest impact, as framework for collaborative action.

• Deepen the community’s understanding of hunger and how they can best support our sector.

• Provide data and messaging our sector can use for fundraising and communications.

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Where the Hungry Get Food in SD County

CalFresh64.0%Older Americans

0.4%

WIC9.4%

School, Afterschool & Summer Meals 

16.1%

Pantries, 1.5%Food Banks, 8.7%

**These numbers are preliminary—they will change!**

DRAFT

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Hunger Free Kids: 5 Key Strategies

1. Free & Reduced Price Meals Program +Universal Free Meals (P2 & CEP)

2. Breakfast After the Bell

3. Afterschool Supper

4. Summer Meals

5. School-Based Food Distributions

(pantries, onsite distributions & backpack programs)

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Strategy 1

Free & Reduced Price Meals Program and Universal Free Meals

• FRPM-Eligible vs. FRPM-Enrolled ?• Alternative meal-claiming provisions• Community Eligibility Provision (CEP)• Provision 2 (P2)

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Strategy 2

Breakfast After the Bell

• Breakfast in the Classroom for grades K-6

•Grab n’ Go for grades 7-12

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Strategy 3

Afterschool Supper Meal

•Become a CACFP sponsor or site•Replace snack ($0.88) with supper ($3.16). •Or serve both!

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Strategy 4

Summer Meals

•New sites where kids already congregate

•Provide educational and physical activities

•Use TEXT FOOD in your outreach! • Text “FOOD” or “COMIDA” to 877-877

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Strategy 5

School-Based Food Distributions

•Backpack programs and onsite food distributions to fill gaps

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Hunger Free Kids Research

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Hunger Free Kids Report: Goals• Outline best practice strategies that are working

locally and across the nation.

• Highlight opportunities to feed more kids.

• Provide the information & resources needed for school districts, nonprofit organizations, parents, government agencies, funders and other stakeholders to:

1. Implement those strategies. 2. Target and prioritize efforts for biggest impact.3. Have a baseline to measure our progress.

San Diego Hunger Coalition’s Hunger Free Kids report

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Connecting:

Race/Ethnicity FRPM %/#Test Scores

Hunger Free Kids report

% FRPM

# FRPM

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Hunger Free Kids: CEP/P2 + charitable response

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Research Process: Data Collection• Report uses data from California Department of

Education (CDE) 2015-2016 school year, plus other datasets

• Meal programs included in analysis:

• National School Lunch & Breakfast Programs (schools)

• Summer Food Service Program (mainly CBOs)

• Summer Seamless Option (schools)

• Child & Adult Care Food Program: at-risk afterschool snack & supper (CBOs & schools)

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Data Sources (CDE)• Obtained from CDE by Child Nutrition Program Data Requests:

• Monthly NSLP/SBP meal counts by meal type by school • Monthly CACFP meal counts by meal type by sponsor• Monthly SFSP meal counts by meal type by sponsor• Monthly SSO meal counts by meal type by sponsor• Schools participating and eligible for Community Eligibility Provision

• Publicly-available data on CDE websites:• Enrollment in FRPM by school• Schools participating and eligible for Provision 2 • CACFP and summer (SFSP & SSO) sponsors and site locations – data

extracted from website using web scraping software tools• Meal program reimbursement rates by program by meal type • Student demographics by district• Student standardized test scores by district

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Public (including charter) schools that areincluded:

• Elementary Schools

• Intermediate/Middle Schools

• Junior High Schools

• High Schools

• K-12 Schools

[Preschool is not included in this year’s report.]

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Schools types that are not included:• Alternative Schools of Choice• Continuation High Schools• County Community• District Community Day Schools• Juvenile Court Schools• Opportunity Schools• Preschool • Special Education Schools • State Special Schools• Youth Authority Facilities

Other Data SourcesInformation Data Source

School district boundaries School District Finder website

CACFP and SFSP meal counts by site & meal type

Data provided by Heaven’s Windows               

CACFP and SFSP meal counts by site & meal type

Data provided by Boys and Girls Club of Greater San Diego

CACFP and SFSP meal counts by site & meal type

Data provided by Feeding San Diego

Schools with backpack programs Data provided by Feeding San Diego, San Diego Food Bank

Schools with on‐site food distributions Data provided by Feeding San Diego

Breakfast after the bell participation Data collected by San Diego Hunger Coalition through online survey of all school district nutrition services directors

Candidate sites for CACFP afterschool supper and/or summer meals  

San Diego Hunger Coalition research

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Research Process: Analysis & Review• Matched datasets (FRPM enrollment & Meal #s) for all schools

meeting our criteria

• Matched up CBO meal sites with school district boundaries

• Analyzed # meals and average daily participation for each program

• Attended Food Service Director meetings

• Sent data sheets to Food Service Directors for review

• Sent letters to Superintendents about project

• Revised data and analysis, based on review

• Produced district profiles for all districts with 50%+ FRPM enrollment, as well as countywide analysis

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School Free and Reduced Price Meals

In San Diego County 234,133 very low-income children in traditional public and charter schools were enrolled in Free & Reduced Price Meals in 2015-2016.

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Breakfast participation: ADP and participation of all FRPM-enrolled youth

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School Breakfast Participation rates

Elementary: 48%

Middle: 31%

High: 32%

Charter: 34%

Overall: 48%

Missed Opportunities for FRPM-Enrolled Kids (2015-16)

• 140,000 KIDS not eating school breakfast

• 25 MILLION breakfasts not served

• $1.9 MILLION in missed federal reimbursements

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Afterschool Supper

Participation rate

Afterschool Supper: 9%

Missed Opportunities for FRPM-Enrolled Kids (2015-16)

• 214,000 KIDS not eating afterschool supper

• 38 MILLION supper meals not served

• $121.5 MILLION in missed federal reimbursements

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Summer Lunch

Participation rate

Summer Lunch/Supper: 9%

Missed Opportunities for FRPM-Enrolled Kids (2015-16)

• 213,000 KIDS not eating summer lunch

• 6 MILLION summer lunches not served

• $22 MILLION missed in federal reimbursements

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Hunger Free Kids: Suite of Services

2017 National Sunshine Summit to End HungerNovember 7, 2017

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Services

Services• Assess financial feasibility• Review stakeholders (which ones need to approve the

program)• Targeted resources to help them reach stakeholders

• Available for questions during implementation • Conduct pop-in site visits to provide technical

assistance • Assist with program audits (e.g. Administrative Reviews)• Monitor & address major issues that arise for all groups• Advocacy • Fund development

Task Forces

• Includes vendors, sponsors, and sites • Discuss real time issues • Networking among peers to build trust and

collaboration • Disseminate important information about programs• Training on best practices and Hunger Free Kids

Agents (mentors for new sponsors/sites) • Access to resources and ideas for expansion of

programs

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Strategies

School Breakfast Move to Breakfast After the Bell

Recommendations• Provision 2 or Community Eligibility Provision• Elementary – Breakfast in the Classroom• Middle/High – Grab n’ Go and Nutrition Break

Challenges• Requires support from array of stakeholders w/in

school district

Afterschool Supper Switch from NSLP snack (or purchased snack) to CACFP supper meal

Considerations• Becoming a sponsor• Area eligibility • Activities on site• Number of kids served• Health permit• Funds on hand until reimbursement

Summer LunchStart new sites & increase participation at existing sites

Recommendations • Activities• Unified outreach efforts & strategies• Simplify messaging (Text FOOD!)• Talk to families, youth and site staff• Cross-promotion• Learn from what doesn’t work!

Best Practices for Launching New Sites• Serve meals where kids congregate:

• Boys and Girls Club• YMCA• Recreation and community centers• Affordable housing developments• Libraries

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Building Collaboration and Trust

Building Collaboration & Trust• Assumed leadership of Summer Meals Task Force

(2015)• Launched North County Youth Meals Task Force

(2017)• Launched Hunger Free Kids Task Force (2018)

• Participate in collaboratives

• City partnership with grant funding

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Advocacy

Lemon Grove School District

• School Board public testimony• Provided food insecurity data• Stats on school breakfast and academic success

• Discussions with parents, food service director, resident leadership team, community partners

• Provision 2 for school breakfast only

Escondido Union School District

• Adopt Provision 2• Expand school breakfast – one elementary

• Breakfast in the Classroom• 32,000 more breakfasts served annually• State grant awarded $90,000

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Challenges

Challenges

• Teachers, custodians, and district leadership who don’t see feeding kids as their job

• Lack of CACFP and SFSP sponsors

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What’s Next for Hunger Free Kids?

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Additional Information• District Profiles & Analysis

• Dehesa Elementary District

• Jamul-Dulzura Union Elementary

• Vallecitos

• Valley Center-Pauma, Warner Unified

• Overview of Strategies

• Goals for School-Based Food Distributions

• Toolkits

Full Report Release: Jan 2018

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Toolkits

• Becoming a Sponsor or Site for Afterschool Meals

• Becoming a Sponsor or Site for Summer Meals

• Starting a Food Distribution at your School

• Written by Feeding San Diego

• Breakfast After the Bell: No Kid Hungry Center for Best Practices

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5 YEAR GOALS: School BreakfastParticipation rate goals

Elementary: 48% 70%

Middle: 31% 45%

High: 32% 40%

Charter: 34% 40%

Overall: 48% 56%

• 37,500 more KIDS eating breakfast each day

• 6.7 MILLION additional meals

• $9.5 MILLION in federal reimbursements

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5 YEAR GOALS: Afterschool Supper

Participation rate goals

Afterschool Supper:

9% 20%

• 26,300 more KIDS eating supper each day

• 4.7 MILLION additional meals

• $15 MILLION in federal reimbursements

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5 YEAR GOALS: Summer Meals

Participation rate goals

Summer Meals:

9% 15%

• 14,000 more KIDS eating summer lunches

• 390,000 additional meals

• $1.4 MILLION in federal reimbursements

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5 YEAR GOALS: Total Meals / New $$

12 MILLION additional meals EACH YEAR

$26M in federal reimbursements EACH YEAR

Estimated annual investment: $500K/year for 5 years.

$2.5M total to bring $26M annually to our region.

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Thank you!

2017 Summer Meals, Oceanside, CA