{"id":12244,"date":"2023-04-20T15:15:41","date_gmt":"2023-04-20T15:15:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/state.nokidhungry.org\/kentucky\/?p=12244"},"modified":"2023-04-20T15:21:27","modified_gmt":"2023-04-20T15:21:27","slug":"new-expansions-to-summer-meals-in-kentucky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/state.nokidhungry.org\/kentucky\/2023\/04\/20\/new-expansions-to-summer-meals-in-kentucky\/","title":{"rendered":"New Expansions to Summer Meals in Kentucky"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"12244\" class=\"elementor elementor-12244\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0a9ddfa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0a9ddfa\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-05e15f0\" data-id=\"05e15f0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d744d94 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d744d94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"468\" height=\"247\" src=\"https:\/\/state.nokidhungry.org\/kentucky\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/04\/2-2-e1683208456678.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12246\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/state.nokidhungry.org\/kentucky\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/04\/2-2-e1683208456678.png 468w, https:\/\/state.nokidhungry.org\/kentucky\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/04\/2-2-e1683208456678-300x158.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 468px) 100vw, 468px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ab6ac61 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ab6ac61\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-86ba11f\" data-id=\"86ba11f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ce9cb3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ce9cb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">For kids who receive school meals, the summer months can be the hungriest time of year. While summer meal programs were designed to help connect kids with the nutrition they need when schools are closed, they\u2019ve historically reached only a fraction of eligible children.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">But soon that will change. At the end of 2022, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nokidhungry.org\/blog\/big-win-kids-congress-approves-new-funding-summer-meals\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Congress approved a significant investment in how we reach kids with the food they need in the summer<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u2013 an incredible step forward in ending childhood hunger in the U.S and one the most consequential changes to federal nutrition programs in years. These changes will soon go into effect and No Kid Hungry is working hard to ensure eligible schools and communities have the information they need to participate and to help families learn about new summer meal options and additional nutrition assistance available for their kids.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Some of these changes include:\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Grocery benefits for families to buy food in the summer through Summer EBT<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Non-congregate meal options for kids who could benefit from summer meals but can\u2019t access traditional sites<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This month, we want to take the opportunity to illustrate why the need for these new programs is so great, particularly in Kentucky.<\/span><\/p><h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Summer EBT\u00a0<\/span><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">While much of our immediate focus is on non-congregate meal implementation, we also want to highlight the substantial impact that the expansion of Summer EBT, or Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer, will have on children and families. This legislation established Summer EBT as a permanent, nationwide program that provides families with benefits to buy groceries in the summer months when school meals are not widely available.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The program was first piloted in 2010 and has been proven<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/fns-prod.azureedge.us\/sites\/default\/files\/ops\/sebtcfinalreport-summary.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">decrease the number of kids who didn\u2019t always have enough to eat by one-third<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A similar program operated during the pandemic known as Pandemic Electronic Benefits Transfer, or Pandemic EBT, provided <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">over $64 billion benefit dollars to families.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Starting summer of 2024, families whose children qualify for free and reduced-price meals can receive $40 a month on an electronic benefits transfer card that they can use to purchase groceries for their kids during summer months. This benefit will adjust to inflation.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">While Summer EBT will not go into effect until 2024, Summer Pandemic EBT (P-EBT) will be available in Kentucky this summer and provides $120 per child during the summer. School-aged children that receive free or reduced price meals or SNAP should receive these benefits automatically. Make sure families know to submit a school meal application to qualify for Summer P-EBT.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">One of the best ways to feed kids is to ensure their families have the resources they need to buy food. Summer EBT is a big deal for working families, helping to make up for the meals that kids might miss during summer break.<\/span><\/p><h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Non-Congregate Meals in Rural Areas<\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c9b06fc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c9b06fc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7fdfa76\" data-id=\"7fdfa76\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99482c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"99482c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #f26722\"><b>First, what are non-congregate meals?<\/b><\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Non-congregate meal service refers to a meal service model that allows meals to be consumed off-site. Typically, sites that operate non-congregate models operate via grab and go or in some cases, home delivery. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0493b25 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0493b25\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-01c5eb8\" data-id=\"01c5eb8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-484a081 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"484a081\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Historically, the summer meals programs are often one of the most under-utilized child nutrition programs in the country. In fact, 6 out of 7 kids who may have needed summer meals pre-pandemic were missing out. This is primarily due to major barriers that stand in the way of participation:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kids are required to eat their meals on site, but with many parents at work and school buses out of service for the summer, transportation can be impossible;<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In rural areas and the suburbs, kids can live miles away from meal sites;<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Summer storms and extreme heat often close sites.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">During the pandemic, participation soared to levels never before reached, jumping 123% from the previous summer. <\/span><b>This was largely due to the widespread waiver authority that USDA took to allow meal service flexibilities, such as non-congregate meals and multi-day distribution.\u00a0<\/b><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Unfortunately, last summer, without these widespread flexibilities, the number of summer meals served returned back to pre-pandemic levels.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-df311d8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"df311d8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-75b0cfa\" data-id=\"75b0cfa\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b25d6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7b25d6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In Kentucky, the data further illustrates how great the need for non-congregate meals is. Between 2021 and 2022, when most program operators stopped serving meals non-congregately, we saw a <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;color: #f26722\">59% decrease<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> in the number of meals served.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This year,<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fns.usda.gov\/blog\/usda-celebrates-2022-summer-meals-champions-looks-ahead-summer-2023\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> non-congregate meal options are available in rural-designated areas<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">if the state agency opts in to participate. This change offers a transformative opportunity to address transportation challenges facing rural communities head on.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In Kentucky, the Department of Education has opted in to participate in this program and submitted their plan to USDA for approval for this summer!<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">No Kid Hungry Kentucky is thrilled that Kentucky<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">kids will have access to non-congregate meals in rural communities in addition to traditional summer meal operations this summer. As school districts and community sponsors prepare to serve their communities, No Kid Hungry is here to support your efforts in reaching as many children as possible.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-716d03b\" data-id=\"716d03b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4555dd1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4555dd1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/state.nokidhungry.org\/kentucky\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/04\/Total-Summer-Meals-Served-2.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12247\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/state.nokidhungry.org\/kentucky\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/04\/Total-Summer-Meals-Served-2.png 1024w, https:\/\/state.nokidhungry.org\/kentucky\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/04\/Total-Summer-Meals-Served-2-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/state.nokidhungry.org\/kentucky\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/04\/Total-Summer-Meals-Served-2-768x576.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9d64d80 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9d64d80\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5c2a0d0\" data-id=\"5c2a0d0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72cfc32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"72cfc32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Webinars<\/strong><\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bestpractices.nokidhungry.org\/webinars\/spread-word-summer-meals-and-summer-pandemic-ebt-outreach-and-promotion\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Spread the Word: Summer Meals and Summer Pandemic EBT outreach and promotion<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">April 25 @ 3:00PM EDT<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bestpractices.nokidhungry.org\/webinars\/making-most-moment-non-congregate-meal-service-rural-areas\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Making the Most of a Moment: Non-congregate Meal Service in Rural Areas,<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">May 1 @ 2:00pm EDT\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bestpractices.nokidhungry.org\/webinars\/strategies-improve-summer-meals-experience-kids-and-families-0\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Strategies to Improve the Summer Meals Experience for Kids and Families<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">May 23 @ 3:00pm EDT<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Resources<\/strong><\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bestpractices.nokidhungry.org\/resource\/successful-non-congregate-meal-service-models-rural-areas-implementation-guide\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Successful Non-Congregate Meal Service Models for Rural Areas: Implementation Guide<\/span><\/a><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bestpractices.nokidhungry.org\/resource\/grab-go-success-stories-missoula-food-bank-community-center-montana\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Grab &amp; Go Success Stories &#8211; Missoula Food Bank &amp; Community Center, Montana<\/span><\/a><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bestpractices.nokidhungry.org\/resource\/grab-go-success-stories-lowcountry-food-bank-south-carolina\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Grab &amp; Go Success Stories &#8211; Lowcountry Food Bank, South Carolina<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As we look to next summer, USDA will be seeking immediate feedback as they begin the process for writing the \u2018final rule\u2019 for non-congregate meals and Summer EBT which will be the official guidance for state agencies and program operators as they seek to operate the program year after year. Stay tuned for additional opportunities to provide feedback!<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The pandemic highlighted the lasting impact that non-congregate meals and Summer EBT can have in communities across the country. While No Kid Hungry is excited about the opportunity this summer presents in operating non-congregate programs in rural communities, we also recognize that there is still work to be done to ensure this program is reaching as many eligible children as possible so that every child has access to <span style=\"color: #f26722\">3 meals a day, 365 days a year<\/span>. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For kids who receive school meals, the summer months can be the hungriest time of year. 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