RESOURCES

No Kid Hungry is committed to ensuring that program sponsors, community organizations, and advocates have the resources and tools they need to ensure all kids have the food they need to thrive. We’ve highlighted several current resources below, including resources specifically for Michigan schools and families. 

To access our full national resource library, visit our Center for Best Practices website. 

Center for Best Practices

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  • No Kid Hungry MI CEP Resources
    Find resources on how to apply for, implement, and maximize CEP in your district.
  • No Kid Hungry MI Quarterly Checklists
    These quarterly checklists are designed for meal program operators to be used as tools to keep track of monthly Michigan Department of Education (MDE) regulatory tasks as well as provide reminders about training opportunities and upcoming events. These checklists will help organize mandatory tasks each month and help to remind program operators what a huge impact they have on students every day.
  • No Kid Hungry MI Culinary Corner
    Resources for FNS Directors and staff to learn and implement fundamental cooking skills and knowledge into their programs, including knife skills, recipe demonstrations, and food safety.
  • No Kid Hungry MI Meal Application and Household Information Report Communications Toolkit
    No Kid Hungry Michigan has created an English and Spanish School Meals Application and Education Benefits Form Toolkit to support school districts in communicating with families about the importance of completing School Meals Applications or Education Benefits Forms (for CEP Schools) for the 2023-2024 school year.
  • School Meals Marketing Toolkit Marketing is one of the most effective tools for increasing participation in school meals. This toolkit was created to help you get the word out to students and families about school meals and includes both ready to use and customizable assets to help you quickly and easily communicate with students and families through social media, newsletters, flyers and more.
  • Michigan Summer Meals Outreach Toolkit
    This toolkit was created to help you get the word out to families about Meet Up and Eat Up meals available for kids this summer. You will find a variety of ready to use and customizable materials—in both English and Spanish—to help you quickly and easily communicate with families, including social media images, sample social media posts, postcards and more.
  • Averaged Area Eligibility Map
    This map can show you whether your summer meal site or day care home is in an area eligible location based on the USDA Food and Nutrition Service’s averaging policy.
  • Tips for Staffing Summer Meals Programs
    No Kid Hungry gathered advice from summer nutrition heroes who have found innovative ways to ensure that their programs stay afloat in the summertime with passionate and dedicated staff. 
  • SNAP Outreach Toolkit for Schools

    The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits qualifying households to purchase nutritious food using an electronic card that functions like an ATM card accepted at most grocery stores and farmers’ markets. SNAP can help families weather financial hardship and ensure access to healthy food.

    As trusted messengers, schools and community organizations are an important source of information for families. This toolkit includes sample SNAP outreach materials in English, Spanish, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Tagalog, and Vietnamese that can be customized with the local details and specifics that best serve your community.