Nebraska Summer Meals for Kids: Help Fight Child Hunger in your Community
Join Nebraska Appleseed, the Nebraska Department of Education, and Fairbury Public Schools for a webinar to learn more about how Summer meals can prevent child hunger in your community!
The Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) provides children a way to get free meals over the summer when school is out. Over 58 communities already participate but more are eligible! Join this webinar to learn more about child hunger in your community and how the SFSP can make a difference.
This webinar will include data on child hunger in Nebraska, information about SFSP, a tour of a local SFSP site, and Q&A with program administrators.
Join us July 24 at 12 pm CT.
Summer Meals Texting Hotline
Families can text FOOD or COMIDA to 304-304 to find a site with meals for kids closest to them when school is out. New this summer, families can also use WhatsApp to find free summer meals – visit NoKidHungry.org/WhatsApp to learn more. This toolkit includes a range of ready-made promotional materials to help publicize summer meals in your community.
Nebraska Summer Meals Outreach Toolkit
Check out the Nebraska outreach toolkit for SFSP Sponsors! Find resources to spread the word about your program in English and Spanish including the No Kid Hungry summer texting line.
No Kid Hungry Nebraska is committed to supporting families and summer meals providers, and we have a number of resources available to make sure kids have access to the food they need to thrive.
Feeding a Crowd: Tips for Congregate Meal Service
This resource provides strategies to make congregate meal service easier for site staff and improve the experience for children and families. Use the strategies outlined to create a welcoming and fun environment and also tips for training and communicating program requirements to site staff and families.
Promoting Your Summer Meals Program: Tips, Tricks, and Strategies to Spread the Word
Raising awareness about your summer meals program is key to ensuring children and families have access to meals all summer long. Whether you are a sponsor, site, or advocate, you have a role in spreading the word about summer meals.
At No Kid Hungry Nebraska, we are so grateful to our meal sponsors and providers across the state for making sure that Nebraska kids have access to nutritious meals all summer long.