No Kid Hungry is committed to ensuring that program sponsors, community partners, 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 New York schools and families.
To access our full national resource library, visit our Center for Best Practices website.
The Importance of School Meals
School meals are essential to student health and academic success, they support the local economy, and they are critical in the new school year as families may continue to struggle financially due to the coronavirus pandemic.
This resource traces the path of the funding that supports school breakfast and lunch from Congress to cafeteria. It also answers common questions that advocates and elected officials have about how the programs work.
Universal Free Meals: Comparing Funding Options to Create Hunger-Free Schools
Compare three options for providing universal free school meals: the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP), Provision 2, and non-pricing.
Free and Reduced Price Meal Application Toolkit
Hunger Solutions New York and No Kid Hungry New York have created this toolkit to help school districts communicate with families about the importance of completing free and reduced-price (F/RP) applications or alternative income forms.
Community Eligibility Provision
The Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) enables eligible schools to serve healthy school meals to all students, at no cost to them. CEP removes the application barriers to receiving free school meals, reduces stigma for participating in the program, eliminates unpaid meal debt… the list goes on!
2020-2021 Back-to-School Meal Service Toolkit
This Back-to-School Meal Service Toolkit has been designed to help you plan for the 2020-2021 school year, as we continue to navigate the coronavirus pandemic. It includes detailed information about current waivers, financial recovery and recommended meal service models.
For those thinking about starting a mobile program, this toolkit provides a thoughtful set of questions to evaluate community need as well as organizational capacity to implement this service model. For those who are already running mobile programs, the toolkit provides detailed guidance, tips and best practices to support your work.
Ending Child Hunger: A Mayor’s Checklist
Use this checklist to learn about the actions you can take as a mayor to end childhood hunger.
FAQs by Educators about School Breakfast
This customizable resource answers those frequently asked questions that School Nutrition Directors and Principals get from educators regarding Breakfast After the Bell.
Breakfast After the Bell Myths
Learn about Breakfast After the Bell (BAB) myths, and the facts that disprove them, with this resource. For example, learn how, despite the misconception, BAB does not cause mess or reduce instructional time.
Innovative Breakfast Delivery Options
Learn how each Breakfast After the Bell model is structured, and the percentage increase your school breakfast program can experience by adopting these models.
Breakfast after the Bell: Pre-Implementation Checklist
Our Pre-Implementation Checklist outlines several steps that can help schools prepare for a Breakfast After the Bell program, such as of providing trainings to key stakeholders, developing an implementation plan, and connecting with other schools to share best practices.
Breakfast after the Bell: Equipment Tips
Determining the equipment needs of your Breakfast After the Bell program can be a daunting process. Let this resource help guide you in choosing what equipment would be useful for whichever Breakfast After the Bell model you choose.
School Breakfast: Healthier Than You Think
Understanding Afterschool Snacks and Meals
Confused about the different options and rules for afterschool nutrition programs? Read this!
How Afterschool Meals Reach Kids
This resource traces the path of the funding that supports afterschool meals from Congress to kids’ plates. It also answers common questions about how the program works.
These tips, like strategies for overcoming teacher resistance and effective scheduling, will help you implement this proven afterschool meals model.
The Umbrella Model Increases Participation in Afterschool Meals
This quick overview and tips will show you how to implement the Umbrella Model in your school.
Three Meals a Day: A Win-Win-Win
This in-depth guide gives you everything you need to replicate the success of schools serving afterschool meals.
Summer Food Service Program Overview
Key facts about the Summer Food Service Program for school districts and community stakeholders considering program sponsorship or other direct involvement in delivery of the program.
An overview of the need for summer meals, basic facts about the program, and ways both individuals and organizations can get involved.
Summer Hunger is Too Expensive to Ignore
In 2015, Share Our Strength collaborated with Deloitte to develop the Summer Nutrition Program Impact Analysis. This short report provides a compelling summary of the findings and the impact of increased access to summer nutrition.
Strategies for Sponsor Retention
This resource provides a timeline with specific actions to help anti-hunger advocates support and retain strong summer meals program sponsors.