{"id":13032,"date":"2025-01-24T19:53:28","date_gmt":"2025-01-24T19:53:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/state.nokidhungry.org\/tennessee\/?p=13032"},"modified":"2025-04-28T16:55:30","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T16:55:30","slug":"no-kid-hungry-tennessees-rural-non-congregate-resource-roundup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/state.nokidhungry.org\/tennessee\/2025\/01\/24\/no-kid-hungry-tennessees-rural-non-congregate-resource-roundup\/","title":{"rendered":"No Kid Hungry Tennessee\u2019s Rural Non-Congregate Resource Roundup"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"13032\" class=\"elementor elementor-13032\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-40fecf50 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"40fecf50\" 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-1b5f046f\" data-id=\"1b5f046f\" 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-157038c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"157038c\" 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\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86d29df elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"86d29df\" 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\">It may still be winter, but at No Kid Hungry <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tennessee<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, we\u2019re thinking of summer meals all year long. For kids who rely on school breakfast, lunch, and afterschool meals, summer can be the hungriest time of year. Fortunately, schools and community organizations across <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tennessee&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">are taking care of kids through summer meals programs, and making sure they get the healthy food they need.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">No Kid Hungry <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tennessee<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> 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.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rural Non-Congregate Meals Resources<\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68c1fcf elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"68c1fcf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1091\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1091\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Planning Resources<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1091\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1091\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/bestpractices.nokidhungry.org\/resource\/proactive-planning-summer-meals-sponsors\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Proactive Planning for Summer Meals Sponsors<\/span><\/a><\/li><li style=\"list-style-type: none\"><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This year-round planning calendar is designed to support a program planning and implementation timeline that maximizes sponsor capacity to operate a sustainable summer meals program.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bestpractices.nokidhungry.org\/resource\/are-mobile-meals-right-your-community\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Are Mobile Meals Right for Your Community?<\/span><\/a><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This resource will help you make a preliminary assessment to determine community need and organizational capacity for a mobile meals solution in your community.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bestpractices.nokidhungry.org\/index.php\/resource\/slide-deck-and-recording-maximizing-resources-financial-strategies-and-staffing-solutions\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Maximizing Resources: Financial Strategies and Staffing Solutions For Non-Congregate Summer Meals<\/span><\/a><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Delve into effective strategies for optimizing budgets, leveraging community partnerships, and staffing solutions to ensure seamless operations and maximum impact in feeding children during the summer months.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bestpractices.nokidhungry.org\/resource\/expanding-programmatic-reach-through-freeze-and-thaw-meal-programs\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Expanding Programmatic Reach Through Freeze and Thaw Meal Programs<\/span><\/a><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This resource will explain how to start your own freeze and thaw program and tips and tricks to make it successful.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1092\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1092\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-plus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-minus\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Implementation Resources<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1092\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1092\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/bestpractices.nokidhungry.org\/resource\/rural-non-congregate-understanding-caregiver-experience\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rural Non-Congregate Summer Meal Programs: Understanding the Caregiver Experience<\/span><\/a><\/li><li style=\"list-style-type: none\"><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">No Kid Hungry conducted site observations at three different sites, each of which operated a different non-congregate model (grab-and-go, mobile meals, and delivery). Interviews with caregivers surfaced many recommendations for participant-centered summer non-congregate meal programs.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bestpractices.nokidhungry.org\/resource\/benefits-hiring-student-workers-summer-non-congregate-programs\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Benefits of Hiring Student Workers in Summer Non-Congregate Programs<\/span><\/a><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">No Kid Hungry awarded five summer non-congregate meal sponsors across the country funding to hire high school and college student workers for their summer 2024 operations. The sponsors utilized these workers to prep, pack, and distribute meals; survey families in person during pick-up; develop online surveys; create marketing materials; and help manage operations.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bestpractices.nokidhungry.org\/index.php\/resource\/slide-deck-and-recording-fueling-participation-boost-engagement-your-non-congregate-summer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Fueling Participation: Boost Engagement In Your Non-Congregate Summer Meals Program Through Marketing and Promotion<\/span><\/a><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Elevate your summer meal program&#8217;s reach and impact by watching our webinar! Gain invaluable insights into targeted marketing techniques designed to drive increased participation and ensure no child goes hungry during the summer break. From tailored outreach to social media utilization and community engagement, learn how to effectively promote your program and make a lasting difference in your community.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bestpractices.nokidhungry.org\/resource\/evaluating-and-incorporating-feedback-your-summer-meals-program-webinar-recording-and\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Evaluating and Incorporating Feedback into Your Summer Meals Program<\/span><\/a><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Learn how three summer meals sponsors incorporate site, community, and kid\u2019s feedback to improve their programs.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b494b72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b494b72\" 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>At No Kid Hungry Tennessee, we are so grateful to our meal sponsors and providers across the state for making sure that kids have access to nutritious meals all summer long. For even more resources to help support your summer meals program, check out our <a style=\"background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/bestpractices.nokidhungry.org\/resources-and-research\">Center for Best Practices Resource Library<\/a>. If you need help implementing a summer meals program, or are looking for guidance or support, fill out our <a style=\"background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSfEWLzy8o9W6IGSxkJiS1X3thYKBdaOzp__bS3hTje3URoycw\/viewform\">inquiry form<\/a> and we\u2019ll be in touch!<\/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>It may still be winter, but at No Kid Hungry Tennessee, we\u2019re thinking of summer meals all year long. 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