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Libraries Can Help Feed Children This Summer
By Donna DiMichele | April 16, 2014
The following article was originally posted by the IMLS on its UpNext blog.
Libraries and Museums Can Help Feed Children This Summer
By Kristin Caulley, Food and Nutrition Service Program Analyst, USDA
Every summer when school ends, millions of kids and teens are at risk of going hungry because they no longer have access to the free or reduced-price meals they received when they were in school. The USDA has created the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) to cover this summer meal gap. However, SFSP is one of the most underutilized government programs, with only about 16 percent of eligible kids participating. This is why the USDA is reaching out to libraries and museums.
You, as a museum or library, can get involved in so many ways. USDA Food and Nutrition Service is hosting two webinars for the Institute of Museum and Library Services to talk about ways that you can get involved in the Summer Food Service Program.
Join the webinars to learn all about the program and how fun it is to get involved.
How Libraries Can Get Involved in Summer Meals – April 25 at 2:00PM-3:00PM EST
Ways That Museums Can Help Feed Children This Summer – April 30 at 2:00PM-3:00PM EST
Register for webinars: www.surveymonkey.com/s/IMLSSummerMeals
For more information about SFSP please visit: www.fns.usda.gov/sfsp
If you have any questions please contact:
Kristin Caulley
FNS Program Analyst
703-305-2295
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