tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90851686127293456712023-11-16T07:47:23.951-05:00Foodshare: A Movement to Solve HungerUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2488125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9085168612729345671.post-79692453766434929262017-12-06T09:00:00.000-05:002017-12-13T11:04:36.688-05:00Three Ways To Reduce Childhood Food InsecurityNew research, using simulation modeling, identifies three policies that ensure young children have reliable access to food.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoUnvBMrlR8NU_Y3DU4b8Obk6skTrNtWRtYRllIlONtnIYz4KtxRromHjPV3vRQcreNPqJ90EGCdO8LtPW9KGJKTTaXk02TUg9xcCR2hQOKSn3I9n3nqlO-ey7a8F4c1QngECKQ9KSW8I/s1600/Summer+meals+photo.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="519" data-original-width="808" height="205" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoUnvBMrlR8NU_Y3DU4b8Obk6skTrNtWRtYRllIlONtnIYz4KtxRromHjPV3vRQcreNPqJ90EGCdO8LtPW9KGJKTTaXk02TUg9xcCR2hQOKSn3I9n3nqlO-ey7a8F4c1QngECKQ9KSW8I/s320/Summer+meals+photo.png" width="320" /></a>● Increasing SNAP benefits by basing benefit calculations on the Low Cost Food Plan (vs. the Thrifty Food Plan), gives participant families with children 8% more food purchasing power, and helps 5.31% of food-insecure people in those families to become food secure.<br />
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● Increasing WIC age-eligibility from age 5 to 6, increases the food purchasing power of 1.47% of newly eligible 5-year-olds’ families, helping them to become food secure.<br />
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● Maintaining the current Community Eligibility Program (CEP) criteria (>40% poverty rate) in the National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs, assures that the food purchasing power of 3.17% and 3.77% of families with children who participate in free and reduced-price meals, respectively, shift into higher income-to-poverty-ratio categories. Consequently, 3.23% of food-insecure School Meals participants’ families became fully food secure.<br />
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Source: Children’s Health Policy, 11/16/17, <a href="http://childrenshealthwatch.org/can-food-insecurity-be-reduced-in-the-united-states-by-improving-snap-wic-and-the-community-eligibility-provision/" target="_blank">Reducing Food Insecurity</a><br />
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Responding to the continued problem of food insecurity throughout Connecticut, members of <a href="https://www.council4.org/clerical-local-318-state-employees" target="_blank">AFSCME Local 318</a>, representing more than 600 state administrative and clerical workers in central Connecticut, have donated $500 to Foodshare. <br /> “As state employees and union members, we are blessed to have decent, family-supporting jobs,” said Local 318 President Robert Augusta, who works for the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DHMHAS). “We want to give back to the community in a meaningful way. Donating to Foodshare is a way to help the countless working people in our state who don’t always know where there next meal is coming from.” <i><br /> </i><br />
Augusta and fellow Local 318 Executive Board Members, Patricia Davis, Jennifer Pelletier, Rose Phillips, Anthony Ruggiero and Valencia Johnson presented the donation to Al Marino, Foodshare’s Corporate and Community Giving Manager.<br /> “We applaud the public service workers from AFSCME Local 318 for their generous contribution to our cause,” Marino said. “There are currently 127,000 people living in Hartford and Tolland counties who are food insecure. Every dollar donated provides two-and-half meals to individuals and families in need.”<i><br /> </i><br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9085168612729345671.post-1572263863262825732017-12-04T10:29:00.000-05:002017-12-04T10:29:35.051-05:00SNAP Helps Adult College StudentsCost is the main barrier facing many adults who pursue postsecondary credentials. Unmet need--the gap between expenses and what adult students can pay--averages roughly $8,000 for the lowest-income students. Providing such students access to public benefits — like subsidized child care, SNAP, Medicaid, and TANF— can reduce unmet need, decrease debt levels, increase financial stability and help students care for their families.<br />
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In an effort to make it easier for states to align these policies, six federal departments released an interagency letter, “Aligning Federal Supports and Program Delivery for College Completion,” that highlighted how those who are receiving SNAP or other benefits can benefit from federal financial aid for college. SNAP, for example, has complex rules for students attending postsecondary education and training more than part-time, but states can define whether low-income students enrolled in college or certain occupational programs more than part-time qualify. In addition, some low-income students receiving federal or state work-study funds are eligible for SNAP. <br /><br />Source: <i>Center for Law & Social Policy, 11/22/17</i>, <a href="https://www.clasp.org/blog/beyond-financial-aid-helping-adult-students-cost-college">SNAP Helps College Students</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9085168612729345671.post-14772394433199306562017-12-01T10:07:00.000-05:002017-12-01T10:07:49.182-05:00Hunger Action Team Celebrates 3 year Anniversary <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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“A little over three years ago, Stephanie Haines, who is the Minister of Mission and Faith Formation at Gilead Congregational Church, reached out to Beatrice Maslowski, a community network builder at Foodshare.<br />
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The result was the formation of a Hunger Action Team (HAT) serving the towns of Hebron, Andover, Marlborough, and Columbia, a group that celebrated a 3-year anniversary - and a list of impressive accomplishments - recently.”<br />
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<i>Source: Hartford Courant, 12/1/17,<a href="http://www.courant.com/community/hebron/hc-hc-cr-hebron-local-hat-marks-three-years-1130-20171128-story.html" target="_blank"> </a></i><a href="http://www.courant.com/community/hebron/hc-hc-cr-hebron-local-hat-marks-three-years-1130-20171128-story.html" target="_blank">Local Hunger Action Team Marks Anniversary, Success</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9085168612729345671.post-19239034232955424672017-11-13T14:47:00.000-05:002017-12-01T10:14:43.156-05:00Turkey Prices Down This Year <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Thanksgiving season often marks the low point for the retail markup for whole turkeys. This year, low wholesale prices are likely a good sign for price-conscious consumers.<br />
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The average price for a whole frozen hen in August was just under 97 cents per pound, 3% below January and 19% below August 2016. As of the fourth week of September, prices had fallen farther to 96 cents. The last time wholesale prices were below $1 per pound as late as September was in 2010.<br />
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Source: USDA, 11/6/17, <a href="https://www.ers.usda.gov/amber-waves/2017/november/low-wholesale-turkey-prices-in-2017-should-translate-to-lower-costs-for-consumers-this-thanksgiving/" target="_blank">Turkey Prices </a><br />
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With turkey prices down this year, please consider purchasing a turkey (or several) and donating them to Foodshare!<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9085168612729345671.post-3754158081283807372017-11-09T14:26:00.000-05:002017-11-09T14:29:40.110-05:00A Hawk Is Rescued<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB-IfXHQDz3-l9bxhA5OOSL42VV1ljNGR2GfWiy82MFITlvZNR4Ts7Jv9lRjDEY39ivljUS787Y8dZdOyWp8HmDfjhg1CrSLceWeuY8fUfLJi1p_EKutMff3u-Ai9ACMQg8iNQFVLeZCA/s1600/bird+051.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB-IfXHQDz3-l9bxhA5OOSL42VV1ljNGR2GfWiy82MFITlvZNR4Ts7Jv9lRjDEY39ivljUS787Y8dZdOyWp8HmDfjhg1CrSLceWeuY8fUfLJi1p_EKutMff3u-Ai9ACMQg8iNQFVLeZCA/s320/bird+051.JPG" width="320" /></a>Foodshare had an interesting visitor on Monday morning. A hawk flew into the truck garage portion of our warehouse and couldn’t figure out how to get out.<br />
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Our helpful friends at the <a href="http://www.roaringbrook.org/" target="_blank">Roaring Brook Nature Center </a>in Canton came out to help and identified her as a young, female Cooper’s hawk but had no luck coaxing her out -- so the hawk stayed overnight until Tuesday.<br />
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On Tuesday, with help from Nick Watson, a wildlife relocation expert, along with some Foodshare staff, we were finally able to direct her back outside where she belongs.<br />
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A happy ending!<br />
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What is the best way to screen for food insecurity? The 18-item U.S. Food Security Scale (USFSS) is the gold standard, according to a recent editorial in the American Journal of Public Health. The tool was developed after five years of extensive testing, consultation, and expert review. Its length, however, makes its use in most clinical settings impractical.<br />
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The first two questions in the USFSS, commonly known as the Hunger Vital Sign, ask how often within the past 12 months “we worried whether our food would run out before we got money to buy more,” and “the food we bought just didn’t last and we didn’t have money to get more.” Recent research has shown the Hunger Vital Sign to be both a sensitive and specific tool, and thus reliable is ascertaining whether a patient is food insecure, but only if the screener asks both questions and gives the patient 3 response options: “often true, sometimes true, or never true.”<br />
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Source: <i>Children’s Health Watch</i>, 11/2/17, <a href="http://childrenshealthwatch.org/screening-for-food-insecurity-short-term-alleviation-and-long-term-prevention-2/" target="_blank">Food Insecurity Screening</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9085168612729345671.post-44454132832513738162017-10-27T09:55:00.004-04:002017-10-27T09:55:46.899-04:00Access To Grocery Stores Affects Food Shopping & SpendingResearchers believe that poor access to stores that sell a wide range of healthy and affordable foods results in poorer diet and diet-related health problems. Six percent (6%) of American households lack of access to supermarkets, which may mean that they rely more heavily on convenience stores or fast-food restaurants. A new USDA survey of how the local food environment influences where households get food and how much of their food budget is spent at various types of retailers reveals:<br />
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● 77% low-access households shopped at supermarket, superstore, large grocery store, or warehouse store compared to 87% percent for households with sufficient access.<br />
● Low-access households spend almost the same percentage of their weekly food expenditures at large stores as households with sufficient access.<br />
● Low-access households are less likely to buy food at a restaurant than households with sufficient access (69.5% compared with 85.8%) and spend less than half as much per person as households with sufficient access ($9.90 compared to $19.56).<br />
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Source: USDA, 10/17, <a href="https://www.ers.usda.gov/webdocs/publications/85442/eib180_summary.pdf?v=43024" target="_blank">Grocery Store Access</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9085168612729345671.post-83901829675226508462017-10-19T10:35:00.000-04:002017-10-19T10:35:44.957-04:002017 Fall Newsletter<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9085168612729345671.post-45063469907969226012017-10-18T13:00:00.001-04:002017-10-19T10:09:22.826-04:0023rd Annual HOG Turkey Run Please join us on <b>Sunday, October 29th </b>for the <b>23rd Annual HOG Turkey Run</b> sponsored by the <a href="http://www.harley-davidson.com/content/h-d/en_US/home/owners/hog/local-chapters.html" target="_blank"><b>Hartford Harley Owners Group (HOG)</b></a> and <b><a href="http://www.gengrasharley-davidson.com/" target="_blank">Gengras Harley Davidson</a>!</b><br />
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This innovative turkey drive will kick-off our <b>2017 Turkey and Thirty Campaign</b>. Interested riders can register at Gengras Harley Davidson in East Hartford from 10-11:45 am. At 12:00 pm police will escort all riders from Gengras Harley Davidson to Foodshare in Bloomfield followed by lunch at <a href="http://www.salutehartford.com/" target="_blank"><b>Salute</b></a>. The cost is one frozen turkey per person or $30 per bike. All checks should be made out to Foodshare.<br />
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Thanks to government programs, the child poverty rate fell to a record low of 15.6% in 2016, a little more than half its 1967 level of 28.4%. Data incorporating the Supplemental Poverty Measure (which counts the income that the SNAP, rental subsidies, and other federal non-cash benefits and tax credits provide) show that the drop is largely attributable to safety net programs, particularly SNAP and refundable tax credits for earned income and child care.<br />
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This improvement has benefited all demographic groups. Between 1991 and 2016, SPM poverty rates among black, Hispanic, and non-Hispanic white children were all cut roughly in half. When poverty is measured without counting safety net income, child poverty is only modestly lower than it was in the 1960s.<br />
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This finding is important because it suggests that food security status tracks closely with health. For example, the predicted probability of hypertension for low-income working-age adults living in a household experiencing very low food security was 10.5 percentage points higher than for those in high food-secure households, while in low-income households with marginal and low food-security, the predicted probability of hypertension was 3.5 and 5.4 percentage points, respectively, higher than in high food-secure households. Second, researchers found similar differences for all of the health conditions they examined—hypertension, coronary heart disease, hepatitis, stroke, cancer, asthma, diabetes, arthritis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and kidney disease. In all cases, the likelihood of having the particular health condition increased as household food security worsened. <br /><br />Source: USDA, 10/2/17, <a href="https://www.ers.usda.gov/amber-waves/2017/october/adults-in-households-with-more-severe-food-insecurity-are-more-likely-to-have-a-chronic-disease/">Food Insecurity & Chronic Disease</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9085168612729345671.post-38510654844527130742017-10-10T08:00:00.000-04:002017-10-10T08:00:16.634-04:00SNAP May Be Best Path To Seniors' Health A recent study demonstrated that access to SNAP results in fewer hospital and nursing home admissions. Researchers studied the entire population of 69,000 Maryland seniors who are on both Medicaid and Medicare (known as “dual eligibles”).<br />
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A special thank you to <b>Manchester Community College Culinary Arts Center</b> for once again hosting this amazing event!<br />
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<a href="http://www.emptybowls.net/" target="_blank">Empty Bowls</a> is an international grassroots effort to fight hunger. Potters and other craftspeople work with the community to create handcrafted bowls and guests are invited to a simple meal of soup and bread. In exchange for a cash donation, guests will get to keep the handcrafted bowl as a reminder of all the empty bowls in the world.<br />
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Enrollment in SNAP may be associated with lower health spending, a new study suggests. Researchers examined data on health spending for U.S. adults who were eligible for SNAP, including 1,889 people who were SNAP participants and 2,558 who were not. Overall, the study found, SNAP participation was associated with about $1,400 less in average annual health care costs for each low-income adult.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9085168612729345671.post-8545366872331003542017-09-27T09:25:00.000-04:002017-09-27T10:14:04.006-04:00DC’s Largest Food Bank Cuts Junk Food By 84%<br /><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">A year ago, Washington D.C.’s Capital Area Food Bank decided to turn away junk food. From soda to chips, the CAFB has reduced the junk food it supplies to its 444 nonprofit partners, including soup kitchens and food pantries, by 84%. Nearly half of the people receiving CAFB meals have high blood pressure, nearly a quarter have diabetes, or they live with someone who suffers from those illnesses. </span></span><br />
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Would you like to travel and support Foodshare? On <b>Wednesday, October 25th </b>at <b>6pm</b>, Jim D & Ann Marie of <b>JAM Travel Planners, LLC</b> will be hosting a meeting to promote thier new travel club, <b><i>Travel for Good</i> </b>. <br />
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HATS saw the need to promote the meal sites and strategized how to get them out on the curbs where meals were being served.<br />
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When signs were available from other sources we used them, when they were not we funded Partnership Program awards or paid the cost for signs, knowing that kids would benefit greatly and the program would thrive.<br />
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This year’s signs topped all – big, bright and beautiful orange signs graced more than 100 entrances to meals across our region.. When our friends at Budget Printers heard what we were doing they <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">generously </b>donated a large part of the cost. Hats off to Budget Printers,1718 Park Street in Hartford for showing such great community spirit!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">Increasing signage was just one of the ways Foodshare has promoted the Summer Meals program. Stay tuned for information about our <b>Expect More Healthy Kids</b> events and Championship coming soon! </span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9085168612729345671.post-76857507977440520382017-09-07T09:22:00.000-04:002017-09-07T09:22:42.418-04:00September 16th Benefit Dance On <b>Saturday, September 16th</b>, <b>Turnabout</b>, a local Rock n' Roll Band will be sponsoring a benefit dance in support of Foodshare. Doors open at <b>7:00pm</b>. We hope to see you there!<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9085168612729345671.post-28049801528410715552017-09-06T14:38:00.000-04:002017-09-06T16:14:53.398-04:00Welcome Reception for Jason JakubowskiPlease join us on <b>Thursday, September 14th</b> for a welcome reception for our new President & CEO, Jason Jakubowski.<br />
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Join us this Hunger Action Month for the <b>Hungry for Change</b> statewide conference! This inspiring and informative morning will provide an opportunity to connect with others, discuss the current state of hunger in Connecticut, and share ideas about collaborative action as we work toward a common agenda.</div>
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<b>When:</b> Wednesday, September 20 from 8:00 am to 12:30 pm.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9085168612729345671.post-48206759448986111662017-08-28T15:05:00.001-04:002017-08-28T15:05:21.241-04:00Dining For a Cause<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Looking to support Foodshare and enjoy a night out with family and friends? <br /><br />This <b>Wednesday, August 30</b> <a href="https://www.99restaurants.com/">Ninety Nine Restaurants </a>will partner with <a href="http://www.harley-davidson.com/content/h-d/en_US/home/owners/hog/local-chapters.html">The Hartford Harley Owner’s Group (HOG)</a> to host <b>“Dining for a Cause”</b> in support of our hungry neighbors. 15% of each guest’s check will be donated to Foodshare. Guests must print and present the voucher (see below) to their server at the restaurant’s Glastonbury location.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9085168612729345671.post-789461441363117352017-08-25T12:30:00.000-04:002017-08-25T12:30:03.889-04:00Healthy Food DonationOver 50 pounds of chayote (aka cho-cho) was donated to Foodshare and in less than 15 minutes it was on its way to the food pantry at Charity SDA Church in East Hartford. Beulah Gayle picked up the two cases of fresh fruit as part of her weekly pickup at Foodshare.<br /><br />Chayote is rich in amino acids, a good source of vitamin C and folate, and is low fat. It can be eaten raw or cooked. It can be added to soups and salads or stretching a meat dish. In short, it’s a versatile healthy food that not enough people know about.<br /><br />Next time you are looking for healthy foods to eat and donate – think Chayote.<b> </b><br />
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<b> Foodshare encourages healthy food donations such as Chayote.</b></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beluah Gaye (left) to distribute fresh chayote at the Charity SDA Church Food Pantry in East Hartford; and Jim Palma (right) donated the fresh chayote to Foodshare. </td></tr>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9085168612729345671.post-33255129730184876862017-08-25T10:37:00.000-04:002017-08-25T10:37:05.855-04:00Summer Meal Champions!<br />
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<span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif;">On a rainy Saturday morning in August, thirty-one kids from five towns made their way to Parker Memorial Community Center in Hartford for the <b>Expect More Healthy Kids</b> Championship Event. On the line were awesome prizes: a Minion’s bike, an electric scooter, a Fitbit, and gift cards to Toys R Us and Target. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif;">Leading up to this event, more than 250 children competed each week in July to earn ribbons and an invitation to the final competition. From the kid’s perspective, it was fun and games. But Foodshare had a serious reason behind it -- getting the word out about free summer meals in our region. </span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuqMD-zmNhje2IGnBZSLEdQlOmH8kAGR-R0v9Ci5dPWRYme2NWI-y_LIi8U6pcWswN93JrJbE8QJBiu1VJuzhy4r2TypAsXrYWzUOdyk-96HupqBQ3nGf55iPJiBTYsRslPkCSl6fVKYA/s1600/DSC_0034.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1121" data-original-width="1600" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuqMD-zmNhje2IGnBZSLEdQlOmH8kAGR-R0v9Ci5dPWRYme2NWI-y_LIi8U6pcWswN93JrJbE8QJBiu1VJuzhy4r2TypAsXrYWzUOdyk-96HupqBQ3nGf55iPJiBTYsRslPkCSl6fVKYA/s320/DSC_0034.JPG" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif;">Why does Foodshare care about a federal program like summer meals? We realize that the 11.5 million meals we provide at pantries, shelters and community kitchens are only one part of the equation. To keep Connecticut kids strong, we need strong programs in place like school meals and summer meals. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif;">The USDA Summer Meals Program began as an extension of the school lunch program in 1968, yet it is still the ‘best kept secret’ in child nutrition programs. Few parents know that there are free meals for kids at 600 locations across Connecticut -- less than 25 percent of kids who receive a free or reduced cost lunch at school will get a summer meal!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif;">So while the kids enjoyed fun activities – field games, basketball, and <a href="http://www.milb.com/index.jsp?sid=t538"><b>Yard Goats</b></a> baseball - we were asking them to go back to friends and family as ‘ambassadors’ for the free meals at their summer programs. A week of nutrition education rounded the activities out, with the help of the <b><a href="http://www.snap4ct.org/">SNAP4CT</a> </b>staff who taught basic “My Plate” rules for healthy eating during relay races. <a href="http://fox61.com/"><b>Fox61</b></a> and <a href="http://theriver1059.iheart.com/featured/community-access/"><b>iHeart Radio</b></a> provided a media spotlight to get the word out. <a href="https://www.panerabread.com/en-us/home.html"><b>Panera </b></a>provided delicious sandwiches for competitors and their families at the championship, and donations to Foodshare from their new delivery program. <a href="https://stopandshop.com/"><b>Stop & Shop</b></a> provided the funding for us to do this important outreach. It was truly a team effort and we can <b>Expect More Healthy Kids</b> as a result. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "segoe ui" , sans-serif;">Foodshare thanks all of our partners and special thanks to the <a href="http://dfcyr.hartford.gov/"><b>City of Hartford Department of Families, Children, Youth and Recreation</b></a> who graciously facilitated activities on two sites and provided the Championship venue. Thanks to Fox61 morning anchor Tim Lammers for acting as master of ceremonies, a passionate advocate for Connecticut kids! </span></div>
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