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Help Feed Hungry Kids this Summer! Learn More on March 29th

March 28, 2011 at 1:43 PM ET by Max Finberg
Summary: 
Learn more about how your organization or congregation can get free meals to help feed hungry kids in your community this summer.
Spring has only started, but it is already time to start thinking about the summer.   Each summer, 22.3 million students are at risk of going hungry when the school year ends and school lunches are no longer available. For many children, school meals are the only complete and nutritious meals they eat, and in the summer they go without. 

We want to make sure that no child in the U.S. goes to bed hungry, whether school is in session or out.  We can only do that with the help of faith-based and community organizations.  Organizations can get free meals for kids this summer by being a site or sponsor in the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP).  SFSP is a federally funded program administered by states that reimburses organizations for meals served to children during the summer.   

On Tuesday March 29th, from 3pm to 4pm Eastern DaylightTime, USDA’s Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, in partnership with USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service, will be hosting a one-hour webinar targeted towards faith-based organizations.  Our hope is that congregations and community organizations will join us to learn how this program can help them get free food to feed kids in their communities.

Register for this free webinar now.  This session will be available via Microsoft Office LiveMeeting (Webinar).  You will need access to a phone line and a computer with internet access for this webinar.  Further information will be forthcoming to registered participants.  You must register to receive additional information.
 
Additional information on the Summer Food Service Program can be found on the USDA Food and Nutrition Service Website, and more on the webinars under the link for “free webinars”: www.summerfood.usda.gov.  If you have further questions, you can contact Emily Buckham Buday at the Food and Nutrition Service at Emily.buckham@fns.usda.gov or the USDA Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships at collaborate@usda.gov.  

We hope that your organization can join us next week to learn how we can prevent children from going hungry in the summer months.    
 
Max Finberg is the Director of the USDA Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships