1. City of Long Beach Department of Parks, Recreation and Marine
Tamalyn Sayre – Summer Food Service Coordinator
City of Long Beach, Community Recreation Services
Big Rec ● Parks & Recreation Sports Office
5001 Deukmejian Drive, Long Beach, CA 90804

2. Summer Food Service Program
City of Long Beach
Summer Food Service Program
Proud Sponsor since 1979.
Offer Summer Food lunches in 32 locations:
North, West and Central areas.
Over 125,000 meals served in 2012.
Summer Food is served at:
Long Beach Parks & Community Centers
Signal Hill Parks
Non-Profit Sites
Serve lunches in a safe and supervised area.

3. Promote Summer Food Service Program
Place large banners at all serving locations.
SFSP is promoted through local television
several times during the summer program.
Long Beach Parks & Recreation website:
Offers dates/locations of program and daily
menus in both English & Spanish.

4. Summer Food Service Program
Organized Activities
Summer Food Service Program
All participating sites are encouraged to promote
recreational & physical activity after meals have
been served.
Youth organized sports, play time, encourage
meeting new friends.

5. Vendor LBUSD Nutrition Services Branch
Summer Food Service Program
Vendor for over 3 decades.
Developed a strong working relationship.
Timely communication.
Common Goal: Offer the needy children in
the City of Long Beach a nutritious and
healthy lunch in a safe and supervised site.

6. Summer Food Service Program
LBUSD – Menu Planning
Summer Food Service Program
Provide a nutritional and healthy lunch.
Review menu.
Present new items.
Serve hot meals…adding deli sandwich 1-4
times monthly.
Example of items served:
Baked chicken tenders
Beef & bean burrito
Fresh fruit

7. Working with LBUSD Promote Routing Communication
Distribute SFSP flyers to school locations close to the serving sites before the program begins.
Routing
Ensure deliveries are met in a timely manner.
Communication
Provide daily contact with the kitchen are made to ensure the daily paperwork has been turned in by the sites/drivers.

8. Summer Food Service Program
Program Success
Summer Food Service Program
Team Approach
Train
Monitor
Communication
Common Goal Make sure the children in the City of Long Beach do not go hungry.