1. Oregon Department of Education Child Nutrition Programs
Nourishing Minds
Oregon Department of Education
Child Nutrition Programs

2. Topics Breakfast After the Bell
At-Risk Afterschool Meals and Snacks Program
Summer Food Service Program

3. Breakfast Breakfast Boosters!
Increasing School Breakfast Participation in Oregon
Breakfast Boosters!

4. Hunger in Oregon
Source: Map the Meal Gap, Feeding America

5. Breakfast Boosters!
Source: Map the Meal Gap, Feeding America
Marcella Miller, Crista Hawkins, and Jessica Visinski

6. Decreased Concentration Social & Behavioral Impairments
Impact of Hunger
More Frequently Sick
Decreased Concentration
Social & Behavioral Impairments
Less Energy
Chronic Stress

7. What’s your answer?? Test Time
Mrs. Hilt bought four strings of holiday garland that were 12 feet long. She needs 45 feet of garland to string on her post. Does she have enough garland? If not, how much extra does she need? If so, how much extra does she have?
What’s your answer??

8. Academic and Cognitive Performance Attendance and Behavior
Whole School Benefits
Academic and Cognitive Performance
Attendance and Behavior
Health and Nutrition

9. State of Breakfast in Oregon
Percent of schools that have a breakfast program
Average Daily Participation in Oregon
Percent of all enrolled kids eat breakfast
Percent of kids eligible for F&R meals eat breakfast
95%
138,250
24%
37%

10. 2015 Food Service Director Survey
Barriers to Participation
2015 Food Service Director Survey
Student Participation Barriers
SBP Challenges
Challenge
Funding
19%
Labor
16%
Lack of teacher support
15%
Other
14%
Lack of administrative support
13%
Cafeteria size or layout
12%
Reimbursement amount 9%
Custodial issues
Menu 8%
Food Service equipment needs 6%
Lack of parent support
Budgeting
Challenge
Time allowed for eating
19%
Bus schedules
16%
Students prefer to be outside
15%
Supervision of students
14%
Lack of administrative support
13%
Cafeteria size or layout
12%
Reimbursement amount 9%
Custodial issues
Menu 8%
Food Service equipment needs 6%
Lack of parent support
Budgeting
Breakfast Boosters!

11. Strategies to Boost Participation
Breakfast in the Classroom in Oregon

12. Alternative Breakfast Models
Schools reach 88% participation on average
BREAKFAST IN THE CLASSROOM
Schools reach 90% participation on average
UNIVERSAL BREAKFAST IN THE CLASSROOM
Schools reach 63% participation on average
GRAB AND GO
SECOND CHANCE BREAKFAST
Schools reach 70% participation on average
Source: No Kid Hungry

13. Inventory for Making Changes
Getting Stakeholder Buy-in
School Boards
Superintendents
Principles
Teachers
Custodians
Families
Students
General Public
Environmental Change
School schedule
Meal service location and logistics
Classroom routines
Policies
Resources
Food service equipment
POS or tracking systems
Marketing materials
Models and guides
Other CN professionals
Staffing
Training

14. HB 2846 “Breakfast after the Bell Bill”
How It Works
Clarifies that 15 minutes of breakfast after the bell can be used as instructional time
How Teachers Use It
Take roll
Classroom announcements
Review and collect homework
Nutrition lessons

15. Success Stories Al Kennedy Alternative High School
CEP
Breakfast in the classroom
Increased by 158%
Woodburn High School
Second chance breakfast
Up 100% from last year
Baker High School
Second chance breakfast – two locations
ADP increased by 70 kids

16. How ODE CNP Can Help Breakfast in the Classroom Manual Training
Best Practices

17. Resources Fuel Up to Play 60 School and District Grants
State Wellness Awards
Fuel Up to Play 60 Equipment Grants
USDA Equipment Grants
Action for Healthy Kids

18. Let’s Do Breakfast, Oregon!
Strategies
Share data about the number of eligible Oregon students who are missing school breakfast.
Grow awareness of the School Breakfast Program as an effective tool for combating child hunger.
Provide outreach and assistance to schools in reaching more students with breakfast.

19. Resources Breakfast in the Classroom Manual
November School Breakfast Challenge
Toolkit and Marketing Materials
Assistance, Support, and Promotion from Us
Cash Award!
Recruiting 100 schools in 2016
Grant Application Assistance

20. Oregon Department of Education Child and Adult Care Feeding Program
At-Risk Afterschool Meals and Snacks
Oregon Department of Education
Child and Adult Care Feeding Program

21. At-Risk Afterschool Snacks and Meals
History
1994- Healthy Meals for Healthy Americans Act
Included demonstration project of offering snacks to children ages in areas with high rates of violence or alcohol and drug abuse.
1998- Child Nutrition Reauthorization Act
Nationwide authorization for At-Risk Afterschool Snacks through the CACFP and Area Eligible Snacks for schools and school-sponsored sites through the NSLP.
2000: The Agricultural Risk Protection Act
Four states for the CACFP afterschool meals pilot.
Oregon and one additional pilot state after a competitive selection process
2010: The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act
authorized meal reimbursements through CACFP for at-risk afterschool programs in all states.

22. At-Risk Afterschool Snacks and Meals
Snack vs. Meal
Snack
Consists of 2 components
Choose 2 from following 4 items
Grain
Meat/ Meat Alternate
100% Juice or Fruit or Vegetable
Fluid Milk
Meal
Consists of 5 components
Grain
Meat/ Meat Alternate
Vegetables and/ or Fruits (2 or more)
Fluid Milk
May use offer vs serve

23. Oregon’s Current Stats
At-Risk Afterschool Snacks and Meals
Oregon’s Current Stats
NSP Sponsors Participating in At-Risk Afterschool Meals: 58
Number of Meals Served (in FY2015): 1,954,138
26,617 meals were breakfast/ lunch
Number of Snacks Served (in FY2015): 57,172

24. Afterschool Supper Program-
At-Risk Afterschool Snacks and Meals
Afterschool Supper Program-
Oregon Case Study
 Why did sponsors take advantage of the supper program?
Kids are hungry afterschool
Offering snacks wasn’t enough
The reimbursement rate made it financially sustainable
Attracts participants to their afterschool program
Decreases behavioral problems
Increases participants’ capacity to focus

25. At-Risk Afterschool Snacks and Meals
Benefits
Gives participants the energy to focus and engage in afterschool activities
Allows participants one more opportunity to have meal before going home
Provide reimbursement for nutritious meals and snacks served to afterschool enrichment participants

26. At-Risk Afterschool Snacks and Meals
Reimbursement
$3.3075/ meal
$0.84/ snack
Example- 100 participants in enrichment programs, 5 days a week for 8 months of the year:
If snack is served, could receive up to $13,440
If a meal is served, could receive up to $52,920

27. At-Risk Afterschool Snacks and Meals
Program Eligibility
Be located in a low-income area
Have regularly scheduled educational or enrichment activities
Work with school age children and youth
Not charge children for meals or snacks
Athletic teams and clubs that limit membership based on ability or other requirements are not eligible.

28. At-Risk Afterschool Snacks and Meals
Application Process
Streamlined for School Food Authorities on NSLP
Offline forms
Includes Access to CNPweb and Amendment to add At-Risk Meals & Snacks Program to existing State Agency- Sponsor Agreement
Online forms- CNPweb
Training- Administrative staff must attend
Pre-approval visit- at ODE CNP discretion

29. Oregon Department of Education Summer Food Service Program

30. Summer Food Service Program
History
1968- Special Food Service Program for Children created
1975- separate Child Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program authorized
SFSP Dark Ages
1980s- early 1990s- legislation passed to address reduced participation
1998- current- legislation passed for pilot and demonstration projects, meant to improve access to summer meals

31. Summer Hunger and the Education Impact
Summer Food Service Program
Summer Hunger and the Education Impact
“Summer Slide”
Return to school two months behind in reading
Effect is cumulative
Catch-up cost: $1,540
Nearly 80% of education gap attributed to summer reading loss
In Maryland, schools participating in summer meals had up to a 5.3% higher graduation rate than non-participating schools

32. Summer Food Service Program
SFSP in Oregon
NSLP Sponsors Participating in SFSP: 99
Number of sites: 648
Number of Meals Served (in FY2015): 1,186,839
917,268 meals were lunch meals
Number of Snacks Served (in FY2015): 40,600

33. Summer Food Service Program
SFSP in Oregon
54.1% of students in National School Lunch Program eligible for free/ reduced-priced meals
18.1% of eligible participants participate in SFSP

34. Summer Food Service Program
Why?
Stigma
Teens
Transportation
Safety Concerns
Participants “stuck” at home
Don’t Know

35. Summer Food Service Program
Target Counties
2015 Stats
139 SFSP Sponsors
863 SFSP Sites
No SFSP Sites
Not enough SFSP Sites
Low Participation

36. Summer Food Service Program
No SFSP Sites for at least 1 Month
Harney (August)
Lake
Morrow (August)
Sherman
Wheeler

37. Summer Food Service Program
Need More Sites
Clackamas
Deschutes
Hood River
Jackson
Jefferson
Marion
Union
Yamhill

38. Summer Food Service Program
Increase Participation
Baker
Crook
Lincoln
Wallowa

39. Summer Food Service Program
One More Challenge
Site
Meal Type
Day, Week, Month
Enrichment Activity

40. Summer Food Service Program

41. Reimbursable SFSP Lunch
Summer Food Service Program
Reimbursable SFSP Lunch

42. Summer Food Service Program
Resources

43. Summer Food Service Program
Application

45. ODE Grants At-Risk Afterschool Meals and Summer Meals Program
Over $400,000 in grant funds available
Available up to $20,000 per sponsor
Allowable costs
Foodservice equipment purchases
Staffing costs for outreach
Enrichment activities
Transportation costs for summer meals

46. ODE Grants Important Dates
Round 3: Opens September 14, 2016
Closes October 5, 2016
Round 4: TBD
For more information contact Cathy Brock at or

47. Next Steps

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