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Thinking Outside the Park Leran Minc, Special Projects Coordinator Best Practices Staffing matters Teen Staffing and Engagement Programming Signage Choosing the right location Communications and outreach Text messaging!


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Thinking Outside the Park

Leran Minc, Special Projects Coordinator

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  • Staffing matters
  • Teen Staffing and Engagement
  • Programming
  • Signage
  • Choosing the right location
  • Communications and outreach

– Text messaging! – SummerEats App

  • Cross-promoting programs

Best Practices

2 www.projectbread.org

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Peabody Institute Library

3 www.projectbread.org

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Revere Farmers Market

4 www.projectbread.org

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East Boston WIC

5 www.projectbread.org

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Charles River Community Health

6 www.projectbread.org

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Lots of Potential at Farmers Markets

7 www.projectbread.org

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Lots of Potential at WIC Offices

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Lots of Potential at CHCs

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Leran_Minc@projectbread.org CNOP@projectbread.org (617)239-2510

Thank you

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Summer Meals at the Saturday Market Greenfield, Massachusetts

Photo Credit: Project Bread

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Location & Participation Marketing– Events – Engagement

Photo Credit: Project Bread

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Creating Connections Vendors – Parents – Kids

Photo Credit: Project Bread

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www.massfarmtoschool.org Encourage healthy eating for youth and adults

  • Increase excitement about

summer meals

  • Support local farms and the local

economy

  • Serve the freshest foods with the

most nutrition

  • Make meal time an educational

time

LOCALY-GROWN SUMMER MEALS

At the Farmers Market

  • Work with market farmers
  • Cross promotion with

market vendors

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www.massfarmtoschool.org

  • Promote a different Mass.

grown crop each month

  • Increase healthy food

choices through exposure to seasonally grown fruits/vegetables

  • Receive free promotional

materials – posters, trading cards, stickers and more!

  • Recipes
  • Summer program activities
  • Family newsletter
  • Individual assistance from
  • Mass. Farm to School staff

SUMMER HARVEST OF THE MONTH

Sign up today at the Mass. Farm to School table!

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www.massfarmtoschool.org

HOW TO ACCESS LOCAL FOODS

  • Directly from a farm
  • Through a food distributor
  • At a farmers market
  • Through a Community Supported

Agriculture program

  • From an edible garden
  • Mass. Farm to School can help you

figure out what method is the best fit for your program.

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www.massfarmtoschool.org

REACH OUT FOR SUPPORT

VISIT US ONLINE

www.massfarmtoschool.org

SIMCA HORWITZ simca@massfarmtoschool.org Eastern Mass. Director LISA DAMON lisa@massfarmtoschool.org Western/Central Mass. Director

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Worcester WIC Program Summer feeding Program

Our Summer feeding Program was sponsored by

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We served 225 Meals In six Weeks

Painting Coloring Reading

▪ Our site was an open site ▪ We served 225 lunches and 225 snacks ▪ We launched our Summer feeding program on July 11th 2016 ▪ We ended the program on August 15th 2015 ▪ Our meals were offered once a week, on Monday’s ▪ Most of the children we served were WIC participants

During meal times we colored, painted and read to the children

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Our Indoor / Outdoor Feeding Area

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Two pictures with captions

Caption

We stored our food in the Refrigerator to keep it cool and delicious

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Lots of Potential at Farmers Markets

23 www.projectbread.org

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Lots of Potential at WIC Offices

24 www.projectbread.org

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Lots of Potential at CHCs

25 www.projectbread.org