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Summer Lunch is powered by InteGreat!

InteGreat!’s Community Coalition was launched in 2014 in response

to vast disparities in our community and the need or collective actionto oin children and amilies in the i"ht to overcome these challen"es#

$he Coalition consists o more than %0 parents& students& teachers& and

a"encies# $o"ether we strive to create a community system that

eectively supports the health and learnin" o all our children and

their amilies#

$he InteGreat! Summer Lunch launched in 201' to address a

community problem that only collaboration could solve# (lthou"h

three out o our elementary school children depend on )ree and

*educed Lunch in +a"le County& no ood saety net was previously

available in the summer& and no a"ency had the capacity or resources

to brid"e this "ap alon"& despite a decade o discussion#

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,hat is Summer Lunch-$he Summer Lunch provides ree&

nutritious meals to children# Child)ood Insecurity is hi"hest in the

summer& when schools close& amily

e.penses increase& and seasonal wor/

transitions#

ut as noted by participants in the201' pilot& Summer Lunch is more

than a meal amilies and children

enoy seein" riends&3 interaction&3

the people&3 and not havin" to stay

home alone#3$he pro"ram connects amilies to both

resources and relationships it

stren"thens our community#

(s a volunteer& you not only help

 propel ood security& you are a participant o community buildin"#

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ow 5oes It ,or/-  6nited States 5epartment o

("riculture 76S5(8 reimburses

meals throu"h this ederal nutrition

 pro"ram#

$he pro"ram is administered by the

Colorado 5epartment o +ducation

( local approved sponsor prepares

meals or eli"ible sites# (cross thecountry& sponsors and sites ran"e

rom school districts to churches to

local "overnments to various

nonproit or"ani9ations#

5esi"nated sites distribute meals with

the help o the community# Sites must

 be desi"nated by the 6S5( and C5+

as hi"h need3 in order to be open to

(LL CIL5*+:#

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,hy Summer ;eals-Click Here For Quick Video: Other Programs Across the

Nation !"lain #heir $oti%ations For Feeding &ids

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_93W0U3E8Uhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_93W0U3E8U

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O"en 'ites

$hese sites are located in

areas where more than'0> o the children in that

area are eli"ible or ree or

reduced?price school

meals# ;eal service operation is

available to all community

children attendin" the site

a"es 0?1@# (dditional paperwor/ or

 pro"ram enrollment is not

reAuired#

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Summer Lunch *ules $reat all "uests eAually with love and

compassion Serve the same meal to all children

+nsure all children eat meals on site

(dhere to local health and sanitation

re"ulations (dult meals are not reimbursed

throu"h this pro"ram& and adult meals

must be paid or by InteGreat!

owever& we don’t want anyone whoneeds a meal to "o without# So& we as/

adults or a su""ested donation3 i

adults eat a meal at a school site#

(dult meals are not available at

nei"hborhood sites#

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Bour *ole as a =olunteer 

Summer Lunch is dierent than other ederal nutrition

 pro"rams& li/e School Lunch& as it serves children o alla"es 70?1@8& whether they are in school or not#

It is also uniAue because it can be administered by

multiple entities in the community it is not restricted to

the school district or school sites#

owever& due the capacity reAuired to ma/e Summer

Lunch successul& volunteers are essential to ma/in" sure

the pro"ram can operate#

$his is a community pro"ram desi"ned to meet a very

important need# $han/ you or bein" a part o it!

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=olunteer $as/s(s a volunteer& you will be assi"ned

to a speciic tas/ by a coordinator#$hese tas/s may include

Settin"?up or Closin"?down a site

5irectin" outside traic or lead

sae passa"e routes or children

arrivin" by bus or wal/in" to the

site

,elcomin" children and amilies

as they arrive "reetin" them

warmly

$rac/in" attendance& which is

essential to the uture o the

 pro"ram

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=olunteer $as/sBou may be as/ed toelp distribute resh ruits and

ve"etables to children(ssist children in the service line ?

such as carryin" a plate to a tableLead or support daily& un&

enrichment activities or children

and amiliesCollect donations and su""estion

cards(dhere to ood saety laws and

 policies5irect amilies to ind additional

help with /indness and compassion

 

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$he 5ay o =olunteerin" ,ear comortable clothes and closed?toe shoes#

Shit

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Civil *i"hts

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Euestions or Comments

Contact 'ara Am(erg) at

'am(erg*eagle+outh,org or

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