Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id e6FKluZ17972; Sat, 15 Jul 2000 16:47:56 -0400 (EDT) Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2000 16:47:56 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <20000715204540.51740.qmail@hotmail.com> Errors-To: listowner@nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-family@nifl.gov Originator: nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-family@nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "michele koppinger" <isdistrict77@hotmail.com> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-FAMILY:3047] Re: To eat or not to eat X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Status: O Content-Length: 3935 Lines: 88 HAVE YOU TRIED FUNDING A NUTRITIOUS MEAL AND/OR SNACK USING THE GOVERNMENT FUNDS AVAILABLE THROUGH F.R.A.C. I forget what FRAC stands for, but their is a web site with all the information. Enter FRAC in your SEARCH. Where I live, there is a summer lunch program funded by the federal food program and channeled through the MN Department of Children, Families, & Learning. It is hosted locally by the Salvation Army, who "donate" the use of their DISASTER EMERGENCY Canteen. A lunch lady who regulary cooks for the school district during the regular academic year prepares hot meals using the Salvation Army soup kitchen facilities. The Canteen delivers to three neighborhoods, sites determined to be 50% or so at poverty level by the 1990 census. The children eat, then there is always a program offered. Programs are provided by different non-profits, public safety officials, churches, United Way agencies, and several literacy groups, including the library on wheels also known as The Bookmobile. The Salvation Army coordinates programmers and volunteers, provides paid and unpaid staff, provides hot meals on site to children who normally receive free or reduced lunches during the regular school year. Some parents of the kids will help with the program while at their given site. Program adults eat free. Free meals are primarily for children, though, up to age 18. However, no one (of any age/race/religion/ability/etc.) will be turned away providing that the kids receive their meals first. Granted, parent involvement is limited due to the mid-day hours; but the important things is that other adults can provide the same...whether it be mentoring, tutoring, programming, or playing.... In fact, some men come and "play" with these kids during their work lunch hour, wearing their business suits---thats not uncommon. You're welcome to forward this to the list serv if you think its appropriate. My fingers are stiff; pardon the errors, if any. Michele Site Supervisor Mobile Outreach Meals (MOM's) Program c/o Salvation Army >From: BRmidwest@aol.com >Reply-To: nifl-family@nifl.gov >To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-family@literacy.nifl.gov> >Subject: [NIFL-FAMILY:3033] Re: To eat or not to eat >Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 18:53:56 -0400 (EDT) > ><<Now I am interested in starting a family literacy program with >after-school >care (3:30-6:15) children. But my problem lies in getting the parents >involved since they are at work during the time we would have access to the >children. We could possibly keep the children an additional 1 1/2 hours >until >the parents arrive at school. However, how do you entice these parents to >stay at school after a long day at work and during a time that is their >normal dinner hour. I have considered serving lots of food, but are there >alternatives?>> > >If the question is indeed as stated: whether there are alternatives to >serving food during "dinner-hour" activities, I would say the answer is no. > >*If* the event goes over the normal dinner hour, I think there is no >*alternative* : there MUST be food. I realize I'm stating the obvious, >but... >when people (all people, any people) are hungry (even temporarily), food >usually becomes our first priority. Furthermore, hungry (and tired) people >are usually grouchy people; sated people are more likely to enjoy an >activity >(and to come to it in the first place). > >Of course, there may be alternatives to the *time* you offer your >activities >(and perhaps that was in fact the question in the first place!) ...but >since >it is just about the dinner hour as I post this, I can't think about >anything >but the food question: proving my point. > >Betsy Rubin >Blue Gargoyle Family Learning Project >Chicago > > > ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com
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