Jessica Soldavini, MPH, RD, LDN, Graduate Researcher with No Kid Hungry NC, has two new abstracts in the July-August, 2017 supplement of the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior. Both focus on her child nutrition work in Orange County, NC, during summer 2016. She presented them in poster abstract form earlier this month at the […]
Chapelboro This week’s Hometown Hero is Emma Jenkins-Sullivan, Program Coordinator for Food for the Summer. The Food for the Summer program is dedicated to providing local children with lunches during the summer months. Last year, the Food for the Summer program provided 48,000 lunches to children in the community who rely on school lunches for their […]
Chapelboro Food for the Summer is well into its second year of providing lunches for children in need in the community and according to new program coordinator Emma Jenkins-Sullivan, the program has seen growth in outreach and involvement. “Last year we had over 650 volunteers come out from the community,” said Jenkins-Sullivan, “and we’re hoping […]
The Herald Sun BY TYLER ROUSH CHAPEL HILL Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools is being recognized for its ability to deliver high quality summer meals to local children. The CHHCS-sponsored “Food for the Summer” program was awarded a “Gold Turnip the Beet” award by the U.S. Department of Agriculture for its efforts in 2016. The program, […]
Chapelboro Food for the Summer is gearing up to provide local kids with free lunches until school starts again at the end of August. More than 3,500 children in the Chapel Hill – Carrboro City School District qualify for free-and-reduced lunch. That’s almost 30 percent of the school system. It’s also the percentage of the […]
Chapelboro School is nearly out for the summer in Chapel Hill and Carrboro, but cafeteria workers are ready to remain in service for students of the local district that rely on federal lunches. That service is part of a program called Food for the Summer, which was coordinated by Chapel Hill Mayor Pam Hemminger to […]
The Herald Sun BY TAMMY GRUBB CHAPEL HILL Over 6,000 children could go hungry at some point this summer in Orange County, according to hunger relief agencies. While many receive free and reduced-price breakfast and lunch during the school year — about 30 percent of Chapel Hill-Carrboro City students and roughly 44 percent of Orange […]
September 15, 2016 The Daily Tarheel By Jordan Wilkie Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools serve roughly 3,000 children and teens, or 25 percent of their student body, on the free and reduced lunch program, as of 2015. Last year, only 10 percent of these kids were reached through summer nutrition programs, according to Tamara Baker of […]
September 12, 2016 Chapelboro By Blake Hodge One word kept coming up at the meeting wrapping up the Food for the Summer effort last Wednesday, amazing. An amazing number of meals served; an amazing effort to organize all of the moving parts; and amazing work by community members volunteering to hand out these meals. “We […]
September 9, 2016 The News&Observer By Tammy Grubb CHAPEL HILL The Food for the Summer partnership had one goal – feed as many hungry kids as possible in three months – and it did just that. The partnership among Chapel Hill, Carrboro, the city schools, community groups and over 645 volunteers served 48,145 meals at 20 locations […]