Summer Food in the City

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Summer Food in the City

• Annie Kirschner
• Oregon Hunger Relief Task Force
• 503-517-2099 or annie_at_oregonhunger.org

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Change in Childhood Poverty 1993-2003
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Summer Food Basics

• Summer meal sites are located in predominantly
  low-income neighborhoods, where at least 50 of
  students qualify for free or reduced price school
  meals.
• Program is designed to replace subsidized school
  meals during the summer break, ensuring kids
  return to school healthy and ready to learn.
• Open sites serve all youth 18 and younger, with
  no registration or proof of income required.

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Portland Summer Food sites
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History of OHRTF Involvement
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Urban Challenges

• Awareness- 4 out of 5 food box recipients had not
  heard of the Summer Food Program
• Access- Unsafe and insufficient feeding site
  locations to meet ever growing need.
• Coordination of services- Vast array of
  stakeholders, providers, partners and participant.

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Summer Food participation increase in Multnomah
County
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Percentage of eligible children participating in
the Summer Food Program
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Urban Responses Awareness

• Old attitude If theyre hungry they will come
• New Make feeding sites as visible, easy to find
  and alluring as a garage sale!

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Outreach to diverse audiences
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? Multiple mediums are good, like bus ads and
banners. ? But even in the city, word of mouth
was the 1 way people heard about the program.
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Connecting awareness to participation
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Urban Response Access
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Link program to transportation
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Urban response Coordination of Services
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Utilize vast array of potential partners
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Expanding Efforts to Suburban Areas