Fuel Your Summer
Fuel Your Summer
No Excuse to be Bored this Summer!
The Sacramento Summer Meals Collaborative and its partners are thrilled to present Fuel Your Summer, a toolkit to help you promote your summer meals program.
We’re excited to combine all of these resources into one place to help maintain and increase participation in summer meal service programs throughout the region. Together, we can ensure that more youth have access to the nutrition they need to grow and thrive during the summer months.
Explore the Fuel Your Summer Program and all the resources it has to offer below or download the full toolkit.
We keep adding to the toolkit, so check back often.
Join Us for the 3rd Quarter Wrap Up
The next Sacramento Summer Meals Collaborative Gathering will be held on Thursday, September 13, 2018, from 9am-12pm. The Summer Meals Collaborative Gatherings occur on a quarterly basis. Join us as we debrief on the summer and discuss ways to make the 2018-2019 year even better!
More Than Just Free Meals
Nurse Scholars teach kids about nutrition and wellness at free summer meal program sites.
United Way’s Summer Meals Program provides free and nutritious meals for children who may otherwise not have access during the summer months when they are out of school. This year, we have continued a partnership with Samuel Merritt University and their Nurse Scholars for a second summer. This partnership is also made possible with the support of UC Cooperative Extension and 2-1-1 Sacramento.
Easy-to-Lead Activities for Volunteers, Parents, and Staff
Download these activities to supplement your summer program
Here you will find hundreds of activities to plan and implement with kids and teens to help make you summer site a fun and exciting place to be.
CA Meals for Kids
A brand new app to find summer meal locations!
There is a new way to stay updated on Summer Meal sites! The Department of Education released a new, free app called CA Meals for Kids. This application makes it easy to find sites by physical location, custom map, county, city, zip code and partial site name. Users can filter searches by service status and meal types (e.g. lunch, snacks, etc.).
Any smart device using Apple, Google Play, or Microsoft stores are available to use.
For complete App details, visit: https://www.cde.ca.gov/re/mo/cameals.asp
Best Practices
Learning from other communities is a great way to enhance your Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) site. The USDA has gathered best practices from communities across the nation and compiled resources to help increase the efficiency of your summer meal program.
USDA Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) Best Practices: Program Access and Expansion
http://www.fns.usda.gov/sfsp/best-practices-program-access-and-expansion
USDA Meal Service Best Practices
http://www.fns.usda.gov/sites/default/files/sfsp/SMT-MealServiceBestPractices.pdf
How to Recruit, Train and Manage Volunteers to Support the Summer Food Service Program
This resource is intended to provide a basic overview of the volunteer management process to help you develop a plan to recruit, train, manage, and engage volunteers. While this list is a good overview and quick resource, we suggest you continue to research volunteer management as it relates to your program in order for your volunteer program to thrive.
Volunteers play a critical role for many Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) sites across the region. Engaging volunteers to help support your program can help enhance meal service and support enrichment activities to keep youth engaged and coming back all summer long. The number of volunteers you need will depend on many factors, including the role the volunteer will play in the summer meal program, including serving meals, leading activities, how many meals you anticipate serving each day, and existing staff to support your summer efforts.
Hosting a Summer Kick Off event
A summer kick-off event is a perfect opportunity to engage the community and promote your summer meal site while having a fun, family-friendly event. The scale of your summer kick-off event will vary depending on your organization’s capacity and resources available.
Kick-off events help to introduce summer meals to your community. The goal of the event is to get parents, children and the community excited about your summer meal program.
Marketing and Promotion
General marketing tips, sample social media, PSAs, etc.
Marketing and promoting your summer meals program is important for getting the word out about your site and to get kids and teens to keep company. We’ve made it easy for you to choose the right message, the best tool, and customize the message to fit your needs – you’ll find sample text for public service announcements, newsletters, social media, letters to parents, calendar listings, and best practices to go along with them!
Fuel Your Summer Locations
Below is a list of United Way sponsored sites in the greater Sacramento region.
Antelope
Sacramento Public Library, North Highlands Branch
4235 Antelope Rd • Antelope 95843
EVERY TUESDAY – FRIDAY
Lunch will be served at 1 p.m.
Auburn
Boys & Girls Club of Placer County, Mullin and McAdams Clubhouse
679 Lincoln Way • Auburn 95603
EVERY MONDAY – FRIDAY
10 a.m snack, 12 p.m. lunch
Citrus Heights
Sacramento Public Library, Sylvan Oaks Branch
6700 Auburn Blvd • Citrus Heights 95621
EVERY TUESDAY – FRIDAY
Lunch will be served at 1 p.m.
Fair Oaks
Sacramento Public Library, Fair Oaks Branch
11601 Fair Oaks Blvd. • Fair Oaks 95628
EVERY TUESDAY – FRIDAY
Lunch will be served at 1 p.m.
Sacramento
Boys & Girls Club, North Laguna Branch
7400 Imagination Pkwy.• Sacramento 95823
EVERY TUESDAY – FRIDAY
Lunch will be served at 12 p.m. and an afternoon snack will be served at 4:30 p.m.
Raley Teen Center
1117 G St.• Sacramento 95814
EVERY TUESDAY – FRIDAY
Breakfast will be served at 8:30 a.m. and lunch will be served at 12 p.m.
Breakthrough Sacramento
2636 Latham Dr.• Sacramento 95864
EVERY MONDAY – FRIDAY
Breakfast will be served at 8 a.m. and lunch will be served at 11:30 a.m.
Washington Square Apartments
410 10th St.• Sacramento 95814
EVERY MONDAY – FRIDAY
Lunch will be served at 12 p.m.
Fruit Ridge Community Collaborative
4625 44th St. • Sacramento 95820
EVERY MONDAY – FRIDAY
Lunch will be served at 12 p.m.
LINC Housing, Mosaic Gardens
4058 Taylor Terrace • Sacramento 95838
EVERY MONDAY – FRIDAY
Lunch will be served at 12:30 p.m. and an afternoon snack at 3:30 p.m.
Mutual Housing at Foothill Farms
5324 Hemlock St. • Sacramento 95841
EVERY MONDAY – FRIDAY
Lunch will be served at 11:30 a.m.
Glen Ellen Mutual Housing Community
2394 Glen Elen Circle • Sacramento 95822
EVERY MONDAY – FRIDAY
Lunch will be served at 11:30 a.m.
Mutual Housing on the Greenway
6311 Sampson Blvd. • Sacramento 95824
EVERY MONDAY – FRIDAY
Lunch will be served at 12 p.m.
Mutual Housing at Lemon Hill
6000 Lemon Hill Ave. • Sacramento 95824
EVERY MONDAY – FRIDAY
Lunch will be served at 1 p.m.
Mutual Housing at Norwood I, II, III
3335 Norwood Ave. • Sacramento 95838
EVERY MONDAY – FRIDAY
Lunch will be served at 12 p.m.
Mutual Housing at River Garden
2201 Northview Dr. • Sacramento 95833
EVERY MONDAY – FRIDAY
Lunch will be served at 1 p.m.
Victory Townhomes Mutual Housing Community
1075 Dixieanne Ave. • Sacramento 95815
EVERY MONDAY – FRIDAY
Lunch will be served at 12 p.m.
North Avenue Apartments
999 North Ave. • Sacramento 95838
EVERY MONDAY – FRIDAY
An early morning snack will be served at 10 a.m. and lunch at 1 p.m.
Roberts Community Center, Night Life Turned Right
3525 Norwood Ave. • Sacramento 95825
EVERY THURSDAY AND FRIDAY
Supper will be served at 6 p.m.
Sacramento Public Library, Arcade Branch
2443 Marconi Ave. • Sacramento 95821
EVERY TUESDAY- FRIDAY
Lunch will be served at 1 p.m.
Sacramento Public Library, Rancho Cordova Branch
9845 Folsom Blvd. • Sacramento 95827
EVERY TUESDAY- FRIDAY
Lunch will be served at 1 p.m.
West Sacramento
Arthur F Turner Community Library
1212 Merkley Ave. • West Sacramento 95691
EVERY MONDAY – FRIDAY
Lunch will be served at 12 p.m.
Camp Lakeside
3650 Southport Parkway • West Sacramento 95691
EVERY MONDAY – FRIDAY
Lunch will be served at 11:30 a.m. followed by an afternoon snack at 3 p.m.
Bridgeway Island Kids Camp
3255 Half Moon Bay Circle • West Sacramento 95691
EVERY MONDAY – FRIDAY
Lunch will be served at 11:15 a.m.
West Sacramento Recreation Center
2801 Jefferson Blvd. • West Sacramento 95691
EVERY MONDAY – FRIDAY
Lunch will be served at 12 a.m. followed by an afternoon snack at 3 p.m.
Yolo
Yolo Library
37750 Sacramento St. • Yolo 95697
TUESDAYS, THURSDAYS, SATURDAYS
Meal TIME