REACHING OUR YOUTH Child & Teen Hunger in

Central Florida

INTRODUCTION•Child Hunger Corps Fellow•Feeding America•Find the Gap•Fill the Gap•Make it Sustainable

OVERVIEW•Community Needs Assessment

•Second Harvest Programs

•Getting Involved

•Best Practices

•Overcoming Barriers

COMMUNITY NEEDS ASSESSMENT

GAP IN SERVICE AREA

•County Profiles

•Community-Centered

•Community Action

GAP IN AGE GROUPS•Early Childhood•Holidays, Weekends•Teens•Stigma•Participation•Belonging

GAP IN ACCESS•Holiday Breaks

•Summer Weekends

•After-School•Spring Break

SECOND HARVEST PROGRAMS•Hi-Five Kid’s Pack

•Kid’s Cafe

•Summer Food Sponsor

•My School Market**

**My School Market is a pilot program

BEST PRACTICES

KEEP THEM INVOLVED•Program-planning should include them

•Volunteer Opportunities

•After-School Activities

•Listen to Feedback

•Food pantry barriers

•Teens & Terms

YOUR BEST PRACTICES

OVERCOMING

BARRIERS

HOW CAN YOU GET INVOLVED?•Become a Summer Food/Kid’s Cafe

site

•Adopt a school

•Lead an activity for a Summer Site

•Be more kid & teen friendly

QUESTIONS?