Innovative Logistics for Summer Meals
Every community faces unique challenges when trying to connect eligible kids with the summer meals program. Across the country, these challenges are being overcome through exciting innovations and partnerships. View the No Kid Hungry Center for Best Practices webinar recording and resources to hear how sponsors are reaching more kids by partnering with unique stakeholders like Meals on Wheels, Housing Authorities, and state Departments of Transportation.
Resources
Click here to download the webinar slide presentation. View webinar recording below.
• Connecting Senior Nutrition and Summer Meals
Contact: Erika Kelly, Chief Advocacy Officer, Meals on Wheels America: erika@mealsonwheelsamerica.org
Dianna Young, Meals On Wheels Director Horizons, A Family Service Alliance dyoung@horizonsfamily.org
Connecting Child and Senior Hunger one pager
• Tapping into Transportation Infrastructure
Contact: Donald R. Koski, Director of Planning and Program Development Federal Transit Administration: donald.koski@dot.gov,
Kris Dudley, Texas Department of Transportation Program Manager Specialized Transportation Programs: kris.dudley@txdot.gov
Across the country, leaders in urban and rural areas are developing and executing plans to make transportation more effective for citizens, particularly those who are elderly, disabled or disadvantaged. There is an opportunity to connect to this system and align planning for summer meals and transportation to affect resources available in the summer. Learn more about Transportation Planning Organizations, Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs), and Regional Transportation Planning Organizations (RTOs) for rural planning. Also, connect to the Regional Office of the Federal Transit Administration to learn more what is happening in your state.
THI Regional Map December 2014
• Recruiting and Supporting Housing Sites
Contact: SiKia Brown, Out-Of-School Programs Director, Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance: sbrown@arhungeralliance.org
Rural Development State Contacts