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Summer Food Service Program Materials

CNOP has a variety of FREE materials that you can use to implement, improve, and promote your summer food service program. Most of these materials are available for you to download. Others need to be ordered by mail. If you have difficulty accessing any of these resources or have questions regarding what is available, feel free to email cnop@projectbread.org.

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Downloadable Materials:

SFSP General Information Flyer
This flyer is the perfect tool for providing information about the Summer Food Service Program. It describes the benefits of the program and explains how you can get involved.

Download: SFSP General Information Flyer


SFSP Multilingual Flyers

These 8 1/2" x 11" black and white flyers contain general information about the Summer Food Service Program in a variety of languages. Version 1 includes English, Spanish, Portuguese, and Haitian-Creole. Version 2 features English, Chinese, Russian, and Vietnamese.

You can download these flyers and make copies for students, housing authority tenants, and clients at community service agencies. You can also distribute copies at local libraries, churches, and supermarkets. Spanish, Portuguese, and Haitian-Creole.

Download:
Version 1: English, Spanish, Portuguese, Haitian-Creole

NEW! Version 2: English, Chinese, Russian, Vietnamese



New!
SFSP Cable PSA Templates
Customize our sample Public Service Announcement (PSA) templates with your program information and submit them to your local cable station to promote your summer meals. Available in English, Spanish, and Portuguese.

To edit the PSAs, you must first save them to your computer. To do so: Right-click on the link and then select 'Save Target As'.
PSA Template-English
PSA Template-Spanish
PSA Template-Portuguese

New! SFSP Newspaper Ad Templates
These newspaper ad templates are available in two sizes (5" x 8.5" and 3" x 3.75") and can be downloaded, customized, and directly submitted to your local paper. All of the templates include general SFSP information and a space for you to add your community name. For each size, there is a general version and another that features an area for your program information and/or site listings. Newspaper ad templates are available in English and Spanish.

Download:

5" x 8.5" - General information only - English
5" X 8.5" - General information only - Spanish


5" x 8.5"- Customize with your program info - English
5" x 8.5"- Customize - Spanish

3" x 3.75" - General information only - English
3" x 3.75" - General information only - Spanish


3" x 3.75" - Customize with your program info - English
3" x 3.75" - Customize - Spanish


SFSP Outreach Planner
Our SFSP Outreach Planner provides an easy way for you to outline your monthly outreach activities to schools, media, local businesses and community agencies. Our sample planner will give you some ideas for ways to promote your program while our blank planner template will enable you to create your own outreach and programming schedule.

Download:
Sample SFSP Outreach Planner
Blank SFSP Outreach Planner Template

SFSP Parent letter
This sample letter from a SFSP sponsor or school food service director can be sent to parents at the end of the school year to both notify them about the Summer Food Service Program and provide them with a list of summer meal sites in their community.

Download: Sample SFSP Parent Letter

Sample SFSP Newsletter Article
Our sample SFSP Newsletter Article can be inserted into any community bulletin or newsletter. Include it in your own newsletter if you have one and request that local agencies, churches, and schools include it in theirs. The article is available in English, Spanish, and Portuguese.

Download:
Sample SFSP Newsletter Article -- English
Sample SFSP Newsletter Article -- Spanish
Sample SFSP Newsletter Article -- Portuguese

Sample Letter to Editor
Our sample letter to the editor describes the Summer Food Service Program and highlights its many benefits. Before school ends, modify our sample letter with your community's information and send it to your local newspapers.

Download: Sample SFSP Letter to the Editor

Sample Invitation for Guest Appearance
Modify this sample letter to invite special guests to your meal site this summer such as an athlete, musician, policeman, mayor, or artist. Having a special guest will draw more kids to your program.

Download: Sample Invitation for Guest Appearance

Sample Media Advisory
This sample media advisory can be used to alert the press of an upcoming SFSP event that you would like them to attend. Just add the details of your specific event.

Download: Sample Media Advisory

Sample Press Release
Modify this sample press release with information about a special event taking place at your summer meal site and send it to your local paper following the event. You can also share this press release with any reporters who attend your event. Any media attention that you receive will greatly benefit your program.

Download: Sample Press Release

Summer Brainstorm Newsletter
Our Summer Brainstorm Newsletter provides ideas and information to help you increase participation in your summer program. The newsletter is usually distributed once per summer.

Download: Summer Brainstorm Newsletter 2008

 

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SFSP Posters
This 11" x 17" poster, available in English and Spanish, provides general information about the Summer Food Service Program. Hang these posters in schools, community agencies, churches, and local businesses to ensure that parents and kids know where meals are served.

Call CNOP at 617-723-5000 if you are interested in ordering posters for your community.

 

New! SFSP Informational Brochure
This tri-fold brochure provides an overview of the Summer Food Service Program and the many benefits it provides for children and families. The brochure has English on one side and Spanish on the other.
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SFSP Tear off pads
This pad of 4" x 7" flyers contains 50 sheets that you can easily tear off and distribute. Each sheet is double sided with English on one side and either Spanish or Portuguese on the other. Sheets can be put in bags at food pantries and supermarkets or sent home with student report cards at the end of the school year. You can also display the tear off pads with other informational materials at libraries, community agencies, or churches and encourage people to take them.

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SFSP Doorknockers
This 8 1/2" x 3 1/2" sheet has a 1 1/2" hole for hanging on a doorknob. It is double sided with English on one side and Spanish on the other. Hang these on doors within housing authority buildings or in neighborhoods surrounding summer food sites.

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