Resources

The Child Nutrition Outreach Program has several exciting resources to share with anyone interested in promoting the School Breakfast and Summer Food Service Programs or teaching students about hunger. For more information about any of these FREE materials, please call the Child Nutrition Outreach Program at 617-723-5000 or email cnop@projectbread.org.

School Breakfast Resources

• Our new Breakfast Tool Kit includes helpful hints for increasing breakfast participation at your school. To order the complete tool kit with accompanying CD, click here.


• Our School Breakfast flyers, games, contests, and surveys are a fun way to promote breakfast at your school.


• Our monthly Breakfast Brainstorm Newsletter includes creative ideas to enhance your school breakfast program.


• Our School Breakfast Parent Brochure highlights the academic and health benefits of eating breakfast at school.

Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) Resources

• Find a summer meal site in your area!


• Download our sample SFSP Outreach Materials and customize them with information specific to your summer program.


• Our Summer Food Promotional Materials include important information about the availability of free summer meals.


• Our SFSP Brainstorm Newsletter includes information about our efforts to promote the 2006 summer food service program and suggests ways that you can promote the program in your community.

Hunger Resources

• Our "Food For Thought: A Hunger Curriculum for Learning and Community Service" includes lesson plans appropriate for grades K-12.


• Project Bread's 2007 Status Report on Hunger provides a comprehensive picture of hunger in Massachusetts.

Nutrition and Wellness Resources

• Read about the Better Breakfast Initiative, a pilot program intended to improve the nutritional content of school breakfast.


• Our Marketing Nutritious Foods Tool Kit provides ideas and resources for promoting healthy food among students. To order the complete tool kit with accompanying CD, click here.

The MA Department of Elementary & Secondary Education’s website is a great starting place to learn about nutrition programs offered.

Project Bread's website offers information on several state and federal nutrition programs.

Project Bread has also developed gettingfoodstamps.org, a comprehensive website aimed at educating eligible Massachusetts residents about the Food Stamp Program. The website provides potential foodstamp applicants access to information about the program.

The USDA's Food and Nutrition Service website has information on School Meals, Food Stamps, WIC, and many other great resources.

The John C. Stalker Institute of Food and Nutrition offers educational and training opportunities for teachers, nurses, food service personnel, and others working to improve the quality of the school nutrition environment.

The A-list, maintained by the John Stalker Institute, is an updated and continually expanding list of vending and snack products that meet the Massachusetts A La Carte Food & Beverage Standards to Promote a Healthier School Environment, created by Massachusetts Action for Healthy Kids (MAFHK).

The Wellness Solution for Massachusetts is an online resource for school community members to establish, implement, and share effective wellness policies for their schools.

The Food Research and Action Center (FRAC) has great information and helpful additional links. FRAC's School Breakfast Scorecard 2007 provides important information about breakfast participation in MA and the rest of the country.

The New England Dairy and Food Council website offers activities and helpful information.