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!
  
  
• Learn new strategies for increasing summer meal participation through a new online SFSP Best Practices tool from the Northeast Regional Anti-Hunger Network.
  

• Download the 2nd edition of our SFSP Sponsor Tool Kit!


• 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 summer food service program and suggests ways that you can promote the program in your community.

Hunger Resources

• Project Bread's 2008 Status Report on Hunger provides a comprehensive picture of hunger in Massachusetts.

• Learn about free or low cost food and nutrition resources that can help the families in your community. Information is available in English and Spanish.
  

• Read about recent changes to the food stamp program that make it easier for families with children to participate.
  
  
• Our "Food For Thought: A Hunger Curriculum for Learning and Community Service" includes lesson plans appropriate for grades K-12.

Nutrition and Wellness Resources

• Learn about all of our Better Meals Initiatives.

• Read about our new Better Lunch Initiative (BLI) and download ideas from our BLI tool kit for offering healthier options and keeping costs down.

• 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. Download the tool kit as well as the accompanying activities.
  

  Nutrition Information Template
  
  Sample Menu Designs
  
  Value Meal Templates
  
  Nutrition Contest Materials:
  Nutrition Question of the Week flyer
  Nutrition Answer of the Week Flyer
  Sample Nutrition Questions
  

The MA Department of Elementary and 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 School Nutrition Association of Massachusetts
is one of the leading organizations committed to
educating, supporting, and inspiring school nutrition
and food service professionals. For questions about basic nutrition, allergies, or nutrition education, check out their Ask the SNA Nutrition Committee page.

The Massachusetts Farm to School Project has been matching local farmers and schools since 2004. Their website features statistics on local food purchasing, information on farmers willing to sell to school districts, and resources for using fresh produce such as the MA Farm to School Cookbook.

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.

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

Action for Healthy Kids is a public-private partnership that addresses the epidemic of overweight, sedentary, and undernourished youth by focusing on changes in schools to improve nutrition and increase physical activity. Each state has its own state team.

The Northeast Regional Anti-Hunger Network serves as the coalition of anti-hunger agencies from the seven states in USDA's Northeast region (Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut). Its website features an online SFSP Best Practices tool as well as information about the federal nutrition programs.

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