Fighting Hunger through OST

ALBUQUERQUE SPRING BREAK MEAL SITES

• City of Albuquerque's At-Risk Meals Program - PDF 
• Presbyterian Free Healthy Meals and Snacks - PDF (in  English and en español)

NMOST INFOGRAPHICS

• Hunger in New Mexico - Infographic (PDF)
• At-Risk Meals via CACFP - Infographic (PDF)

WHAT INDIVIDUALS, PROGRAMS, AND ORGANIZATIONS CAN DO

• A teacher’s guide to closing the hunger gap – Site

WHAT LEGISLATORS CAN DO

• A guide for state policymakers – PDF
• Ensure that a food tax is NOT reinstated in New Mexico during the 2019 legislative session - PDF

AT-RISK AFTERSCHOOL MEALS IN NEW MEXICO

• In New Mexico, the At-Risk Afterschool Meal Program is administered by the New Mexico Children Youth & Families Department (CYFD) – Site
• Find a Summer Meal Site by New Mexico Summer Food Service Program
• Check your program’s eligibility – PDF
  • As long as your program is in the attendance area of a school where AT LEAST 50% of students qualify for free/reduced price meals, your out-of-school time (OST) program qualifies for the At-Risk afterschool meals reimbursement program – New Mexico National School Lunch Program Free (NSLP), Reduced, and Paid Data for October School Year SY 17-18

NEW MEXICO RESOURCES

• Roadrunner Food Bank – Site
• Feed NM Kids – Site
• Northern New Mexico Food Bank – Site
• Double Up New Mexico - Site
  • Double Up Food Bucks program doubles the value of federal nutrition assistance spent at participating farmers’ markets, farm stands, mobile markets, and grocery stores, helping New Mexicans bring home more locally grown fruits and vegetables
• New Mexico Food and Healthy Map Gallery - Site​​
  • The interactive maps of the New Mexico Community Data Collaborative (NMCDC) allow exploration of data for action. This gallery includes over two dozen neighborhood maps covering childhood obesity and school nutrition, licensed food establishments and summer meal sites, chronic disease statistics and health resources, physical activity and transportation, and farmers markets and public pantries.

NATIONAL RESOURCES

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)

• CACFP At-Risk Afterschool Meals Guide – PDF
• At-Risk Afterschool Meals, Questions and Answers – PDF

Food Research & Action Center (FRAC)

• 2018 Afterschool Nutrition Report – PDF
• Moving from Afterschool Snack to Meal – PDF
• Afterschool Meals Program Factsheet – PDF

Feeding America

• Food Bank Locator – Site 
• Map the Meal Gap – What does hunger look like in your community? – Site

No Kid Hungry

• Best Practices – Site

RESEARCH ON CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS, FOOD INSECURITY

• USDA: “Children’s Food Security and USDA Child Nutrition Programs” – Katherine Ralston, Katie Treen, Alisha Coleman-Jensen, and Joanne Guthrie
• FRAC:
  • “Afterschool Suppers: A Snapshot of Participation” – 2018 Afterschool Nutrition Report
  • “How Hungry is America?” – Report
• The Future of Children: “Childhood Food Insecurity in the U.S.: Trends, Causes, and Policy Options” – Craig Gundersen and James P. Ziliak

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