by Compendium News Staff | Dec 20, 2016 | Children's Services, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Health Focus, Resources of Interest, School Libraries, Summer Food Service Program
December 2016 Dear Pennsylvania Librarians, On September 29, 2015, Governor Tom Wolf signed an Executive Order establishing the Governor’s Food Security Partnership, which is comprised of secretaries and representatives from the departments of Aging, Agriculture,...
by Compendium News Staff | Jul 28, 2016 | Children's Services, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Resources of Interest, School Libraries, Summer Food Service Program
The Afterschool Alliance offers funding tools and other resources. Explore their site. Don’t forget to search their funding database!
by Compendium News Staff | Mar 22, 2016 | Children's Services, Health Focus, Library News, Resources of Interest, School Libraries, Summer Food Service Program
submitted by: Ellen Meanix Helfrick, Branch Manager, Collinsville Community Library When I heard about libraries supplying meals and snacks after programs, I contacted my local principal (we are a public library in our own building but on an elementary...
by Compendium News Staff | Feb 28, 2016 | Children's Services, Health Focus, Library News, Resources of Interest, Rural and Small Libraries, School Libraries, Summer Food Service Program
Submitted by: Carmela A Carman Director of the Community Library of Lake & Salem Townships The Community Library of Lake & Salem Townships participated in the summer food service program during the summer reading program in 2014 and 2015. The library...
by Compendium News Staff | Feb 10, 2016 | Children's Services, Health Focus, Library News, Resources of Interest, School Libraries, Summer Food Service Program
Submitted by Laura O’Grady This summer will be Martin Library’s fifth year working with the Summer Food Service Program. We feed lunch to children and teens five days a week from June to August. We have seen drastic behavioral improvements in the children and...
by Compendium News Staff | Feb 3, 2016 | Children's Services, Health Focus, Library News, Resources of Interest, School Libraries, Summer Food Service Program
Submitted by Judy Hillegas, Director of the Everett Free Library The Everett Free Library participated in the summer food service program in conjunction with its summer reading program in 2015. After taking the training, for us it was easy. We served breakfast and...
