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...
by Compendium News Staff | Dec 20, 2015 | Children's Services, Grants and Other Funding Opportunities, Resources of Interest, School Libraries, Summer Food Service Program
Those kids are hungry…Feed them! The Summer Lunch program is FREE! Contact the Summer Food Service Program in January to make plans for this summer. Read Leslie LaBarte’s post below What’s holding you back? No kitchen? You can contract to have...
by Compendium News Staff | Jul 6, 2015 | Children's Services, Library News, Summer Food Service Program
U.S. Rep. Ryan Costello helped serve lunch at the Pottstown Public Library.
by Compendium News Staff | Jan 11, 2015 | Resources of Interest, Summer Food Service Program
Dear Librarians: Hunger is a severe roadblock to the learning process. Lack of nutrition during the summer months may set up a cycle of poor performance once school begins. The Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) is a federally funded program that provides nutritious...
