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DocuSign Envelope ID: EB294A71-C7D1-4EE4-8287-60A6149320D4 <br /> Program Description (3 pages OR LESS) <br /> Please provide the following information about the proposed program: <br /> d) Summarize the program services proposed and how the program will address <br /> a Town/County prioritylgoal? <br /> Food for the Summer provides nutritious weekday meals at walkable sites and summer <br /> camps throughout the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School district (CHCCS) to children under <br /> 18 for the full summer break. Meals are prepared in several CHCCS school cafeterias by <br /> cafeteria staff and distributed by a network of volunteers. <br /> In addition to daily meals, Food for the Summer offers opportunities for enrichment which <br /> help alleviate the "Summer Slide" experienced by many children over the summer. <br /> Enrichment opportunities include; <br /> • Fun Buckets: Buckets filled with sidewalk chalk, jump ropes, frisbees, games and <br /> more are brought to the sites daily to provide opportunities for outside play. <br /> • Free Book Wednesdays: With the help of Book Harvest, free books are available for <br /> children to take home each week. <br /> • Pap-In Guests: Occasional visits from special guests like the local fire and police <br /> departments provide children with an opportunity to learn about health, safety and <br /> community. <br /> • Enrichment Opportunities: Arts & Crafts, Nutrition Activities, free summer swim <br /> lessons and more are provided by volunteer organizations. <br /> Community Engagement opportunities: <br /> Last year, Food for the Summer engaged more than 600 community volunteers, including a <br /> significant number of youth volunteers. <br /> In addition, we employed four high school students and two volunteer interns as part of our <br /> Teen Ambassador program which provided leadership training and job skills to high school <br /> students who live within the district. Their duties included planning and participating in meal <br /> site enrichment activities, helping to organize the "End of Summer Eclipse Party", engaging <br /> with children and volunteers on a daily basis and participating in a PhotoVoice research <br /> project aimed at documenting key aspects of the program. <br /> Meeting Town and County Goals: <br /> The Food for the Summer program addresses the widening problem of summertime food <br /> insecurity which will affect 3,500- children during the eleven week summer break. In <br /> addition, the program provides literacy, cultural enrichment and recreational opportunities— <br /> all of which add up to healthier children and better academic outcomes. Last summer we <br /> provided 48,978 meals (with 20,246 delivered by FFTS volunteers), thousands of free books <br /> and 122 free swimming lessons to children living in Chapel Hill, Carrboro and Orange <br /> County. This year, we expect to increase these numbers.. <br /> DO NOT SUBMIT THIS PAGE 1123120118 12:16:45 PM P a g e 15 o f 2 6 <br />