Back-to-School: New Breakfast Matters Calls and Updated Outreach Materials

From our friends at FRAC

A new school year means new resources for anti-hunger advocates. First, FRAC is excited to announce the return of its successful Breakfast Matters conference call series. Sign up today for the next two calls:

• September 15, 3 p.m. ET – Breakfast for Health
  Our 2011-12 school year will kick off with a call featuring a new FRAC resource that summarizes research findings on the importance of school breakfast to children’s health.
• October 27, 3 p.m. ET – Effective Messaging to Promote Breakfast in the Classroom
  This call will feature a discussion of effective communication strategies to promote breakfast in the classroom.

And we’ve updated our school meals outreach materials to help you kick-off your back-to-school efforts. These materials can support advocates as they help schools expand outreach and make sure that collecting school meal applications is a top priority for the community.

• Back to School Strategies (pdf) outlines several approaches to ensure that schools capture newly eligible families and draw down additional federal funds.
• A Guide to Qualifying Students for School Meals (pdf) lays out important strategies for increasing the number of eligible children accessing school meals and helping schools to leverage additional funding.
• School Meals Outreach Brochure explains to parents how to seek free or reduced-price school meals for their children. English version (pdf). Spanish version (pdf).

For questions and technical assistance, contact Madeleine Levin at mlevin@frac.org.