Lindsay Graham's presentation on her William Churchill Memorial Trust sponsored study tour of the US to learn from their approach to tackling holiday hunger.
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170 days: learning from the US approach to holiday feeding
1. 170Days
Innovation in Community Projects that address School Holiday Child Hunger
@LindsayGrahamUK
2. Food Poverty
Food poverty is the inability to afford, or to
have access to, food to make up a healthy
diet. It is about the quality of food as well as
quantity. It is not just about hunger, but also
about being appropriately nourished to attain
and maintain health.
Bristol City Council Report Food Poverty 2013
3. United Nation’s Convention on the
Rights of the Child
Every young person has the right to a standard of living
adequate for the child’s physical, mental, spiritual, moral and
social development’.
Child Friendly version
‘You have the right to food, clothing, a safe
place to live and to have your basic needs met.
You should not be disadvantaged so that you
can't do many of the things other kids can do’
The UK Government is under a state duty to provide ‘material
assistance and support programmes, particularly with regard to
nutrition’
5. Challenges for Families in Holidays
• FSM unavailable
• Pressure on family budget - debt, utility, food
• Benefit delay ,sanctions
• School readiness and learning decline
• Safeguarding risk elevated
• Access /availability to food
• Social contact diminished
• Family Stress
8. ‘No Kid Hungry’ Research in USA
Research 1,200 low income families in 4 states
•62% spent more on food during summer
•86% of food eaten during holidays at home
•72% wanted service delivered in known site
•Extra £45 per week average outlay for food
(No Kid Hungry summer meals survey webinar)
USA has historical 25 year policy of free summer
meals for all children and young people up to the age
of 18 eligible for free or subsidised meal in term time.
9. United States Department of
Agriculture
Summer Meals
‘The Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) is a
federally-funded, state-administered program. The
SFSP reimburses providers who serve healthy meals
to children and teens in low-income areas at no
charge, primarily during the summer months when
school is not in session’
(USDA website)
Meals can be Breakfast /Lunch/Supper or a Snack
10. Nine States – 37 days
Georgia , Tenessee, Kentucky, Wisconsin , Minnisota, Iowa,
New York , Boston and Washington DC
16. Learning points
• USA has replicable public policy
• Uses existing resources and skilled workforce
• Different models good community partnerships
• Good Federal , State and District support
• Food quality mixed but standardised & monitored
• Not fully evaluated and still some waste issues
• Reviewing how can reach more children / families
• Embedded into School Meals System
• Worked best when aligned to activities
17.
18. East Renfrewshire
All holidays covered
Paid and FSM (44%)
Inclusive
5- 13 years
Family service
Arts, Physical Activity
Use of existing resources
Started 2007
19. North Ayrshire
Runs all Holidays
3 days per week
I hour activity
FSM + Paid meals
Support other
groups
Work experience
Existing staff
20. Examples of other Provision
www.makelunch.org.uk
33 lunch kitchens summer 2015
598 Volunteers , community venues
8,338 meals
2x weekly to 5 days
Runs in all holiday periods.
Activities and support
http://accordgroup.org.uk/articles/444-
Holiday-learning-food-and-play-for-families-who-
need-it-most-
Holiday Kitchen works closely with families
of pre and primary school children across
the West Midlands who are on low incomes
and/or are in need of additional support.
Its aim is to reduce the strain faced by
families during the summer school holidays
by offering free and affordable meals and
activities that improve children’s well-being,
and educational opportunities
http://www.nechildpov
erty.org.uk/
Good examples of
best practice
highlight via networks
of NE Poverty
Commission
23. Recommendations for UK Government
• UK government should address the social policy gap in this area by supporting
child meal provision and enrichment programmes targeted to areas with high
percentages of 40% or more free school meals.
• Projects should be set within an evaluation framework to which measures both
process and impact
• Programmes should run in all holiday periods using existing resources and staff
• Community projects currently delivering summer education programmes, child
care , and sports activities should be encouraged to become summer and
holiday meals sites in partnership with existing school meals providers
• Summer meal provision should be broadened to include opportunities for
training and skills development
• Government should embrace the opportunity to extend statutory education to
non-term time and align this with community food provision, learning, sport
and enrichment activities to help close the inequality gap experienced
particularly by low income and FSM pupils. i(e use of pupil premium in England)
• Funding for such programmes should come from across government policy
areas including, Health, Education, Department of Work and Pensions, Poverty
alleviation. With responsibility held by Depart of Education
24. Conclusion
• Core USA principles could apply to a UK programme
• Government must to invest in tackling child hunger - closing gap
• 170 days where children from low income families could be
supported better with enrichment, education and food
• National awareness campaign to engage the public and all sectors
• Must be investment in research
• Holiday signposting services that align social benefits /welfare funds
• Build on pockets of good practice existing models
• Policy should be developed in each UK region to support change
This presentation acknowledges - WCMT ,Rank Foundation , USDA, No Kid Hungry USA, Durham University , Trussel Trust , and NFSMI ,UN,
SNA
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25. Thank-you
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Link to full ‘170Day’ report
Http://www.wcmt.org.uk/users/lindsaygraham2014
Useful summer meals websites are listed in report
Editor's Notes
Bristol City Report 2013
Article 27 UN convention
Food Bank Growth in UK
Some of the challenges faced by FSM families in the UK
Why should we be bothered 1907 Bradford Education Committee Report noted dip in child weight, 107 years on there are still 170 days of year FSM children are not in school.
The UK has an issue identified a decade ago by Barnardos and this year by the APPG on School Food in March 2014
Winston Churchill Memorial Trust Research Trip covered 9 states in 37 days
Some projects visiting were in Rural backwaters of Georgia involved churches, youth volunteers, school buses. Meals transported from High school hubs in cool or hot boxes at allocated time slots. Employment opportunities for learning disabled young adults , training offered and all closely managed by experienced school meals services.
Bus Stop Café in Kentucky, refurbished 14 yrs old bus. Seating, sink, wifi, cctv, refrigerator. Travelled to trailer parks and play parks across the city feeding between 500/600 children a day
NYC – 4 Ready 2 Go Trucks part of the service in the city. Kitted out like mobile kitchen using existing trained school meal staff.
Senate hearing in DC. Interesting to see many similar issues faced in USA that UK had in last decade of transformation in school meal provision
UK reports out Oct 2014 into child poverty. More needs to be done by all political parties.
There are examples of Local Authorities providing summer meals such as the 7 year old programme in East Renfrewshire. One of the longest runing in the UK. Very linked to ‘activity’.
Slightly newer programme in North Ayrshire . 3 days per week 1 hour activity and 1 hour meals