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Below is information about summer meal sites in Oregon for youth ages 1 through 18. There’s a PDF, a website, and phone number for finding locations.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Super <b>On Behalf Of </b>ODE Communications<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, June 14, 2018 9:29 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Super@listsmart.osl.state.or.us<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Super] News Release: Summer Meals Help Bridge the Gap<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">This message will be sent to statewide media.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F1F1F">NEWS RELEASE</span><span style="color:#1F1F1F"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F1F1F">June 14, 2018</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F1F1F">Media Contact: Marc Siegel</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">,
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="mailto:marc.siegel@state.or.us">marc.siegel@state.or.us</a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="text-decoration:none">,
</span></span>503-947-5650<span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F1F1F">Summer Meals Help Bridge the Gap
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1F1F1F">Summer Food Service Program offers nutritious meals to combat childhood hunger<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt">(Salem, Ore.)</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> – When school lets out for the summer, thousands of Oregon children lose access to breakfast, lunch and afterschool meals
that are available during the regular school year. Many children and families rely on these school meals to supplement what is available at home. The Summer Food Service Program helps to fill this gap by providing free, nutritious meals to children and teens
over the summer months. Free meals and enrichment activities are <a href="https://www.oregon.gov/ode/students-and-family/childnutrition/sfsp/Documents/2018_SFSP_Open_Sites_v1.pdf">
offered at participating summer sites</a> including many schools, parks and other non-profit organizations.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The program is currently underutilized with many families unaware of the free meals and activities in their communities. Nationally, only one out of six children who receive free
or reduced price meals during the school year continue to receive meals during the summer months. Increasing awareness of and access to these programs can have a significant impact on combating childhood food insecurity.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">“We know the important role that child nutrition plays during the school year and it’s just as crucial in the summer months when children don’t have access to school meals,” Colt
Gill, Director of the Oregon Department of Education, said. “We encourage families and caregivers to take advantage of this opportunity to help ensure the children they care for have access to good nutrition over the summer.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Families can look up meal locations in their area by calling 2-1-1, or texting “Food” or “Comida” to 877-877, or visiting
<a href="https://www.summerfoodoregon.org/map/">the Summer Food Oregon website</a>. Meals are available for any child 18 and under without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">“The Summer Foods Lunch Program in Klamath Falls allows us to provide lunches to kids who would otherwise go hungry,” Integral Youth Services Outreach Programs Director Craig Schuhmann
said. “Over the course of the summer we serve 24,000 lunches at 30 different sites, rural and city, over a ten week period. This affords us the opportunity to combine our efforts with local community partners to provide education and enrichment activities
while the youth are gathered to eat. Many appreciative parents have told us that this program helps to stretch an already tight food budget.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">We invite community partners, school districts and media partners to help spread the word about the free summer meals and activities to families in your area. Follow Summer Meals
Oregon on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/SummerMealsOregon/">Facebook</a> and
<a href="https://twitter.com/SummerMealsOR">Twitter</a> and share their message often!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Want to learn more? Resources for summer meals include:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://www.summerfoodoregon.org/resources/">Summer Food Oregon- Marketing Resources</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="http://www.fns.usda.gov/sfsp/summer-meals-toolkit">USDA- Summer Meal Toolkit</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="http://www.fns.usda.gov/sfsp/raise-awareness">USDA- Raise Awareness</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://bestpractices.nokidhungry.org/free-summer-meals-kids">No Kid Hungry- Summer Meals</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">If you have questions, please contact ODE Community Nutrition Manager Lynne Reinoso at (503) 947-5892 or
<a href="mailto:lynne.reinoso@state.or.us">lynne.reinoso@state.or.us</a><span class="MsoHyperlink">.</span>
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