2014-2015 school year:

What is The Sheridan Story?• Beginning: began with one school – Sheridan Elementary in NE Minneapolis

• Mission: to fight child hunger through community and school partnerships• Focus: weekend food gap, when children aren’t able to access meal programs at school• Method: equip our community with the logistics, tools, and resources required to make

an effective and efficient impact on child hunger• Food: one item from each category - Fruit, Veggie, Protein, Base (rice/ pasta), entrée

(soup/stew/chili/boxed meal/mac & cheese). Total of 5 items, 4-5 pounds.

Over 200,000 children in Minnesota don’t have enough food, especially on the weekends.

Hungry children are…• sick more often • more likely to suffer growth impairment • have more social problems • more likely to incur developmental impairments • have lower academic achievement• have more behavioral problems • cannot adapt to stresses as easily• have less energy for complex social interactions • perform more poorly in school etc…

Yana V. Rodgers & Marika Milewska (2007) FOOD ASSISTANCE THROUGH THE SCHOOL SYSTEM, Journal of Children and Poverty, 13:1, 75-95 Cook, John & Jeng, Karen. (2009) Child Food Insecurity: The Economic Impact on our Nation. Feeding America.

• One third of students have shown better grades as a results of backpack programs.• About two thirds of participating students appear less worried about food and healthier.• Over 50% of students demonstrate high self-esteem after receiving food from a back pack program.• About 50% of students experience a more trusting relationship with school personnel.

Impact of weekend food programs shown by studies*

Yana V. Rodgers & Marika Milewska (2007) FOOD ASSISTANCE THROUGH THE SCHOOL SYSTEM, Journal of Children and Poverty, 13:1, 75-95 Cook, John & Jeng, Karen. (2009) Child Food Insecurity: The Economic Impact on our Nation. Feeding America.

Impact of The Sheridan Story’s Weekend Food

Program from our surveys

We can change the story of child hunger by partneringdirectly with a school!

• Funding – $3.71 a child per week or $130 a child a school year.• Relationship – it’s not just about writing a check, ideally our group will own and build a

relationship with the school. Down the road we may be able to partner with the schoolin other ways.

• Volunteer – if our group has the capacity, and the school is on board with this, we canprovide volunteers to go to the school and help distribute the food.

Please consider partneringwith us financially.

- $130 is the cost of food for a child for a year- $520 provides the same for 4 children

1 child for a year

Become a sustaining partner- Monthly recurring donations of any amount- $12/month is food for a child for a year- $48/month provides the same for 4 children

Feed a classroom- $3,250 is food for a classroom of 25 children- Obviously, this commitment isn’t for everyone, but if you are financially able, think of the impact you could make!

Other sources•Social Media •Employer Match •United Way•Thrivent Choice •Neighborhood/Block Party