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El Dorado LunchBox: Summer Meals for KidsTeen Volunteer-to-Work Project (TV2W)

LunchBoxersDRAFT: revised 4-23-2013

El Dorado LunchBox

program

A program sponsored by:

El Dorado Schools (USD 490)Kansas Food Bank

Kids Need To Eat, Inc. (KN2E)

Programcomponents

Free breakfast & lunch for children attending the USD 490 SummerAcademy during June, Monday - Thursday (part of the USD 490food service program).

Need-Based Weekend Foodpacks, June 6 - Aug. 8 (10weekends), distributed on Thursdays -- KN2E is handling thereferral process, packing, and distribution.

Free lunches, July 1 - Aug. 8, Mon.-Thurs., noon-1pm, Skelly

School, all children under age 18 can pick up.Teen Volunteer-to-Work program, June 1 - Aug. 8

LunchBoxers:Activities &Requirements

Four (4) teens, ages 14 - 16 (who have completed 8th

grade)

USD 490 students recruited & selected by Tonya Cogan (SummerAcademy Principal)

Food Safety for Volunteers & Students (2013) [28 pgs]o Youth must read this before June 3, and participate in discussion

class on Monday, June 3, 10:15 - 11:15 am.o Discussion leader: Barb Roths, RD/LR, Butler Co. Extension Ofc

Volunteer/Community Service (June)o Assist with Summer Academy Food Service during June:o Monday - Thursday - 11:15 - 12:15o Help pack Weekend Foodpacks on Thursdays in Skelly

Storage room with volunteers recruited by KN2E (9:30-11:30am)

Complete Work Readiness curriculum during June.o Instructor: Marcy Aycock with BCCo seven 1-hour classes, 10:15 - 11:15 amo 2 classes first week (Tues. & Wed.),o 3 classes 2

ndweek (Mon., Tues. & Wed.)

o 2 classes 3rd week (Mon. & Tues.)

Attend 1-hourOrientation by KN2E during 4th

week of June.

Financialliteracy modules

Complete the online DollarWise Financial Literacy modules at:bedollarwise.org/syc- a set of 6 brief financial education modules.

A weekly lottery will be held on Fridays from June 21 - July 26; eachweek 3 participants will be picked to win an assortment of prizesincluding iPads, Kindles, and iPod Shuffles.

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Workforce AllianceSummer YouthProgram

July 1 - Aug. 8: Paid work program funded by the WorkforceAlliance of South Central Kansas.

Will be paid minimum wage for10 hours/week for 6 weeks.

Youth will be deemed employees ofManpower. It uses an onlinetime sheet, and youth will be paid weekly by electronic debit cardwithin 3 business days of end of work week.

Youth can be excused for family events up to 4 work days, but wontbe paid for those days.

Work hours:

o 2 hours, Mon. - Wed.o 4 hours, Thurs.o Week of July 4: 2 hours on Mon. & Tues., 4 hours on Wed.

Celebration & debriefing with youth: Thurs., Aug. 8: 1:30-2:30 pm

LunchBoxers:Schedule

June (4 weeks): Volunteer/Service

Monday - Wed., 10:15 - 11:15 am, class

Mon. - Thurs., 11:15 am - 12:15 pm, Food Service Helpers

Thursdays, 9:30 - 11:15 am: pack Weekend Foodpacks

July 1 - Aug. 8: Work component

Mon. - Wed.: 11:30 am - 1:30 pm (2 hours/day)

Thursdays: 9:30 am - 1:30pm (4 hours)

In recognition that families have summer events and kids might havespecial church or other outings, LunchBoxers can be excused for upto 4 work days July 1 - Aug. 8, making arrangements in advance withKN2E. However, they wont get paid for those days.

Marcy Aycock,Smart Work Ethics

curriculum trainer

BCC is sponsoring her time to deliver this curriculum at no cost,and will fund her travel expenses.

USD 490 will pay formaterials

LunchBoxersAttire. To make them easy to identify by children & others, KN2E willprovide T-shirts (all the same color) that provide the LunchBoxers anopportunity to decorate them (with paints provided) - during Orientation.Name badges:USD 490 offered to provide for both the LunchBoxers and volunteers.

LunchBoxers duties(all at Skelly School)

Mon. - Wed.

11:30 am, arrive, entering via west entrance to set up.Sign-in. Set up tables outside west entrance.Open boxes, put lunch sacks & supplemental foods on tables.Open plastic grocery bags and stack them for easy use.

Bring milk in from chillers just before noon.Noon:Assist with distributing lunch sacks as children arrive.1pm: Clean-up

Break down empty boxesBring remaining sack lunches & food back into Storage RoomBring tables back into buildingPick up visible trash / litter on school lawn near distribution site.Stock milk cartons in chillers as needed for next day.Sign out.

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Thurs.: 9:30 am - arrive & sign in.

Assist with packing Weekend Foodpacks in Storage Room.11:30 am

Begin Mon. - Wed. routine.LunchBoxers:

TransportationLunchBoxers might be able to use the USD 490 shuttle to get to Skelly,July 1 - Aug. 8, depending on its schedule. Rides might also bearranged as needed.

Numana Gardens(NG)

fresh produce

July 1 - Aug. 8

In addition to the above, LunchBoxers and volunteers will prepareproduce donated by Numana Gardens (NG).

Cantaloupe, carrots & beans are among possible donations.

Produce given an initial quick wash at gardens before delivery.

Best not to deliver on Thurs. & Friday afternoons if feasible.

NG will coordinate delivery with Skellys principal and/or HeadCustodian, and let KN2E know by email what has been delivered.

Volunteers & LunchBoxers will slice cantaloupe in Skelly kitchen &pack in sealable plastic bags for distribution; ;ditto carrots.

NG offered to provide plastic bags.

We can use USD 490 knives and other utensils.

NG wants to compost waste from the food preparation.Lunch distributiontasks(volunteers andLunchBoxerscombined)

6 - 10 volunteers & LunchBoxers needed to function as:

Greeter: 1 person to welcome children and direct them to sign in.Record keeper: 1 or 2 persons to assist children with signing their first

name & age on sign-in sheetsServers: 2 persons at lunch sack table +

2 persons at supplemental foods and milk cartons tableExpediter: 1 - 2 persons to thank children for coming, remind them

about days/hours, asks them not to litter on way home.

Site Supervisor:A volunteer who answers questions, monitorsactivities, responsible for paperwork, fills in as needed.

Volunteers to workwith youth

An intergenerational mix of college students, parents with children,and older adults selected to interact positively with and mentor youth.

Incentives for teensto participate

Acquire Work Readiness skills to help them find work; can use SWECertificate of Completion on their resume

Come into contact with adults who might serve as references whenthey look for employment.

Volunteer/Service component in June makes them eligible for theJuly-Aug. Internship slots.

Likely to have an advantage if apply for a job with the City at age 16.Incentives forcommunity tosponsor

A pilot project that can be expanded in the future.

Keep kids busy and constructively occupied during the summer.

Helps build youth self-confidence by doing something positive.

Promotes work readiness skills, and the potential for participatingyouth to become constructive citizens.

Participating youth more likely to be better students when schoolyear beings.