THE 2017 PREPARE BOOKLET IT HERE!
This year’s legislative guide focuses on an array of issues to many of Florida’s children deal with every day: mobility, juvenile citations, and human trafficking. Read here.
ORANGE COUNTY PARKS & RECREATION BEGINS SERVING AFTERSCHOOL SUPPERS AT FOUR SITES THROUGH SECOND
As recently shared in a post from the Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida blog, Second Harvest’s Kids Cafe Afterschool Supper Program began offering fresh, nutritious meals and snacks to children at four different Orange County Parks and Recreation Centers. This follows months and months of planning and efforts by Central Florida partners, including Florida Impact’s very own Kim Mowatt. To learn more about this exciting development, make sure to read the full post on the blog of the Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida.
FLIPANY UNVEILS AFTERSCHOOL POWERSNACK MENU
Afterschool meals (AMP) are expanding in Miami-Dade County because FLIPANY, a major community-based CACFP sponsor in South Florida, has created a new AMP PowerSnack menu.
The new menu is served in bento-box style which allows for easier point of service at the afterschool program sites, and it includes five components instead of the standard two-component snack which ensures higher quality nutrition to fuel afterschool learning and activities.
“By offering our new Power Snacks to over 1,000 students in aftercare programs across Miami-Dade County and hoping to expand further into locations in Broward County, we are exposing them to different, healthy foods, that are tasty and easy to serve; ensuring kids receive the nutrients they need to learn, grow and thrive,” said FLIPANY President, CEO and Founder Lynne Kunins.