Entries by spowell

Call to Action TODAY: Disaster SNAP for Hurricane Irma

Today, U.S. Rep. Al Lawson and ten other members of the Florida Congressional delegation sent a letter (view here) to Gov. Rick Scott asking him to take steps to ensure that Floridians have adequate access to food after Hurricane Irma. The group asked the governor to seek additional assistance from the United States Department of […]

HEALTH FOUNDATION OF SOUTH FLORIDA AWARDS GRANT TO INCREASE AFTERSCHOOL MEALS, FEEDING MORE CHILDREN

Florida Impact has been awarded a $40,000 grant to support its plan to increase afterschool meals for children in Broward and Miami-Dade Counties. The grant from Health Foundation of South Florida will enable Florida Impact to provide education and advocacy directed to elected and governmental officials about Florida’s Afterschool Meals Program with the ultimate goal […]

A SUMMER BREAKSPOT SITE WHERE CHILDREN (AND PLANTS) GROW

  Star of the Sea Foundation in Key West is an Afterschool Meals (CACFP) caterer, and a Summer Meals (SFSP) sponsor. As part of their offerings during the afterschool time, SOS began a nutrition education program that takes place twice per week at the Boys and Girls Club of Key West. The interactive classes cover […]

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 […]

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 […]

OVER 250 COMMUNITY LEADERS PARTICIPATE IN THE 2017 ANNUAL SUMMER BREAKSPOT PARTNERS MEETING!

On January 24th, the Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services (FDACS) and Florida Impact co-hosted the Annual Summer BreakSpot Partners Meeting at six locations across Florida and via webinar. Over 250 community leaders representing nearly 150 organizations, agencies, and elected officials attended this robust event, where current and prospective Summer BreakSpot sponsors and partners […]

EXPANDING SUMMER BREAKSPOT MOBILE SITES

Partnering with the Hillsborough County School District and Feeding Tampa Bay this summer, Florida Impact focused on expanding mobile unit site locations to housing authorities and low-income housing complexes. In addition to a healthy meal, other community partners visited the site such as Dodgeball 2 You bringing exercise and lessons on how to handle bullying, […]