BOCES offers Summer Feeding Program
NORTH NORWICH – School may be out, but the DCMO BOCES Chenango and Harrold campuses will continue to provide students with free meals throughout the summer.
With schools wrestling the economic crisis and attempting to balance budgets with cuts to summer school, Food Service Director at BOCES Kim Corcoran said she worried about where some children would receive a meal during the months until fall.
“We have all of these kids out for the summer and we didn’t know if they were eating or not,” said Corcoran. “We just wanted to have another way for them to get meals.”
Corcoran was made aware in May of ten districts under her management eligible for funding provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. She now works with the USDA in order to receive the funds and distribute them amongst the six groups participating through BOCES.
“Each school has its own budget, staff and sponsor so that each is effectively running their own Summer Feeding Program, with BOCES managing and orchestrating the menus and distribution of money,” she said.
Many of the programs will also run in conjunction with local child and youth exercise programs, said Corcoran.
New Berlin, for example, will have a jogging/walking/bicycling program in the morning before breakfast and a recreational activity period between then and lunch.
The Summer Feeding Program in Sherburne is located in Paddleford Park and will work with the summer swim lessons taught each day.
In addition to providing meals, Corcoran also hopes to educate children and parents about the merits of eating healthy and staying active.
“We’ll have nutritional info available and coloring books with healthy activities inside,” she said.
Toddlers are also welcome to participate, said Corcoran, as well as special needs students through age 21. Parents and grandparents may buy breakfast for $2 and lunch for $3.
“It should be a good time, not just a meal - we want people to just feel welcome to come and it doesn’t matter what their financial situation is,” said Corcoran. “Just join us and have some fun with the kids.”
Breakfast and lunch will be available at the following locations:
Bainbridge-Guilford - Breakfast will be served from 8:30-9:30 a.m. and lunch from 11 a.m.-12 p.m. from July 2-Aug. 10 at Greenlawn Elementary School.
Greene - Breakfast will be served from 8:30-9:30 a.m. and lunch from 11 a.m.-12 p.m. from July 2-26 in the Middle/High School Cafeteria.
New Berlin - Breakfast will be served from 8:30-9:30 a.m. and lunch from 11:30-12:30 July 8-Aug. 17 in Hyde Park.
Sherburne-Earlville - Lunch will be served from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. July 9-Aug 16 in Paddleford Park.
Unatego - Breakfast will be served from 7:30-8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m.-12 p.m. July 9-Aug. 17 at the Otego and Unadilla Valley schools.
DCMO BOCES - Breakfast will be served from 8-9:30 a.m. and lunch from 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. July 9-Aug. 17 at the Chenango and Harrold Campus’.
Norwich and Oxford will also offer Summer Feeding Programs throughout the summer, although not through BOCES. The Oxford program will take place at the High School and the Norwich program will take place at Kurt Beyer Pool.
“Please join us for a good, free meal,” said Corcoran.
For more information, call 674-7323.
With schools wrestling the economic crisis and attempting to balance budgets with cuts to summer school, Food Service Director at BOCES Kim Corcoran said she worried about where some children would receive a meal during the months until fall.
“We have all of these kids out for the summer and we didn’t know if they were eating or not,” said Corcoran. “We just wanted to have another way for them to get meals.”
Corcoran was made aware in May of ten districts under her management eligible for funding provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. She now works with the USDA in order to receive the funds and distribute them amongst the six groups participating through BOCES.
“Each school has its own budget, staff and sponsor so that each is effectively running their own Summer Feeding Program, with BOCES managing and orchestrating the menus and distribution of money,” she said.
Many of the programs will also run in conjunction with local child and youth exercise programs, said Corcoran.
New Berlin, for example, will have a jogging/walking/bicycling program in the morning before breakfast and a recreational activity period between then and lunch.
The Summer Feeding Program in Sherburne is located in Paddleford Park and will work with the summer swim lessons taught each day.
In addition to providing meals, Corcoran also hopes to educate children and parents about the merits of eating healthy and staying active.
“We’ll have nutritional info available and coloring books with healthy activities inside,” she said.
Toddlers are also welcome to participate, said Corcoran, as well as special needs students through age 21. Parents and grandparents may buy breakfast for $2 and lunch for $3.
“It should be a good time, not just a meal - we want people to just feel welcome to come and it doesn’t matter what their financial situation is,” said Corcoran. “Just join us and have some fun with the kids.”
Breakfast and lunch will be available at the following locations:
Bainbridge-Guilford - Breakfast will be served from 8:30-9:30 a.m. and lunch from 11 a.m.-12 p.m. from July 2-Aug. 10 at Greenlawn Elementary School.
Greene - Breakfast will be served from 8:30-9:30 a.m. and lunch from 11 a.m.-12 p.m. from July 2-26 in the Middle/High School Cafeteria.
New Berlin - Breakfast will be served from 8:30-9:30 a.m. and lunch from 11:30-12:30 July 8-Aug. 17 in Hyde Park.
Sherburne-Earlville - Lunch will be served from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. July 9-Aug 16 in Paddleford Park.
Unatego - Breakfast will be served from 7:30-8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m.-12 p.m. July 9-Aug. 17 at the Otego and Unadilla Valley schools.
DCMO BOCES - Breakfast will be served from 8-9:30 a.m. and lunch from 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. July 9-Aug. 17 at the Chenango and Harrold Campus’.
Norwich and Oxford will also offer Summer Feeding Programs throughout the summer, although not through BOCES. The Oxford program will take place at the High School and the Norwich program will take place at Kurt Beyer Pool.
“Please join us for a good, free meal,” said Corcoran.
For more information, call 674-7323.
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