Second Harvest’s summer meals locator tool makes it easy for families
to find a convenient meal location close to home

نکات برجسته:

  • وعده‌های غذایی تابستانی رایگان اکنون در دسترس است و هر کودکی که 18 سال یا کمتر دارد می‌تواند یک وعده غذایی مغذی در بیش از 70 مکان در شهرستان‌های سانتا کلارا و سن ماتئو دریافت کند – ثبت نام لازم نیست.
  • At some sites, parents and guardians are also eligible to receive low to no-cost meals to eat alongside their children.
  • Second Harvest’s online locator tool makes it easier than ever to find a convenient summer meals site. Visit https://www.shfb.org/mealsforkids.
  • For additional help finding a summer meals site, text “Summer” for English, “Verano” for Spanish, “Muahe” for Vietnamese, “夏天” for Chinese or “Лeto” for Russian to 876-876 or visit www.shfb.org/getfood.

SAN JOSE, Calif., June 16, 2023 — During the summer months, thousands of low-income children in our community face increased risk of hunger when they lose access to the free meals they receive during the school year. With food insecurity on the rise again due to the end of pandemic-era CalFresh benefits, layoffs, as well as record-high housing and food prices, Second Harvest of Silicon Valley is working to raise awareness of the federally-funded summer meals program so every child who needs a nutritious meal can receive one.

Any child 18 or younger can get a free nutritious meal at summer meal sites in Santa Clara and San Mateo counties with no advance registration or documentation required. Select locations will additionally offer free breakfast and afternoon snacks for children. The food bank is collaborating with school districts, libraries, community centers, summer camps, social service organizations and other nonprofits to promote the meals being served at their sites from June until the second week of August. This year, meals must be eaten on site.

To make it easy for families to find a summer meals location near them, Second Harvest has launched a free summer meals locator tool on its website. Families can go to www.shfb.org/mealsforkids/ and enter their address, city or zip code. A map with icons will show the closest summer meals sites with real-time updates to reflect schedule changes. When users click on the icon, they see location details, meal times and contact information. At some sites, parents and guardians are also eligible to receive low to no-cost meals to eat alongside their children.

“Free summer meals are especially important during this time of increased need in our community when we see more families tightening their food budgets in response to inflation, rising food costs and recent cuts to their CalFresh benefits,” said Leslie Bacho, CEO of Second Harvest. “Many of the most vulnerable members of our community, including the 1 in 3 kids in Silicon Valley who are at risk of food insecurity, are being impacted by economic and policy changes that are outside of their control and we want to do everything we can to ensure they have the nutritious food they need to grow and thrive during the summer and all year around.”

وعده های غذایی تابستانی به رشد کودکان کمک می کند
وعده های غذایی تابستانی مهم هستند زیرا مطالعات show that kids who don’t get enough nutritious food to eat have trouble concentrating, are sick more often, and are more likely to suffer emotional and physical effects that can last a lifetime. They are also at risk for what educators call the “summer slide,” where students lose ground academically when they are not in school.

بودجه فدرال برنامه خدمات غذای تابستانی برای جایگزینی صبحانه و ناهار مدرسه طراحی شده است و شکاف تغذیه ای که برای هزاران کودک در طول تابستان وجود دارد را پر می کند. برنامه خدمات غذایی تابستانی که از طریق خدمات غذا و تغذیه USDA تامین می شود و توسط ایالت اداره می شود، به ارائه دهندگان ناهار مانند مدارس، کتابخانه ها و کمپ های تابستانی که وعده های غذایی سالم و میان وعده های رایگان را برای کودکان و نوجوانان در مناطق کم درآمد ارائه می کنند، بازپرداخت می کند.

For more information about Free summer meals or food assistance:
In addition to the summer meals locator tool online, families who need help finding a site serving summer meals near them can text “Summer” for English, “Verano” for Spanish, “Muahe” for Vietnamese, “夏天” for Chinese or “Лeto” for Russian to 876-876. For help accessing other food resources and assistance, call Second Harvest’s multilingual Food Connection hotline at 800-984-3663 یا بازدید کنید www.shfb.org/getfood to use the Food Locator tool to find free grocery sites.

درباره برداشت دوم سیلیکون ولی

دوم برداشت سیلیکون ولی که در سال 1974 تأسیس شد، یکی از بزرگترین بانک های مواد غذایی در کشور و یک رهبر غیرانتفاعی قابل اعتماد در پایان دادن به گرسنگی محلی است. این سازمان مواد غذایی مغذی را از طریق شبکه ای متشکل از 400 شریک در بیش از 900 سایت در سراسر شهرستان های سانتا کلارا و سن ماتئو توزیع می کند. با توجه به هزینه های بسیار گران زندگی در سیلیکون ولی و کاهش چشمگیر حمایت دولت در دوران همه گیری، Second Harvest هر ماه به طور متوسط به حدود 500000 نفر خدمات رسانی می کند. دومین برداشت همچنین مردم را با برنامه های تغذیه فدرال و سایر منابع غذایی مرتبط می کند و از سیاست های ضد گرسنگی در سطوح محلی، ایالتی و ملی حمایت می کند. برای کسب اطلاعات بیشتر در مورد اینکه Second Harvest چگونه به میزان باورنکردنی نیاز در سیلیکون ولی پاسخ می دهد، به سایت shfb.org مراجعه کنید.

اگر مسائل مربوط به گرسنگی در دره سیلیکون را پوشش می دهید، می توانیم سخنگویان متخصصی را ارائه کنیم که می توانند در مورد چشم انداز محلی صحبت کنند.

لطفا با دایان بیکر هیوارد تماس بگیرید dbakerhayward@shfb.org یا 408-266-8866، داخلی 368.

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