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Picnic In The Park

 

2008
Summer Feeding Program

Boise
Just like last year, Picnic in the Park will offer a variety of enrichment activities as part of this very attractive noontime package.

There are no income or attendance requirements. It is open to all young people ages 1 to 18. All they have to do is show up, have lunch and enjoy the activities.

In 2006, Picnic in the Park served 50,930 lunches between June 12 and August 18, with an additional 500 lunches served at the Meridian Boys and Girls Club through August 25. In 2007, the program served 71,448 lunches, and we expect that growth to continue in 2008.

Those numbers point out how important this program is for thousands of children in the Treasure Valley area. For example, some 36% or about 8,000 of the children in Boise schools depend on free or reduced-price lunches during the school year. Those children are at risk of going hungry during the summer when school breakfasts and lunches are not available. At Taft Elementary, for instance, 76% of the kids are on the free or reduced-price lunch program. At nearby Whittier, 91% qualify.

Those are the types of kids we need to reach this summer.

The Picnic in the Park program is the result of collaboration between The Idaho Foodbank and a number of partners, including Centennial Job Corps, Boise Parks & Recreation, Idaho Boys & Girls Clubs, Ada County Library, Humphreys Diabetes Center and Food Service of America.
 

Lewiston
Children’s programs have exploded in North Central Idaho this past year, Chuck says. With Scott Friend now on board full time at the Lewiston facility, Chuck is already planning to expand children’s programs to more outlying areas next school year, which means summer feeding in more outlying areas next summer.

“The Backpack Program was a huge success this school year. We ended up providing 150 backpacks of food per week to 14 schools,” says Chuck. “The community has really taken notice with the Backpack Program, and we anticipate filling up to 250 backpacks per week next school year.”

Boise Menu (will be posted soon)

  Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
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Grain          
Fruit          
Juice          
Milk          

 

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