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Anti-Hunger Policy Conference 2023:

Enacting transformative policy change to end hunger requires us to build greater political power in the communities we serve. Learn about the tools, tactics and organizing strategies used by food banks and allied 501c3 organizations to engage our neighbors at the ballot box, connecting the dots between economic struggle, political power and civic engagement.

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Collaboration and strong partnerships are a key component to our work, especially work to address root cases and advance racial equity. As food banks and Feeding America engage in initiatives like Community Accelerator, Boundless Collaborations, the Food Security Equity Impact Fund, and many others, we are learning that slowing down and being intentional about building trust and relationships is essential. This session would provide some recent learning and examples and engage participants in a workshopping and peer sharing discussion on how we can use relationship and trust building as a tool for action.

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Workforce Health training for supervisors and managers. Topics covered in the one-hour interactive training include: • Review the signs of burnout & the impact of COVID-19. • Discuss strategies to support and engage your employees. • Evaluate your workplace characteristics and plan where to make meaningful changes. • Learn about resources that are available to help support employee well-being.

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Anti-Hunger Policy Conference 2023:

This CACFP advocacy institute will cover a dynamic action plan to support and strengthen CACFP through the unwinding of the emergency declaration: advocating for maintaining successful pandemic-era innovations including virtual visits, additional meal reimbursements, and the elimination of area eligibility. 

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Anti-Hunger Policy Conference 2023:

In this session, USDA will provide updates on CACFP developments, policy, and guidance that are important to supporting CACFP success in child care and afterschool programs, and homeless shelters. This is also an opportunity to hear the newest updates on Team nutrition resources. This workshop will conclude with questions and answers.

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Relationship Based Fundraising 2023 Breakout Session:

Major philanthropists want to engage directly with your CEO. Learn how to streamline CEO involvement in fundraising to activate your CEO without increasing demands on their time and bandwidth

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Join us for breakfast to discuss Child & Family programs work. We will have time to connect about your successes, challenges, and share updates. Whether you are new to this work or a seasoned pro, you are welcome!

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Join an open conversation on topics relevant to child and family programs. Topics discussed include "going back to school" plans for child and family food distributions, school pantry models, how universal meals might impact food bank partnerships or programs, and what food banks are doing to promote health, wellness, dignity, and choice.

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The 2022 Summer Programs Webinar Series highlights the work of network members providing summer child and family programs in rural communities and communities of color. Each call will highlights 3-5 network members and how they've worked to improve the neighbor experience for children and their families during summer programming.

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The 2022 Summer Programs Webinar Series highlights the work of network members providing summer child and family programs in rural communities and communities of color. Each call will highlights 3-5 network members and how they've worked to improve the neighbor experience for children and their families during summer programming.

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The 2022 Summer Programs Webinar Series highlights the work of network members providing summer child and family programs in rural communities and communities of color. Each call will highlights 3-5 network members and how they've worked to improve the neighbor experience for children and their families during summer programming.

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In the second webinar of the Summer Hunger Programs series, we hear about the neighbor-centric approaches at summer programs taking place at Roadrunner Food Bank, Banco de Alimentos de Puerto Rico, and the Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona. The panelists – Katy Anderson, Denise Santos & Damaris Soto, and Rebecca Bommersbach – discuss the passionate work happening around their communities this summer and how they are striving to improve the neighbor experience.

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How are food banks adapting and innovating to better reach children, teens, and their families? Four speakers share their successes, challenges, innovations, and solutions from the past year in running child and family programs during the pandemic. Speakers include:

• Tyrell Aagard, Grants Specialist, Utah Food Bank, UT
• Terra Masias, Child Nutrition Program Manager, St. Mary's Food Bank, AZ
• Johnna Worley, Youth Services Director, Dare to Care Food Bank, KY
• Kristin Baumgartel, Child Nutrition Policy, Budget, and Compliance Director, Second Harvest of South Georgia, GA

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Looking back at the start of the pandemic offers an opportunity to identify lessons and practices that can be applied to the upcoming school year. This includes learning about school year waiver options for government food and hearing about updates to the policy landscape. Several speakers share ideas and lessons learned from the pandemic, and there is a large group brainstorming and sharing of experiences from the spring/summer to apply to the school year, including types of partnerships that have been the most helpful during the pandemic. Speakers include:

• Markell Miller, Food Gatherers, MI
• Lauren Rhoades, Food Bank for Larimer County, CO

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This session focuses on what school pantries look like and introduces different models that exist throughout the network. After reviewing Feeding America’s basic standards for a school pantry program, panelists discuss their models, experiences, and methods for school pantries. The session closes with advice for starting a new school pantry program and resources for further guidance. Speakers include:

• Ally Meyer, Child Hunger Program Manager, Oregon Food Bank, OR
• Elizabeth Santiago, School Partnerships Program Manager, Second Harvest Food Bank of Central Florida, FL
• Jessica Gildea, Youth & Family Initiatives Manager, Good Shepherd Food Bank, ME

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This session looks at the work of Feeding America and Save the Children to generate ideas for how they can leverage their partnership and work together at a local level to address rural child hunger. After an overview of the two organizations, speakers discuss examples of programs that have been working in partnership to address rural child hunger. Speakers include:

• Amy Schumacher, Senior Manager, Programs - Children & Families, Feeding America
• Tamara Sandberg, Director of US Food Security Nutrition, Save the Children
• Will Dittmar, State Director Program Implementation in CA and WA, Save the Children
• Gracie Gonner, Delta Branch Manager, Arkansas Food Bank

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Join an open conversation on topics relevant to child and family programs. Discussion topics include challenges and successes of current programs, plans for summer programming, waivers, ways to improve equitable access for Latin/Hispanic communities, and virtual monitoring best practices.

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Four panelists speak about their current practices and programs for using mobile distribution models to feed children and families during the school year and summer. They discuss their successes and challenges with mobile programming, creative partnerships, and additional services offered through mobile feeding. Speakers include:

• Shiraya Proffitt, Manager of Community Initiatives, Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma, OK
• Shay Krick, Programs Administrator, Feeding America West Michigan, MI
• Jennifer Wood, Research and Development Officer, Southeast Missouri Food Bank, MO
• David Shemwell, Administrator, Feeding the Valley Food Bank, GA

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This webinar covers strategies to close the summer meal gap in rural communities. 

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Four grantees from the Enterprise and Feeding America Summer Hunger Feeding Opportunity talk about their summer 2021 programming. They discuss their experiences and how COVID impacted programming.  Speakers include:

• Isabelle Ball, Program Coordinator, All Faiths Food Bank, FL
• Claire Savini, Child Nutrition Programs Manager, Foodlink, NY
• Catherine Montgomery, Community Engagement and Programs Manager, Mississippi Food Network, MS
• Heidi Davis, Summer Feeding Coordinator/Kids Program Coordinator, Second Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Tennessee, TN