2009 School Breakfast Summit: Grow Your School Breakfast Program!

The Nutrition Consortium of NYS and the American Dairy Association & Dairy Council are pleased to announce the 2009 School Breakfast Summit: Grow Your School Breakfast Program.
We invite food service directors, district superintendants, school principals, school nurses, and other advocates of interest to this event scheduled on Wednesday, May 6th from 12:30 pm – 4:30 pm in Syracuse.

Please join us for an afternoon of free workshops on:
learning about the School Breakfast Program and how morning nutrition is helping students of all ages, increasing participation in your breakfast program by serving breakfast outside the cafeteria, garnering additional support from key players in your district, and
conducting activities to raise awareness about breakfast at school.

Good nutrition is essential to the well-being of children of all ages. Thanks to schools across the state, students in NYS are eating school meals to help them grow and learn in a positive learning environment. School breakfast provides an excellent opportunity for students to fuel up for a day of learning - studies continue to show that children who eat breakfast achieve higher test scores, have better attendance records, and cause fewer classroom behavior problems.

While breakfast is for all children at school, did you know that only 1 in 5 students throughout NYS eat breakfast at school? Children are missing out on good nutrition! Especially during these tough financial times, breakfast at school can help stretch struggling household budgets.

See flyer and registration form for additional details. Hope to see you there!

Come to the NOEP Outreach Convention -- April 22, 2009

The Nutrition Consortium is excited to announce its first NOEP Outreach Convention! It's going to be an incredible event, and we hope that many will join us. Here is the formal invitation:


Dear Anti-Hunger Partners, Advocates, Human Service Providers, Government Officials and Staff Members, and Community Members,


We cordially invite you to attend the…


Nutrition Outreach and Education Program (NOEP)
Outreach Convention

Date: Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Time: 11am-2pm (Formal Program and Awards Ceremony at 1pm)

Location: Well of the Legislative Office Building


NOEP is a valuable resource for your community and anti-hunger efforts across New York State! The NOEP Outreach Convention will feature the food stamp outreach work of NOEP organizations from around the state. Learn how people in your community can get help with applying for food stamps and other nutrition assistance programs. This is an excellent opportunity to connect with NOEP coordinators, other service providers, and advocates.
Refreshments will be provided.

Sincerely,


The Nutrition Consortium of New York State

The Nutrition Consortium of New York State is a statewide, non-profit organization dedicated to alleviating hunger for residents of New York State by expanding the availability of, access to, and use of government nutrition assistance programs through outreach, education, and advocacy.

Counties Attending:

Albany ∙ Bronx ∙ Broome ∙ Cattaraugus ∙ Chemung ∙ Cortland ∙ Delaware ∙ Erie ∙ Franklin ∙ Herkimer ∙ Jefferson ∙ Kings ∙ Lewis ∙ Madison ∙ Monroe ∙ Montgomery ∙ Nassau ∙ New York ∙ Niagara ∙ Oneida ∙ Onondaga ∙ Orange ∙ Oswego ∙ Queens ∙ Rensselaer ∙ Richmond ∙ Rockland ∙ Saratoga ∙ Schenectady ∙ Schuyler ∙ St. Lawrence ∙ Steuben ∙ Suffolk ∙ Tioga ∙ Tompkins ∙ Wayne ∙ Westchester

Notice of Funding to Help Combat Hunger in Your Local Community

The Quaker Go Project is offering $500 “Quaker Oats Go Grants” to help reduce hunger in local communities.

Visit the following website to submit a brief online application: http://quakeroats.promotions.com/gogrants/splash.do
Learn more about the Quaker Go Project: http://www.quakeroats.com/about-quaker-oats/content/go-humans-go.aspx