Program areas at New Day
Weekend food for hungry students: our main focus continues to supply elementary, middle and high school students with weekend food bags for those students that are food insufficient. If a student has a need for weekend food, they contact a school counselor to be added to the list for weekend food. Our program people, all volunteers, are in contact with the counselors who provide the number of students needing food for the weekend. Volunteers prepare the food bags for delivery and place the bags in designated bins for the participating schools. During the fiscal year, there were 66,169 bags of weekend food delivered to counselors. The contents of an average bag costs approximately 2.90. Total for the year was 191,892. A typical weekend food bag may include 6 items made up of the following: microwave pasta (.35); cereal (.25); applesauce(.40); breakfast bars (.31); deli sticks (.38); oatmeal (.35).
Weekend bags for summer programs (boys & girls club): students do not perform well if their energy levels are low. The counselors make a determination of those students needing supplemental nutrition during the Day and therefore requesting bags for these students. During the summer session approximately 1,515 bags were distributed. The average bag cost is 2.90 for a total cost of 4,394. Bags consist of breakfast bars, applesauce, cereal, microwave pasta, deli stick, and oatmeal.
Weekend bags for summer school for hungry students: students do not perform well if their energy levels are low. The counselors make a determination of those students needing supplemental nutrition during the Day and therefore requesting bags for these students. During the summer session approximately 108 bags were distributed. The average bag cost is 2.90 for a total cost of 313. Bags consist of breakfast bars, applesauce, cereal, microwave pasta, deli stick, abd oatmeal.