Just a reminder that the federal Summer Food Service Program may something you can do in conjunction with your Summer Reading program. There is information about the Michigan program at the Library of Michigan's www.michigan.gov/youthlibraryservices<http://www.michigan.gov/youthlibraryservices> in the Summer Reading section. You can also see the Public Library Information Sheet<http://www.michigan.gov/documents/libraryofmichigan/lm_2014_SR_-_SFSP_FACT_SHEET_for_Libraries_447532_7.pdf>. TechSoup has also done a general webinar about participating in the program and the link is below. Enjoy! Karren Reish Library Grants Coordinator Library of Michigan 517-241-0021 reishk@michigan.gov<mailto:reishk@michigan.gov> Summer Reading, Summer Feeding Providing real meals would be a great attraction for your summer library program. And the USDA reimburses meals served in rural areas: breakfast = $2.0375; lunch or supper = $3.56; snack = $.855. Libraries can participate by either serving the meals themselves or providing a location for another organization to serve meals. Lots of kids go hungry in the summer. 32,300,000 children (45% of all US children) live in low-income families. 16,100,000 children (22% of all US children) live in poor families. During the school year, USDA's free and reduced lunch program helps feed 21 million, but, in the summer, only 2.1 million children are fed through USDA's Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) at http://tinyurl.com/lb8kycj<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001O_NYTjCfjrO31VDbuR6iY38W2_QawY7pFRw_XukOJJIMB0HApKXGJSbW6KjjHbMToyuJ_dUnNU1ACAexD1h-nZVh2IV5MApweFQH7Y7M5eBFUjm3CjSA9bSq7Un-o25QIt3cDVZ8dQYjW_qwlQLQfFTyEdQ8-h2-OYpfbCL3AGGhBrgTvkV3k31yBiF4w7bdkDrRIqDx9nOwm4ADhxThh1wr7uwuWOekVrzDTeV2auCpyMyXgzRW6bx2pfk_1fyXqMcT5jo1Th-syVYDHIDFsWgrGzw-KuLHV09XkQSqag_7rl0ZnEqq2T-8I-dsOSx7WjD53aNM80_yxhriSs1bUqzPZkQ3JgxxsvZajecq7Qu6QNkWzrvSEw==&c=s9i8hTLSmk8P1je2tIZwK7CPC4n-ecr3JzLQw9K4Twg81iujXsnsDg==&ch=teQjOzLOT-9HoZCWPP8XQkWOUELdgeiQlGgbknPe7Gt9_RzUn5CvSA==>. View the recorded TechSoup Webinar<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001O_NYTjCfjrO31VDbuR6iY38W2_QawY7pFRw_XukOJJIMB0HApKXGJRDirq8AL8vjBEjud2__Jk977aRb-RAyA_L54b1bVAIE7RW7fsHhiutb1-q_8_RghAhZvIkCBs4hL9rzOod0s0rg0W1plfz5lzRus07VRZ8FpGXXZm5irLee-1KReJyOR1HAHkIVyAegUiH5LgguWFKg6Zd-cqNoZ1vl3t_7vD48imTVC3hSwLGzbPWLIrFuDbp8P_frlvLVR_C6Mc0Ao7pMIz1bunUjgL4Cthtj-rty-Wd8h6c1kuHIiLkEhj4Jo2MBL88cugCQ5eWd9KZNCyCXamoPoo1VeslNELy-YpzuwbsLI2QFqVBZ2-e907dKCyrv2k5pJamB&c=s9i8hTLSmk8P1je2tIZwK7CPC4n-ecr3JzLQw9K4Twg81iujXsnsDg==&ch=teQjOzLOT-9HoZCWPP8XQkWOUELdgeiQlGgbknPe7Gt9_RzUn5CvSA==> to learn about how you and your organization can increase the numbers of youth who benefit from free meals in your community this summer.