City of Long Beach Department of Parks Recreation

City of Long Beach Department of Parks, Recreation and Marine Tamalyn Sayre – Summer Food Service Coordinator City of Long Beach, Community Recreation Services Big Rec ● Parks & Recreation Sports Office 5001 Deukmejian Drive, Long Beach, CA 90804 562. 570. 3535

City of Long Beach Summer Food Service Program v Proud Sponsor since 1979. v Offer Summer Food lunches in 32 locations: North, West and Central areas. Over 125, 000 meals served in 2012. v Summer Food is served at: Long Beach Parks & Community Centers Signal Hill Parks Non-Profit Sites v Serve lunches in a safe and supervised area.

Promote Summer Food Service Program v Place large banners at all serving locations. v SFSP is promoted through local television several times during the summer program. v Long Beach Parks & Recreation website: Offers dates/locations of program and daily menus in both English & Spanish.

Organized Activities Summer Food Service Program v All participating sites are encouraged to promote recreational & physical activity after meals have been served. Ø Youth organized sports, play time, encourage meeting new friends.

Vendor LBUSD Nutrition Services Branch Summer Food Service Program v Vendor for over 3 decades. v Developed a strong working relationship. v Timely communication. v Common Goal: Offer the needy children in the City of Long Beach a nutritious and healthy lunch in a safe and supervised site.

LBUSD – Menu Planning Summer Food Service Program v Provide a nutritional and healthy lunch. v Review menu. v Present new items. v Serve hot meals…adding deli sandwich 1 -4 times monthly. v Example of items served: Baked chicken tenders Beef & bean burrito Fresh fruit

Working with LBUSD v Promote Distribute SFSP flyers to school locations close to the serving sites before the program begins. v Routing Ensure deliveries are met in a timely manner. v Communication Provide daily contact with the kitchen are made to ensure the daily paperwork has been turned in by the sites/drivers.

Program Success Summer Food Service Program v Team Approach v Train v Monitor v Communication Common Goal Make sure the children in the City of Long Beach do not go hungry.