Recommendation IE.23
Recommendation Status: New
Coordinate with the St. Louis County Schools and Youth and Community Service organizations to ensure summer food programs and dinner food programs including a regional volunteer recruitment effort to staff summer and dinner programs.
This recommendation helps achieve the following
Complete
Communities
Inclusive
Economies
Key Issues Addressed
Related Planning Topic Areas
Applicable Geographic Scales
Countywide
Municipalities
Sub-geographies
Equity Considerations
Assists low-income individuals and families purchase healthy food.
Sustainability Considerations
Improves access to health foods and reduces food insecurity for children of low-income families, improves educational outcomes and reduces social isolation.
Implementation
Lead Partner(s)
Supporting Partner(s)
Cost
Project, Partnership, or Policy
Project
Partnership
Policy
Timeline
St. Louis County Department of Humans Services - Office of Community Development
St. Louis County Department of Human Services - Office of Community Development
St. Louis Economic Development Partnership
School Districts
Youth and Community Service Organizations
St. Louis County Department of Public Health
Medium
($1-10mil)
Low
(Less than $1 mil)
High
($10+ mil)
Medium-term
(5-10 Years)
Ongoing
Near-term
(Within 5 Years)
Long-term
(10+ Years)
Potential Funding Sources
Saint Louis County Schools and Youth and Community Service organizations
MO MDA Food Insecure Cost-Share Grant Program
St. Louis County Government general operations
Tracking Implementation
Tracking Success
LEED_CC_ Quality of Life
If overperforming, what should we do?
No action.
If underperforming, what should we do?
Create a county-wide parents advocacy support group.