PICNIC IN THE PARK

The Idaho Foodbank is a sponsor of USDA’s Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) that provides free summer meals to children ages 1-18. For children from families who are at or below poverty, the summer lunch program fills an important nutrition gap when school meals are not available. From June to August, five days a week, children in low-income neighborhoods enjoy a nourishing lunch and educational or physical activity at a convenient location such as a community park or their housing complex.

Hunger Doesn’t Take A Summer Vacation

School’s out for the summer! No more classes, homework, or tests. However, for some students, when school is out, that means no more guaranteed meals.

When school is out for summer vacation, many children lose access to free and reduced meals they rely on during the school year. The Idaho Foodbank’s Picnic in the Park Program is a summer feeding program that fills this nutritional gap for the summer.

picnic-in-the-park-starts

The Idaho Foodbank partners with Literacy in the Park, Mobile Rec, and volunteers from the community to engage with the program participants to teach them the importance of a healthy meal, physical activity, and education.

Related Stories

VISTA Meal Service Summer Associates – Boise

/ / ,

The Idaho Foodbank is hiring to fill 15 VISTA Meal Service Summer Associate positions for the 2017 Picnic in the Park summer lunch program. Positions include: team leads, site supervisors, site assistants, drivers, driver’s assistants, and warehouse inventory control and will be assigned at the time of hire. Assist with operations of The Idaho Foodbank’s Picnic in the Park summer lunch program by overseeing the safe handling, transport, and service of meals to eligible children and assigned locations.

Read More

2017 Picnic in the Park Locations and Schedule

Picnic in the Park 2017 Schedule and Menu
Click to View and Download

Locations Map

Download the Picnic in the Park Impact Report

pip-report

Questions?