We help you feed hungry kids.
CHP continues to utilize components of the national NKH model with the goal of eliminating child hunger in Missouri. Specifically, CHP offers educational opportunities, including:
Webinars
CHP offers unique content and promotes webinars developed in conjunction with food nutrition agencies.
Prior Webinar Recordings
Grant Question-and-Answer Sessions
(Breakfast and Afterschool grants)
(Summer food grants)
(Breakfast and Afterschool grants)
May 2020 Virtual Training Series
An overview of the federal Child and Adult Care Food Program and how it can be used by most Missouri schools to feed students free meals or snacks in the afternoons.
How schools adopting USDA programs to serve meals year-round and throughout the day can transform Missouri communities for the better.
Best practices learned from schools and nonprofit organizations serving free meals after school to children.
Using free online mapping tools and data can help organizations serve free meals to children during the summer months.
After School Meal Assistance
Overview of the Missouri state application to become a sponsor or site for the Child and Adult Care Food Program (used for serving free meals after school).
Conferences and Events
CHP is planning a statewide conference event in the Spring of 2023. Check back for more information.
Customized Training
CHP offers FREE technical assistance, including individual telephone and on-site consultations. There are two Senior Program/Project Support Coordinators available for consultation:
Jeremy Milarsky
573-529-4543
Jeremy.Milarsky@health.missouri.edu
Kimberley Sprenger
573-659-9963
Kimberley.Sprenger@health.missouri.edu
Other Resources
Interdisciplinary Center for Food Security
The mission of the Interdisciplinary Center for Food Security is to better understand and address the causes and consequences of hunger and food insecurity. Through research, teaching and engagement, we seek to build food-secure communities in Missouri and beyond. The center’s research informs policymakers, researchers, government agencies, and a variety of local, regional and statewide nonprofits.
Visit the Interdisciplinary Center for Food Security SiteMissouri Hunger Atlas
Missouri Hunger Atlas visually engages readers to understand hunger in Missouri better.
Visit Missouri Hunger AtlasFeeding Missouri
Feeding Missouri is a coalition of the six Missouri food banks working to provide hunger relief to every county (and the City of St. Louis) in Missouri.
Visit Feeding MissouriFeeding America
According to its website, Feeding America is the largest hunger-relief organization in the United States. The mission is to advance change in America by ensuring equitable access to nutritious food for all in partnership with food banks, policymakers, supporters and the community.
Visit Feeding AmericaMap the Meal Gap
Feeding America conducts the annual Map the Meal Gap study to improve understanding of food insecurity and food costs at the local level.
Visit Map the Meal Gap
