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Food Stamp Nutrition Education

Curricula and Educational Resources • Links to Other Education Resources • Evaluation of FSNE • Finances and Purchasing • Planning • Policy/Guidelines • Program Review • Reporting • Training • Who to Call for Help

FY08

Curricula and Education Resources

• Pre-School - K Youth Audiences
   
• Elementary Youth Audiences
   
• Middle School - High School Audiences
   
• Adult Audiences
   

Resources

• Brochures
   
• MyPyramid
   
• Nutrition Facts for Seniors
   
• Right Bite Newsletters and Displays
   
• Teacher Training (PowerPoint)
   
• Nutrition Basics Leaders Guide and Activities (PowerPoint)

Links to Other Education Resources:

• Arkansas Education Curriculum Frameworks - list of what must be mastered at each grade level.
   
• Food Stamp Nutrition Connection - resource system for Food Stamp Program nutrition education providers.
   
• Food Stamp Outreach - materials to reach low-income people who are not aware that they may be eligible for, or don’t know how to apply for program benefits.
   
• WIC Works Resource System -  resource system that provides nutrition service tools for health and nutrition professionals.
   
• Team Nutrition - information and resources on nutrition education, healthy eating and physical activity with schools as the primary focus.

Evaluation of FSNE

Adult/Teen

• User's Guide
   
• Survey of measuring "knowledge gained"
   
• Surveys for measuring "intent to adopt
   
  • Fruits
     
  • Vegetables
     
  • Grains
     
  • Milk
     
  • Labels
     
  • Physical Activity
     
  • Food Safety - Chill
     
  • Food Safety - Clean
     
  • Food Safety - Cook
     
  • Food Safety - Separate
     
• Surveys for measuring "behavior change"
   
  • Fruits
     
  • Vegetables
     
  • Grains
     
  • Milk
     
  • Labels
     
  • Physical Activity
     
  • Food Safety - Chill
     
  • Food Safety - Clean
     
  • Food Safety - Cook
     
  • Food Safety - Separate

Youth

• User's Guide
   
• Grades K - 1st
   
  • Food Groups - (Pre) (Post) (Answers)
     
  • Fruit Food Group - (Pre) (Post) (Answers)
     
  • Grain Food Group - (Pre) (Post) (Answers)
     
  • Milk Food Group - (Pre) (Post) (Answers)
     
  • Handwashing Needs - (Pre) (Post) (Answers)
     
  • Handwashing  Reasons - (Pre) (Post) (Answers)
     
  • Handwashing Wash Before - (Pre) (Post) (Answers)
     
  • Physical Activity - (Pre) (Post) (Answers)
     
  • Snacks - (Pre) (Post) (Answers)
  • Vegetable Food Group - (Pre) (Post) (Answers)
     
• Grades 2-6
  Cut and paste questions from the User's Guide into the appropriate template

 
• Template for measuring "knowledge gained" - Pre (Sample)
   
• Template for measuring "knowledge gained" - Post (Sample)
   
• Template for measuring "intent to adopt" - (Sample)
   
• Template for measuring "behavior change" - (Sample)

Finances and Purchasing

Forms

• Authorization to Pay Under Blanket Order - PURCH-307 (MSWord Template)  - Use for purchases made on WalMart cards or other credit accounts
   
• Request for Reimbursement - PURCH-330 (MSWord Template) - Use for reimbursement for items purchased and paid for with personal funds.
   
• Request for Reimbursement Justification - PURCH-330B (MSWord Template) - Use for personal reimbursement if the amount is over $250
   
• Purchase Justification Form - PURCH-332 (MSWord Template) - All purchases made for the FSNE program must include this form.

Information

• In-Kind Match Description  - Describes funding and cost-share for FSNE
   
• Purchasing Guidelines and Procedures (PDF) - Information on FSNE allowable and unallowable costs. Also includes FSNE recipe guidelines
   
• Recipe Guidelines (PDF)

Planning

Contributor Letters

• Contributor Letter of Support - Agency with 3rd Party Match (Excel Template) (Use for agencies with salary match) (Sample)
   
• Contributor Letter of Support - Agency with No Match (Excel Template) (Use for agencies with no salary match) (Sample)
   
• Contributor Letter of Support - School with 3rd Party Match (Excel Template) (Use for schools with salary match) (Sample) (Revised March 13, 2007)
   
• Contributor Letter of Support - School with No Match (Excel Template) (Use for schools with no salary match) (Sample)
   
• Volunteers with 3rd Party Match (Excel Template) (Use for adult volunteers assisting with FSNE program) (Sample)

County Plan Development

• FY08 FSNE Plan Application - Access to FY08 County FSNE Plans (Users Guide - PDF)
   
• FY08 FSNE Plan Requirements (MSWord PDF) - Includes steps for completing a FY08 FSNE plan proposal, plan levels, eligible audiences, priorities for site selection, questions to ask before writing the plan, and due dates.
   
• Checklist for Submitting FY08 County Plans (MSWord) - Contributor letters submitted for approval due April 1 and FSNE Plan Application finalized by May 15.
   
• Contributors Letters of Support Instructions and Timeline For Submission (MSWord)
   
• Goal, Objectives, Outcomes / Impacts - FY08 (MSWord PDF) - List of performance measures or indicators of expected outcomes for FSNE.
   
• FSNE Needs Assessment - Sample (PDF) - Example of how the FSNE Plan Needs Assessment should be written.

Planning Resources

• BMI State, District and School Reports - State, school and district reports of the Arkansas public schools who participated in the statewide body mass index (BMI) assessments.
   
• Population and Poverty Statistics - By County (Excel PDF)
   
• Food Stamp Participation Statistical Report
   
• Poverty Guidelines (Excel PDF) - Income Eligibility Standards provides income limits for poverty, food stamp eligibility (130% of poverty), and potential eligibles (185% of poverty)
   
• Time and Effort Equivalent Chart (Excel PDF) - Converts percentage of time budgeted to hours and days.

Waiver/Partners

• Possible FSNE Audiences (MSWord) - list of possible FSNE audiences/sites/locations/organizations
   
• Census Tracts - maps for locating sites in FSNE Eligible Census Tracks (PDF)
   
• Census Tract Blocks - interactive map that shows where 50 percent or more of residents are 185% of poverty. (Instructions - PowerPoint)
   
• Commodity Distribution Sites - federal food distribution program sites
   
• Head Start Sites - federal program for preschool children (birth through age five) and their low-income families
   
• HIPPY - Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters (HIPPY) is a parent involvement, school readiness program that helps parents prepare their three, four, and five year old children for success in school and beyond.
   
• Schools - Free/Reduced Price School Lunch Counts for FY08 - By County 
  
  FSNE eligible schools must have 50% or more students receiving free or reduced-price meals.
   
  • Elementary (Excel PDF)
     
  • Pre-School (Excel PDF)
     
• Arkansas Department of Education Public Schools - link contains personnel policies and teacher salary schedules for Arkansas districts
   
• Arkansas Department of Education School Statistical Information
   
• WIC (Women, Infants, and Children) - program through the Dept. of Health and Human Services to improve the nutrition of eligible pregnant, breastfeeding and/or postpartum women, infants, and children up to 5 years of age

Policy/Guidelines

Food Stamp Nutrition Education Plan Guidance

• Federal Fiscal Year 2008

Full document with highlights of changes from 2007 Guidance [PDF - 2 MB - 114 pages]
From: FNS Food Stamp Program, March 2007
This document provides policy guidance regarding the operation of Food Stamp Nutrition Education.

• Referral Plan (PDF) - Procedure for addressing referrals from the Department of Health and Human Services
   
• Wording for Nutrition Education Materials from the Food Stamp Nutrition Education Program Plan Guidance 

From: Food and Nutrition Service, Food Stamp Program, March 2004

Cut and paste the wording in the files below directly into your own documents. For a full listing of required wording, refer to the Food Stamp Nutrition Education Program Plan Guidance (above).

Nondiscrimination Statement [Text]
Materials developed with Food Stamp Program funds must include this nondiscrimination statement. There are no print size requirements if the statement above is used. If the material is too small to permit the full statement to be included, the material must at a minimum include the statement, in print size no smaller than the text, that "This institution is an equal opportunity provider and employer."  

Outreach Statement in English and Spanish [Text]
A brief outreach message about the Food Stamp Program must be provided on all newly developed or reprinted materials. Customize the wording in this file for your program.

Funding Statement [Text]
Provide credit to the Food Stamp Program as a funding source using the example provided in this file. A credit line must appear on newly developed materials; adding it to reprints is encouraged.

• Label - Small - 5160 (MSWord)
   
• Label - Large - 5163 (MSWord)

Program Review

• County Records Review List (PDF)
   
• Program Compliance Checklist (PDF)
   
• Purpose (PDF)
   
• Review Questions (PDF)

Reporting

• AIMS - Report all FSNE events conducted by the 5th of each month.

Forms

• Attendance Record (PDF) - May be used to document FSNE participation.
   
• Body Walk Teacher Sign-In Sheet (MS Word Template)  - May be used to document 3rd party match for teachers assisting with the Body Walk event.
   
• Cash Donation Match Form (Excel Template) – Use to document private cash donations for FSNE.
   
• Event Sign-In Slip (PDF) - May be used to document FSNE participation. (Spanish Version)
   
• Event Sign-In Slip with full address (PDF) - May be used to document FSNE participation. (Spanish Version)
   
• Event Summary Sheet (MSWord) - Must be used to document all non-school FSNE events including exhibits and newsletters.
   
• Teacher/Staff Report Form (MS Word Template) - Must be used to document teacher 3rd party match as well as to document school events.
   
• Note: See Teacher Report Forms for Specific Curricula.
   
• Time Log for FSNE Volunteers (Excel) - Must be used to document time donated by persons performing FSNE functions NOT as a part of their regular employment duties.
   
• Time and Effort Form (Excel) – Must be used to document agent FSNE time.  Form is to be completed and a copy submitted by the 5th of each month.
   
• Train-the-Trainer Sign-In Sheet (MS Word Template) – Must be used to document teacher 3rd party match for FSNE teacher training.
   
• Value of Donated Personnel Services (MS Word Template) – Must be used to document 3rd party match for services other than direct instruction/lessons.

Instructions

• Time and Effort Equivalent Chart  (see Planning Resources)
   
• Time and Effort Guide (PDF) - Describes documentation requirements.  

Training

• Programming for Limited-Resource Families - Link to publication developed to help educators reach limited-resource learners
   
• Developmentally Appropriate Nutrition Education for Youth Ages 6 - 11 - Link to research-based information that discusses designing developmentally appropriate nutrition lessons for youth ages 6 - 11.

Who to Call for Help

• Who to Call for Help (PDF) - list of who to call for FSNE assistance.

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