Appendix E6 State Webinar

Appendix E6 State Webinar
Summer Meals Participant Characteristics Study
State Webcast
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Study Overview—Optimal Solutions Group

Optimal Solutions Group (Optimal)

• •Policy research firm located in College Park, MD 

• •Specialize in policy research focused on health, education, workforce development, social policy, and housing and economic development 

• •Contracted by USDA/FNS to conduct evaluation of the Summer Meals Programs’ participant characteristics 

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Study Overview—Research Goals

Research Goals

• •Ascertain how the summer meals programs operate at the state, sponsor, and site levels. 

• •Describe participant characteristics and examine the differences and factors that affect participation by sponsors and children across states. 

State Survey

• •Understand the challenges to finding sponsors, administering training, facilitating outreach efforts, etc. 

• •Census of ALL states. 

• •Information will help FNS better serve state agencies in administering summer meals programs. 

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Study Overview—Methodology

Surveys

• •State-level 

• •Sponsor-level 

• •Site -level 

Interviews

• •Parents/caregivers of summer meals participants 

• •Parents/caregivers of summer meals-eligible non-participants 

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State Participation—Sponsor List & Administrative Data

2015 Sponsor List

• •Formal request via email 

• •Items needed include: 

•Sponsor Name	•Number of Sites Operated
•Sponsor Address	•Sponsor Type (school, gov’t, non-profit, NYSP, camp)
•Sponsor Phone Number	•Meals served (breakfast, lunch, snacks)
•Dates of Operation	•Meal counts by sponsor
•Identify new or returning sponsor

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State Participation—Web Survey

Web Survey

• •Email invitation with link to survey 

• •User-friendly interface 

• •Responses will— 

• • –be kept confidential 

  • –be combined with other states 

  • –not be reported individually 

• •Can save progress and complete later 

• •Telephone follow-ups 

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State Participation—Web Survey

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QUESTIONS

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