School Lunch Program

During the month of April 2020 the Johnson County Senior SNAP-Ed Assistant contacted the Family Resource Center Director at one of the 5 elementary schools in Johnson County. This center for providing lunches for 2 of the elementary schools within the district of the county. They were serving up to 500 students and family on a daily basis.

After learning the numbers that were being met daily the SNAP-Ed Asst. started delivering Covid19 related and educational material, Chop Chop publications, Newsletters, Recipes and fun nutritional games. They were then added to the lunch packs and distributed to the families once a week. Some of the information linked the students and their families to social media posts and programs that the Johnson County Extension Office was offering as well. They could come to the office on days where the agents and staff gave out Family Fun Pack and would receive even more important information along with fun games and activities.

After the first month of deliveries the Family Resource Center Director commented that all of the children were now looking forward to getting the Chop Chop publications and recipes. Over half of the families told her that they loved trying the recipes they found in the weekly lunch pack. The other half talked about enjoying their trips to the Extension Office and picking up a Family Fun Pack. One mother said, "Her picky little eater was now trying new foods that she wouldn’t eat before." She also requested more recipes.