Student Tribune
USDA Summer Food Service Program Benefits Students in Three MCC Programs
This summer, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) plans to
serve more than 200 million free meals to children at approved Summer Food
Service Program (SFSP) sites, including MCC. Thanks to support from a
$142,465 USDA grant, participants in three MCC programs will receive nutritious
meals between July 3 and Aug. 11, 2017.
Nearly 900 children who participate in Horizons at MCC and the Healthy Hero
Summer Camp will receive free breakfast and lunch daily under the grant. Both
programs put children on the path to academic and personal success while
introducing them to a college experience. Another 32 students, participants in
MCC's Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) Residential Summer Institute, will
receive three meals per day made possible by the grant.
Horizons
at MCC is a six-week summer enrichment program for low-income Rochester
City School District (RCSD) students in kindergarten through seventh grade.
Established in 2011, the program helps prevent summer learning loss by
reinforcing reading, writing and math skills. Horizons at MCC is made possible
by supporters of the Monroe Community College Foundation, Horizons National,
and the RCSD. The program runs from July 5 through Aug. 11.
Now in its fourth year, the Healthy Hero Summer Camp helps children from
eight RCSD schools stay physically and intellectually active. From July 3 to
Aug. 4, the camp will educate more than 700 children in math and language arts
and provide sessions on nutrition, character development, music, drug and
alcohol avoidance, team building and decision-making. The camp is made possible
with the generous support of the Greater Rochester Health Foundation and
Glover-Crask Charitable Trust in partnership with the MCC Foundation.
In its third year, the EOP Residential Summer Institute is a grant-funded
program serving the needs of full-time MCC students who are academically and
economically disadvantaged. Counseling and tutorial services along with
instruction in technology, financial literacy, coping/survival skills and
participation in a community service project are provided to help students with
the transition to college. The institute is funded by the State University of
New York in partnership with MCC and the MCC Association. Thirty-two students
will participate in this year's four-week program which will run July 7 through
Aug. 4.
Monroe Community College is an equal opportunity provider.
Mitchell, Remegia
Strategic Resource Development & Grant Management
06/21/2017