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MCC Daily Tribune

USDA Summer Food Service Program Provides Nutritious Meals for nearly 900 Students in MCC Summer 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 Monroe Community College. Thanks to a $143,179 USDA grant, participants in five MCC programs will receive nutritious meals between June 25 and Aug. 17, 2018.

Nearly 800 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. Sixty-five high school students participating in the Liberty Partnerships Program and Upward Bound summer programs will receive free breakfast and lunch daily at college's Downtown Campus. Another 32 students, participants in MCC's Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) Residential Summer Institute at the Brighton Campus, 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 eighth 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 9 through Aug. 17.

Now in its fifth year, the Healthy Hero Summer Camp helps children from RCSD schools stay physically and intellectually active. From July 2 to Aug. 3, the camp will educate 625 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 fourth 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. The four-week program will run July 8 through Aug. 3.

The Liberty Partnerships Program and Upward Bound will also benefit from the grant this year. The Liberty Partnerships Program provides academic support, college exploration, and community service opportunities to high school students from the RCSD. The program is funded by the State University of New York in partnership with MCC. Twenty-five students will participate in this year's four-week program which will run June 25 through July 27. (No programming will be held the week of July 2.)

The Upward Bound summer program is a grant-funded program serving the needs of 40 high school students who are academically and economically disadvantaged. Counseling, college exploration, academic preparation, financial literacy, and the opportunity to participate in scientific research are provided to help students prepare for college. The program is funded by the U.S. Department of Education in partnership with MCC. Forty students will participate in this year's six week program which will run from June 25 through August 2.

Monroe Community College is an equal opportunity provider.

Rosanna Yule
Marketing and Community Relations
06/26/2018