Regina Food For Learning
Helping Feed Regina's Hungry Children
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Regina Food For Learning Helping Feed Regina's Hungry Children
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United Way President's Award Version #1
Frequently Asked Questions
Where does RFFL get their funding?REACH (Regina Education and Action on Child Hunger) is an umbrella agency set up to oversee and support groups such as ourselves who provide nutritious meals and snacks to children in our community. In 2008 REACH provided us with 43% of our total budget. The rest of the funds came in the form of donations from businesses, service clubs, individuals and church organizations as well as fundraising. Back to FAQ's
Why don't you serve breakfasts - why snacks and lunches?In 1989 we started by offering breakfasts at the Core Ritchie and then offered breakfasts at the Cathedral Neighbourhood Centre. We found however that the children who needed the most help came from the families with the least structure and therefore weren’t attending breakfast programs before school. We also found that volunteers are hard to recruit at 7 a.m. By offering morning snacks in the school we accomplish more – first the child associates the school with caring and nurturing and will be there in time to receive a nutritious snack before they tackle the day’s learning. We can involve more volunteers at that time of day. Similarly the lunch programs have the morning to prepare the necessary lunches. Back to FAQ's
How many snacks and lunches are served daily?RFFL currently serves 439 snacks and 93 lunches daily. Back to FAQ's
How many meals has RFFL served to date?Between 1989 and 2008 we have served 401,119 meals and 1,000,557 snacks. This past school year we provided 21,784 lunches and 77,748 snacks. Back to FAQ's
In which schools does RFFL serve?Currently, RFFL serves in the following Regina schools
Also see Locations for more details. Back to FAQ's
How are children registered in the program?Regina
Food For Learning reacts to requests from schools to establish programs. A
school may contact us with a general need for a program to service 1 to 50 or
more students that they feel are not receiving adequate nutrition. They usually feel that a lunch program for those students would best fill the need. We do however have three schools that offer universal snacks to their students. The idea here is that there is a general need in that particular school and that any surplus food from the snacks can be consumed by those students who need it most. In
the schools that have lunch programs the children requiring assistance register
with Food for Learning. We need to know about any medical or allergic
conditions. The teachers often are our connection to the students.
They recommend particular children take part in our programs. At the
beginning of each school year we send information to each of the schools we
service to make it very clear that our lunches are not for the convenience of
the parents or students but for children who run out of food from time to time
at home. After the child has filled in the required registration form,
lunches are provided in a discreet manner. In the schools that only have
a few students receiving lunches, the staff at that school and the students
themselves often make up the lunches using the menus and groceries we provide. In the schools offering universal snacks, all children are required to register, again to be aware of any allergies or health issues. The snacks are distributed to every student on the scheduled days. Any surplus snacks are then available to be eaten by students who may be a little hungrier that day. Back to FAQ's
Is RFFL associated with other feeding programs or the Food Bank?In the beginning Regina Food For Learning worked closely with the Food Bank for help with purchasing groceries. Until 1991, donations from individuals, service clubs, churches and businesses made up a good portion of our funding, with the balance coming from different fund raising ventures. In 1991 REACH (Regina Education and Action on Child Hunger) was formed to oversee the distribution of funds provided from provincial and civic sources. With this added financial stability we no longer look to the Food Bank for help. Regina Food For Learning is not associated with other feeding programs; however, there are several programs under REACH (Regina Education and Action on Child Hunger), an umbrella agency set up to oversee and support groups who provide meals and snacks to children in our community. Back to FAQ's
How do I make a donation?If you would like to make a monitory contribution, please make your cheque payable to Regina Food For Learning Inc., P.O. Box 3524, Regina, SK S4P 3J8. For food product donations, please call Heather at 306-565-8632. Back to FAQ's
Will RFFL provide a donation receipt for my taxes?Tax receipts will be issued for donations of $10 or more. Please ensure you send us your complete mailing address. Back to FAQ's
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