Summer Food Service Program 2004 Shining Stars

The Texas Health and Human Services Commission’s (HHSC) Special Nutrition Programs (SNP) would like to thank you for your participation in the 2004 SFSP. Your participation is evidence of your genuine concern for the wellbeing of the children in your community and you are to be commended.

According to calculations, the number of meals served during the 2004 participation year was 11,501,440. That’s nearly one million more than the 10,772,605 meals served in 2003! Phenomenal job everyone! You made the difference. Below are highlights of a few of the sponsors who made 2004 a wonderful summer for thousands of Texas children. Join us in celebrating their success.

We are certain that there were many other sponsors out there who were just as creative and innovative in their SFSP operations and we appreciate you all. We applaud all of your hard work in 2004 and look forward to even greater reports in 2005. Continued expansion of the SFSP ensures that each year more eligible children will receive the nutritious meals that they need. Thank you so much for your dedication and outstanding performance.

Mount Olive Baptist Church
P. O. Box 301
Jasper, Texas 75951

Mount Olive Baptist Church has been a SFSP sponsor for 15 years. Reverend John Hardin, Ms. Terrya Mitchell and Ms. Thelma McCray continue to take pride in providing the SFSP in Jasper and the surrounding small communities of Newton, Bon Wier, Wiergate and Buna. This year they operated 13 sites, providing nutritious meals for children in these areas. Mount Olive has always done an outstanding job in SFSP outreach; meal planning and preparation; meal transportation; and accurate record maintenance. Congratulations, Mount Olive!

Beaumont Independent School District (ISD)
3395 Harrison Street
Beaumont, Texas 77706

Beaumont ISD has been an SFSP Sponsor for eleven years. Ms. Jan Brown and Ms. Pat Barker have been responsible for the implementation of the SFSP. This year they opened 18 school sites in their district providing nutritious meals not only for the ISD summer school children, but also reaching out to the children in their community. Ms. Brown has always done a super job in coordinating with the Beaumont ISD SFSP. Recordkeeping was excellent and the food service staff did an outstanding job at meal preparation and service. Congratulations, Beaumont ISD!

Greater Dallas Community of Churches
2800 Swiss Avenue
Dallas, Texas 75204

Greater Dallas Community of Churches has been a sponsor for three years. The SFSP director is Sonia White. Greater Dallas has done an exceptional job managing their SFSP. Each year they have had to start with a new director, but each year the program has gotten better. In their first year, PY 2002, they sponsored 20 sites. In PY 2003 they increased to 53 sites. This past PY 2004, they sponsored 67 sites and were ready and willing to take on more! They served approximately 166,000 meals. SNP was invited to a Recognition Social on September 29th hosted by Greater Dallas Community, during which a recognition plaque was presented. There was also a representative from Half Price Books that donated 3500 books to help with the reading program developed for children who participated in the SFSP! Ms. White has now begun working with the HHSC SNP At-Risk After School program and is really working hard to make it a success. Congratulations, Greater Dallas Community!

Channelview ISD
1403 Sheldon Road
Channelview, Texas 77530

SFSP Sponsors are encouraged to increase the number of days that they operate their SFSP so kids can benefit from nutritious meals throughout the entire summer. Even though summer school ended July 3rd, Channelview took the initiative to expand their SFSP by operating a non-school meal site through July 30—long after summer school had ended! Channelview has been a SFSP sponsor since 1995. Congratulations, Channelview ISD!

City of Houston Parks and Recreation Department
2999 S. Wayside Drive
Houston, Texas 77023

The City of Houston Parks and Recreation Department has been a sponsor since 1980. The City of Houston is willing to operate feeding sites outside the city limits of Houston in an effort to meet the needs of the entire community. In 2004 the City of Houston expanded the number of feeding sites in their program. They willingly operated meal sites throughout Harris County in areas that demonstrated a need. The City of Houston Parks and Recreation Department is a great asset to the Houston community. Congratulations, Houston Parks and Recreation!

Updated: March 17, 2005