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Mainstay: An Indigenous-Owned Company

Mainstay Meals: Our Beginning

The Playbook

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Food Insecurity Experience Scale

Mainstay Meals

Sustainability Goal #2: Zero Hunger

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The Playbook

How to implement Mainstay Meals in your school

Index

Our Story

Our Story

"How do you feed a school for $500.00?"

In the summer of 2023, Jeff Spence (president of Mainstay) and I were lamenting about the lack of funding my school was receiving for our “nutrition” program. $500.00 for a school of 260 children in kindergarten to grade 8 is not a lot of money to sustain any kind of sustenance to a growing population that is increasingly “hungry”. My administrative partner at school and I had previously been discussing how we could do hot lunches differently at school since there seemed to be a lot of students who liked ordering meals, but the restaurants we ordered from in the past seemed to be offering smaller meals for an increased price. She and I were not sure what the solution was, but we knew we could come up with something given some time to discuss options. We d iscussed how more and more students need lunches, brown bag (chep) lunches seem to disappear quickly and that we cannot keep up with the amount of food the students are needing for breakfast, snacks, and lunches. We are not a school that receives much funding to support a nutrition program; $500 would only supply $50 worth of food per month.

In talking with Jeff, he could sense my frustration with the lack of funding and the increasing number of students who need basic food in a day. We are not talking extravagant meals, but rather, basic supplies that help feed children breakfast, lunch, or snacks. Jeff decided that through his business, he could provide Holliston with money that we could then use to feed the children. Knowing that this money would help a lot, my administrative partner and I brainstormed how we could best utilize the money Jeff and his business donated. We knew we needed to use the monetary donations, but also utilize the grocery donations from the community and plan meals according to what was in our pantry. Mainstay Meals was brought to life in September, 2023.

Index

Financial Partnership

Objectives

School Partnership

Community Partnerships

Meal Ideas

Hints and Tips

Card System

Utilizing Volunteers

Objectives

Specific

Measurable

Achievable

SDG 2 is to “end hunger and achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture” (United Nations Statistics Division Website, 2024, goal 2). Target 2.1: By 2030, end hunger and ensure access by all people, in particular the poor and people in vulnerable situations, including infants, to safe, nutritious and sufficient food all year round. Indicator 2.1.1: Prevalence of undernourishment. Indicator 2.1.2: Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population, based on the Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES). Hover over each to see the SMART goals of Mainstay Meals. Source: https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/metadata

Timely

Relevant

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Financial Partnership

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Be sure to acknowledge your partner in newsletter publications

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Don't forget to give your financial partner a donation receipt

Find a Financial Partner

The first step in the playbook of creating Mainstay Meals is to find a financial partnership. This partnership is important as there will always be a need to purchase food items, kitchen supplies, utensils, spices, and condiments for the hot lunch program. A lump sum donation is preferable to reduce the planning and communication time between the coordinator and the financeer. Check with your school adminstrative assistant for the protocol on how to set up the account and the procedures they would like you to use when items are purchsed. Each school will be different so it is important to know how this will be done in your school. Ensure you are keeping track of meals throughout the year: how many people you have served in total, how many students are utilizing meal cards, and how much of the donation you have spent. You will need this information when planning with your financial partners for subsequent years.

If you are in need of a financial partner, Please contact Mainstay via the Mainstay Meals homepage. We will assist in finding you a partnership.

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Community Partnership

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The second step in the playbook is to find supporting community partners. Click on each section below to find examples of the people and items each partner can help with.

It Takes a Village...

SCC

Administration supports

Grocery Supports

Student Supports

Community Volunteers

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School Partnership

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School Partnerships

The following will outline how to utilize teachers and students in your nutrition program. Hover over each section to learn more about school partnerships

Teachers

Administrative Assistant

Students

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Hints and Tips

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Hints and Tips

Purchase Ziplock Freezer Bags for leftover food storage. The leftovers can be used for student lunches throughout the week.

Plan your meals around what's in the pantry, donated food, or items close to expiration

Serve meal items such as grilled cheese and hot dogs in paper sandwich bags. These are inexpensive and can be found at wholelsale food stores.

Make food ahead of time and reheat in a slow cooker to reduce the amount of preparation on serving day.

Set up the lunch so it is "grab and go" in assembly-line fashion. Student helpers can assist at each station.

Add cut up veggies, such as carrots and cucumber, to meals. These can be placed into small bags.

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Meal Ideas

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Popular Meals for Kids

Let's face it, you won't be able to make everyone happy every meal, however, we have found a few meals were more successful than others. This page can also be used to find helpful hints for each menu plan. Hover over each meal idea for tips about the meal.

Chili and a bun

Turkey Soup

Click on the coloured tabs to see hints about these particular meals

Click on the to see recipes

Pasta and sauce

Breakfast at lunch

Vegetable soup and grilled cheese

Hot dogs, chips, and a drink

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Utilizing Volunteers

Volunteers are key to a successful nutrition program. Be creative in your use of human resources. The following are suggestions for ways to use volunteers.

Food purchasers

Food preparation.

Meal Planners

Food service.

Grocery store coordinator for donations.

Meal cleanup.

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Card System: Management

Using a card system is a great way to not only make purchasing lunches easier for familes, but you can also keep track of students who need a lunch provided to them without drawing attention to the student. Utilize this data for your SMART goals to ensure students are using the Mainstay Meals program and to keep track year to year of how many students are being fed. Click on the for more information. Hover

Click here to access a document to print cards on card stock paper.

Tip

Staff Support

Mainstay supported meals

Families purchase a card

MAINSTAY Meals

Name:___________________10 Meal Punch Card

Students may also bring cash for a Mainstay Meal

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Utilizing Volunteers

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Card System: Management

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Goal 2. End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture

Target 2.1: By 2030, end hunger and ensure access by all people, in particular the poor and people in vulnerable situations, including infants, to safe, nutritious and sufficient food all year round Indicator: Prevalence of undernourishment Indicator: Prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in the population, based on the FIES

Source: Metadata

Administration Support

Support from your administration is imperative as you will not only need their permission to implement Mainstay Meals, but you may also use them to support with gathering supplies, groceries, or connecting the nutrition coordinator with community supports

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SCC

A school and community counsel can provide much support for nutrition programs. From connecting people looking to volunteer to supporting larger meals, the school SCC is often willing to help out.

• Volunteers can make/serve/clean up meals
• Connection to people wanting job skills who are new to the country
• Can incorporate a variety of cultures and foods by utilizing human resources

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Student Supports

Students are key to a successful Mainstay Meal program. Students will be able to provide the following supports to a nutrition program.

• Make and create meals, supervised by a teacher. This can be a part of the fullfillmet of PAA course outcomes.
• Serve lunch, collect and count money
• Clean up

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Community Supports

Community volunteers can be utilized in many ways. Be open to utilizing human resources in a variety of ways:

• Strong volunteers could be program coordinators
• Can make meals for the program, serve, and clean up.
• Gather supplies and groceries
• Can have volunteers complete the Food Safe Handling Course. The volunteers can gain useful skills they may be able to use in the workforce

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Mainstay Meals...Our Beginning...

In the summer of 2023, Jeff Spence (president of Mainstay) and I were lamenting about the lack of funding my school was receiving for our “nutrition program". $500.00 for a school of 260 children from kindergarten to grade 8 is not a lot of money to sustain any kind of sustenance to a growing population that is increasingly “hungry”. My administrative partner at school and I had previously been discussing how we could do hot lunches differently at school since there seemed to be a lot of students who liked ordering meals, but the restaurants we ordered from in the past seemed to be offering smaller meals for an increased price. She and I were not sure what the solution was, but we knew we could come up with something given some time to discuss options. We discussed how more and more students need lunches, brown bag (chep) lunches seem to disappear quickly, and that we cannot keep up with the amount of food the students are needing for breakfast, snacks, and lunches. We are not a school that receives much funding to support a nutrition program; $500 would only supply $50 worth of food per month.

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Holliston Community

The land where Holliston now exists was annexed in the period between 1911 and 1919. On a 1913 map of registered subdivisions, the land was divided into several parcels, with names such as Nutana Hill, University Homes, Nutana Park and University Park. The area was not actively developed until after World War II, with home construction at its peak from 1946 until 1970. Holliston School was built in 1956.

In talking with Jeff, he could sense my frustration with the lack of funding and the increasing number of students who need basic food in a day. We are not talking extravagant meals, but rather, basic supplies that help feed children breakfast, lunch, or snacks. Jeff decided that through his business, he could provide Holliston with money that we could then use to feed the children. Knowing that this money would help a lot, my administrative partner and I brainstormed how we could best utilize the money Jeff and his business donated. We knew we needed to use the monetary donations, but also utilize the grocery donations from the community and plan meals according to what was in our pantry. Mainstay Meals was brought to life in September, 2023.

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References

Canada, G. of C. I. S. (2008, November 3). Indigenous business and federal procurement [Administrative page; resource list]. https://www.sac-isc.gc.ca/eng/1100100032802/1610723869356 Holliston Community Association | Saskatoon, SK. (n.d.). Retrieved June 16, 2024, from https://www.hollistoncommunityassociation.com/ Mainstay Engineers & Owner Reps. (n.d.). Mainstay Engineers & Owner Reps. Retrieved July 3, 2024, from https://www.mainstayreps.com Pexels. (n.d.). Free Stock Images. Retrieved June 3, 2024, from https://www.pexels.com/ Pixel Art Generator. (n.d.). DeepAI. Retrieved June 16, 2024, from https://deepai.org/machine-learning-model/pixel-art-generator Smile and Learn - English. (2023, January 3). Zero Hunger 🍴🥗 SDG 2 👨‍👨‍👧‍👦 Sustainable Development Goals for Kids. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifCQ4LqT8G8 UN Stats. (n.d.). SDG Indicator. Retrieved June 7, 2024, from https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/metadata/files/Metadata-02-01-02.pdf

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Grocery Supports

Grocery stores often have products they cannot sell due to expiration dates, dented cans, or items that do not sell well. The items often received from grocery stores are bread products, pre-packed snacks, dry pasta, and canned goods such as tomatos and other vegetables.

• You will need a designated volunteer to pick up product once every week
• Make contact with the grocery manager and arrange for items to be donated
• Local-based stores are best utilized
• Freeze fresh items to be used at a later date

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