Oakland Unified School District Nutrition Services Department Food Share and Donation Program Keeping edible, surplus food out of the landfill and donating it to our hungry community

Cafeteria sorting system

Food Share

1996 The Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Act 2011 Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act amendment Donate! Let’s bust the myth of liability, Tommy!

The Procedures

Food for Families Food for Community Partners

Community Partners StopWaste Altamont Education Advisory Board Alameda County Board Supervisor–Wilma Chan Alameda County Community Food Bank Community non-profits that receive donations

Certificate of Recognition awarded to Ms. Mei Yee and Kitchen/Cafeteria Staff Alliance Academy and Elmhurst Community Prep For successfully keeping edible, surplus food out of the landfill and donating it to our community as part of the OUSD Food Donation Program Roland Broach, Director of Custodial ServicesJennifer LeBarre, Director of Nutritional Services ________________________________________________

Food Donation Snapshot May 2013 to May 2014 Donated over 10,000 lbs of food 57% milk Increasing team work Improving moral Tracking data Setting an example Community service

District documents and Procedures Previous 1.Original sites-individually named with school sites 2.Single non profit named Moving forward “Non-profit/contractor” reference with department approval for non-profit agreement and parent MOU

Additional food waste reduction efforts Water stations Milk selection awareness Cafeteria station monitoring emphasis Staff training and professional development Kitchen waste tracking

What’s next? Food share district wide Food donation Reengage the program Pilot warehouse pick up system Consideration for students to take items with them out of cafeteria Plate waste tracking methods

Green Gloves Food Share and Donation Program For further questions or thoughts, please contact: Nancy Deming Sustainability Manager Oakland Unified School District Custodial and Nutrition Services For further questions or thoughts, please contact: Nancy Deming Sustainability Manager Oakland Unified School District Custodial and Nutrition Services