1. Using School Meal Eligibility to Conduct Public Benefits Outreach Midwest School Health Conference July 24, 2008

2. The scope of the issue 650+ schools 425,000 students 85% enrollment in Free and Reduced Price Meals

3. Connection between FRP Meals and Public Benefits Free Lunch: 130% FPL Reduced Lunch: 185% FPL Food Stamps: 130% FPL Medicaid: 133% FPL SCHIP: 200% FPL

4. Medicaid Enrollment Approximately 225,000 students enrolled in Medicaid 85,000 students with Free and Reduced Price Meals but no active medical card at any given time – these are “targets”

5. “Targets” May 2008 AreaSchool name Total Students FRP Meal Enrolled Total Medicaid Enrolled % Enrolled Medicaid Both Medicaid and FRM Total Targets % Target 01School A286268202701996925 01School B9958497167162322626 01School C16910510159802523 01School D1,0865044193833616833 01School E5363613145825510629 01School F7834693774829617336 01School G696277266381799835 01School H8133273113820212538 01School I6823553585224311231 01School J1,5421,4381,138731,09234624 01School K1,2171,1289727992720117

6. Food Stamp Enrollment Approximately 70,000 CPS students enrolled in Food Stamp Program Scope of under-enrollment could be as high as 200,000

7. 14 Liaisons: 9 bilingual, bicultural One bilingual English/Spanish Hotline Operator Liaisons are located in CPS schools Liaisons complete applications for food stamps, Medicaid, SCHIP and TANF over the phone or in person Attend parent meetings Host school-based enrollment events Train parents and school staff about income support policy Provide case management for families Children and Family Benefits Unit

8. Large Scale Outreach Flyer distribution – 1.5 million flyers Robocall system – 2 million calls Presentations at city-wide and regional meetings None of this requires data – all done annually

9. Conducting Targeted Outreach Liaisons located in schools/neighborhoods with significant under-enrollment Work closely with 100 schools with high under- enrollment Mail 50,000 targeted letters each year Make cold calls Provide target information to school staff and administration

10. THANK YOU! For more information please contact the Children and Family Benefits Unit Hotline 773-553-KIDS.