The communities of Sanikiluaq and Cambridge Bay have found innovative ways of keeping children nourished with healthy food during the summer break.

Like many places in Nunavut, both communities operate programs to feed students during the school year.

However, much of that programming disappears during the summer months, when children spend most of their time outside and many local education staff are on holidays, which poses a significant problem in a territory marked by high food costs.

SA国际影视传媒淭hereSA国际影视传媒檚 eight weeks when school is out, and some of the kids arenSA国际影视传媒檛 getting breakfast at home,SA国际影视传媒� said Ron Ladd, SanikiluaqSA国际影视传媒檚 senior administrative officer.

For the second year in a row, Sanikiluaq has been combatting this problem by providing free breakfasts to local children for the eight weeks of summer vacation, in partnership with Food Banks CanadaSA国际影视传媒檚 After the Bell program, and the local Co-Op.

Food Banks Canada provides the bulk of the ingredients required for the breakfasts SA国际影视传媒� primarily cereal, cereal bars and drinks SA国际影视传媒� which are shipped to the community by the Co-Op.

That food is then divided into bags by a team of 16 older students, hired by the municipality with funding from the federal government and the Kakivak Association. The students also supplement each bag with fresh fruit and milk purchased from the Co-Op. The bags are then distributed at the local arena.

SA国际影视传媒淥ne bag equals five breakfasts,SA国际影视传媒� Ladd explained. SA国际影视传媒淪o every Monday or Tuesday, the kids come up, they grab a bag of fresh fruit and cereal bars and cereal, and they at least have breakfast for the mornings.SA国际影视传媒�

This year, the hamlet estimated it would require 600 bags of food per week, which works out to 4,800 bags over the eight weeks of summer break.

Food Banks Canada provided enough food for 4,000 bags, which will be extended to 4,800 bags with the addition of fresh fruit from the Co-Op.

The hamlet bears the bulk of the cost of fruit. However, Food Banks Canada also provided $10,000 in funding to diminish costs.

SA国际影视传媒淟ast year we spent $57,000 of hamlet money making sure kids had healthy breakfasts, but this year, itSA国际影视传媒檚 not quite that much,SA国际影视传媒� Ladd said.

That might sound like a large sum, but Ladd estimates the municipality distributed almost $400,000 worth of food last summer SA国际影视传媒� the vast majority of which was donated by the food bank SA国际影视传媒� and that amount will be exceeded this summer.

SA国际影视传媒淲hen you see the kids smiling and getting a healthy breakfast, itSA国际影视传媒檚 all worth it,SA国际影视传媒� he said. SA国际影视传媒淭heySA国际影视传媒檙e definitely thankful.SA国际影视传媒�

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Cambridge Bay has implemented a similar program to keep local children fed when theySA国际影视传媒檙e out of school.

The hamlet has long provided breakfasts and lunches for local children during the school year, but until this year, that stopped during the summer months.

SA国际影视传媒淲e kept seeing these kids on the streets, and most of them donSA国际影视传媒檛 have breakfast, and at lunchtime are just wandering around town,SA国际影视传媒� said James Ayodele, director of Cambridge BaySA国际影视传媒檚 Department of Healthy Living. SA国际影视传媒淲e felt it didnSA国际影视传媒檛 make any sense to feed them during the school year then stop feeding them when the school year is out. TheySA国际影视传媒檙e not going to stop getting hungry because thereSA国际影视传媒檚 no school.SA国际影视传媒�

Cambridge BaySA国际影视传媒檚 summer breakfast and lunch programs are funded entirely by the Government of NunavutSA国际影视传媒檚 Department of Health. Ayodele estimates the cost of the summer program ranges from $100,000 to $150,000.

The food is distributed from the community hall, from Monday to Friday.

Breakfasts always include some kind of cereal, but also feature an alternating menu of items like eggs, bacon, sausage and hashbrowns. Lunches are SA国际影视传媒渕ore robust,SA国际影视传媒� according to Ayodele, and can comprise everything from spaghetti to country food, such as caribou soup. Drinks are provided with both meals.

SA国际影视传媒淢any of them that donSA国际影视传媒檛 have food at home for whatever reason,SA国际影视传媒� he said. SA国际影视传媒淲e open the space for them to be able to have two meals a day.SA国际影视传媒�

The communitySA国际影视传媒檚 Department of Healthy Living is also responsible for the local food bank, which operates year-round.

The expansion of the communitySA国际影视传媒檚 breakfast and lunch program takes some of strain off the food bank during the summer months, and ensures that parents only need to provide one meal a day for their kids.

SA国际影视传媒淭he food security situation in Cambridge Bay is not so different from what we have in other Nunavut communities,SA国际影视传媒� said Ayodele. SA国际影视传媒淚tSA国际影视传媒檚 really hard and difficult for people to purchase healthy food here because of the cost and the availability as well.

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