Summer Supports Integrated Care Rounds (April 2023)

Posted on by manda.hufstedler@duke.edu

Description

The NC InCK team and our guests discussed summer activities for children, summer meals, and Medicaid renewal during the April 2023 Summer Supports Integrated Care Rounds event.

Click this link for the April 2023 Summer Supports Integrated Care Rounds slide deck.

Key Takeaways

  • Summertime can lead to numerous negative outcomes for children experiencing poverty, including academic loss, increased food insecurity, and unhealthy behavior. 
  • High-quality summer enrichment programs can improve academic, mental health, and physical health for children. 
  • This training includes camps and public programs offered through libraries, county parks and recreation, and cooperative extension offices in each of NC InCK’s five counties as well as guidance on how to learn about summer meal sites in a family’s area. 

Resources

Additional Online Camp Finder Tools:

  1. NC Site Finder-Summer Meals for Children
  2. NC Summer Camp Directory for Children with Special Needs 

For information on some Utility and Financial Assistance Programs through NCDHHS: 

  1. Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LIEAP)
  2. Crisis Intervention Program (CIP)
  3. Emergency Assistance (Short-Term Financial Assistance for Families in Crisis)/TANF
  4. Low Income Household Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP) 

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