2021 School Programs: Family Survey

Good Shepherd Food Bank’s Youth & Family Initiatives team would like to learn more about your experience accessing groceries and produce from your school this year. Your feedback is incredibly important to us, and helps us to shape and improve our programs. Thank you in advance for your time.

Please note that these questions refer to your experience accessing groceries & produce through your school, not school meal programs like breakfast/lunch for students.

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* 1. Name of School/District, Head Start Program, or College Campus:

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* 2. How have you accessed food/groceries from your school this school year (August 2020-June 2021)? (Check all that apply)

Home delivery

Drive through/Curbside pickup

Brought home with child

Other (please specify)

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* 3. During this school year we accessed food/groceries from the school:

Once or twice

Weekly

Every other week

Monthly

Every few months

Not at All

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* 4. Since accessing food/groceries through the school, have you visited another community-based food program (food pantry, meal site, community food distribution) in your area?

Yes

No, I didn't need to

No, I didn't feel comfortable

No, I don't know of any others

No, for other reasons

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* 5. If you answered yes, did you visit another program before or after the onset of COVID in Maine?

Before

After

Both

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* 6. Getting food/groceries through the school has (check all that apply):

Helped stretch my family’s budget

Helped me make more/larger meals for my family

Strengthened or improved my relationship with school staff

Reduced the time I spend planning or shopping for meals

Reduced my family’s stress level

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* 7. I can count on the school to always have grocery items when I need them.

Strongly Agree

Agree

Neither agree nor disagree

Disagree

Strongly Disagree

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* 8. The school is a consistent source of grocery staples for my family.

Strongly Agree

Agree

Neither Agree nor Disagree

Disagree

Strongly Disagree

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* 9. The food/groceries I access through the school usually lasts my family:

Less than one week

1-2 Weeks

3-4 Weeks

One Month

Other (please specify)

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* 10. I can get enough food/groceries through the school to meet my family's needs.

Yes

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* 11. If you answered "No" above, please share more family's about your food/grocery needs?

My family needs more food, more often through this program to meet our needs.

My family needs more food, at the same frequency as now to meet our needs.

My family needs the same amount of food, more often to meet our needs.

My family has other unmet needs:

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* 12. These questions refer to take-home groceries for your family available through your school, not school meal programs for your child like breakfast and lunch.

	Strongly Agree	Agree	Neither agree nor disagree	Disagree	Strongly Disagree
The food/groceries available through the school meet my family’s nutritional or dietary needs.	The food/groceries available through the school meet my family’s nutritional or dietary needs. Strongly Agree	The food/groceries available through the school meet my family’s nutritional or dietary needs. Agree	The food/groceries available through the school meet my family’s nutritional or dietary needs. Neither agree nor disagree	The food/groceries available through the school meet my family’s nutritional or dietary needs. Disagree	The food/groceries available through the school meet my family’s nutritional or dietary needs. Strongly Disagree
I can find food/grocery items that are culturally relevant to my family through the school.	I can find food/grocery items that are culturally relevant to my family through the school. Strongly Agree	I can find food/grocery items that are culturally relevant to my family through the school. Agree	I can find food/grocery items that are culturally relevant to my family through the school. Neither agree nor disagree	I can find food/grocery items that are culturally relevant to my family through the school. Disagree	I can find food/grocery items that are culturally relevant to my family through the school. Strongly Disagree
I can find food/grocery items that I like to cook through the school.	I can find food/grocery items that I like to cook through the school. Strongly Agree	I can find food/grocery items that I like to cook through the school. Agree	I can find food/grocery items that I like to cook through the school. Neither agree nor disagree	I can find food/grocery items that I like to cook through the school. Disagree	I can find food/grocery items that I like to cook through the school. Strongly Disagree
I can find food/grocery items that my kids enjoy through the school.	I can find food/grocery items that my kids enjoy through the school. Strongly Agree	I can find food/grocery items that my kids enjoy through the school. Agree	I can find food/grocery items that my kids enjoy through the school. Neither agree nor disagree	I can find food/grocery items that my kids enjoy through the school. Disagree	I can find food/grocery items that my kids enjoy through the school. Strongly Disagree
I can make a meal with the grocery items I access through the school.	I can make a meal with the grocery items I access through the school. Strongly Agree	I can make a meal with the grocery items I access through the school. Agree	I can make a meal with the grocery items I access through the school. Neither agree nor disagree	I can make a meal with the grocery items I access through the school. Disagree	I can make a meal with the grocery items I access through the school. Strongly Disagree
I feel healthy when I eat food/grocery items I’ve accessed through the school.	I feel healthy when I eat food/grocery items I’ve accessed through the school. Strongly Agree	I feel healthy when I eat food/grocery items I’ve accessed through the school. Agree	I feel healthy when I eat food/grocery items I’ve accessed through the school. Neither agree nor disagree	I feel healthy when I eat food/grocery items I’ve accessed through the school. Disagree	I feel healthy when I eat food/grocery items I’ve accessed through the school. Strongly Disagree

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* 13. Please rate the quality of the items you access through the school:

	Excellent	Good	Okay	Not great	Terrible
Shelf stable goods (canned foods, grains, pasta)	Shelf stable goods (canned foods, grains, pasta) Excellent	Shelf stable goods (canned foods, grains, pasta) Good	Shelf stable goods (canned foods, grains, pasta) Okay	Shelf stable goods (canned foods, grains, pasta) Not great	Shelf stable goods (canned foods, grains, pasta) Terrible
Produce	Produce Excellent	Produce Good	Produce Okay	Produce Not great	Produce Terrible
Meat	Meat Excellent	Meat Good	Meat Okay	Meat Not great	Meat Terrible
Dairy	Dairy Excellent	Dairy Good	Dairy Okay	Dairy Not great	Dairy Terrible

2021 School Programs: Family Survey

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* 1. Name of School/District, Head Start Program, or College Campus:

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* 2. How have you accessed food/groceries from your school this school year (August 2020-June 2021)? (Check all that apply)

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* 3. During this school year we accessed food/groceries from the school:

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* 4. Since accessing food/groceries through the school, have you visited another community-based food program (food pantry, meal site, community food distribution) in your area?

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* 5. If you answered yes, did you visit another program before or after the onset of COVID in Maine?

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* 6. Getting food/groceries through the school has (check all that apply):

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* 7. I can count on the school to always have grocery items when I need them.

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* 8. The school is a consistent source of grocery staples for my family.

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* 9. The food/groceries I access through the school usually lasts my family:

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* 10. I can get enough food/groceries through the school to meet my family's needs.

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* 11. If you answered "No" above, please share more family's about your food/grocery needs?

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* 12. These questions refer to take-home groceries for your family available through your school, not school meal programs for your child like breakfast and lunch.

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* 13. Please rate the quality of the items you access through the school:

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* 14. What specific foods/grocery items are not available through the school that would be most helpful for you and your family?

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* 15. Please share any opportunities you’ve had while participating in this program.

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* 16. City/Town

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* 17. Number of adults in household under 65

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* 18. Number of adults in household over 65

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* 19. Number of children in household age 9 or older

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* 20. Number of children in household age 8 or younger

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* 21. Race/Ethnicity