ReCharge! Training Center | Train-the-Trainer Tools


		The outreach models in this section, which were developed and tested by Action for Healthy School Teams, can be adopted and adapted by other volunteers and coalitions that want to help after-school programs get the most out of ReCharge! Securing and Retaining Extra Help to Implement ReCharge! Two schools in Pike County, Alabama were the focus of the Alabama Action for Healthy Kids Team's efforts to employ ReCharge! to, among other things, improve the quality of snacks within an existing after-school program serving approximately 110 students. The Team learned that, as with many projects, among the biggest challenges is simply securing qualified, reliable supervisory personnel for implementation and oversight. Click here to go to this page. Four Outreach Strategies for Involving Parents and the Community Middlesettlements Elementary located in the town of Louisville, Tenn., has approximately 100 students enrolled in an existing after-school program. Middlesettlements viewed inviting and encouraging parent and community involvement as among their primary challenges in instituting ReCharge! The Tennessee Action for Healthy Kids Team developed several modest yet innovative and workable solutions for the school. Click here to go to this page. 1. "Right Up Front": Community Involvement in Training 2. "Food Fair" Presence: Again, Inviting the Community In 3. Making a Special Event for Parents Even More Special 4. A Tailored Reference Library Just for Parents (and Kids) Working with a Local YMCA to Implement ReCharge! The Colorado Action for Healthy Kids Team has a strong partnership with the YMCA of Metropolitan Denver. This important connection created the perfect opportunity for the Team to launch ReCharge! within established after-school sites already run by the YMCA. As a result of the partnership, resources were profitably shared and pooled — yielding insights for other Teams and coalitions about working with their local Y’s or, indeed, any partnering organization. Click here to go to this page. Effectively Structuring ReCharge! Orientation and Training When the Missouri Action for Healthy Kids Team launched ReCharge! in 20 after-school programs, efficient orientation and training was essential. The Team honed 90-minute training sessions for after-school staff, resulting in a series of useful tips and recommendations about what works best. Click here to go to this page.

cartoon The outreach models in this section, which were developed and tested by Action for Healthy School Teams, can be adopted and adapted by other volunteers and coalitions that want to help after-school programs get the most out of ReCharge!

Securing and Retaining Extra Help to Implement ReCharge!

Two schools in Pike County, Alabama were the focus of the Alabama Action for Healthy Kids Team's efforts to employ ReCharge! to, among other things, improve the quality of snacks within an existing after-school program serving approximately 110 students. The Team learned that, as with many projects, among the biggest challenges is simply securing qualified, reliable supervisory personnel for implementation and oversight. Click here to go to this page.

Four Outreach Strategies for Involving Parents and the Community

Middlesettlements Elementary located in the town of Louisville, Tenn., has approximately 100 students enrolled in an existing after-school program. Middlesettlements viewed inviting and encouraging parent and community involvement as among their primary challenges in instituting ReCharge! The Tennessee Action for Healthy Kids Team developed several modest yet innovative and workable solutions for the school. Click here to go to this page.

1. "Right Up Front": Community Involvement in Training
2. "Food Fair" Presence: Again, Inviting the Community In
3. Making a Special Event for Parents Even More Special
4. A Tailored Reference Library Just for Parents (and Kids)

Working with a Local YMCA to Implement ReCharge!

The Colorado Action for Healthy Kids Team has a strong partnership with the YMCA of Metropolitan Denver. This important connection created the perfect opportunity for the Team to launch ReCharge! within established after-school sites already run by the YMCA. As a result of the partnership, resources were profitably shared and pooled — yielding insights for other Teams and coalitions about working with their local Y’s or, indeed, any partnering organization. Click here to go to this page.

Effectively Structuring ReCharge! Orientation and Training

When the Missouri Action for Healthy Kids Team launched ReCharge! in 20 after-school programs, efficient orientation and training was essential. The Team honed 90-minute training sessions for after-school staff, resulting in a series of useful tips and recommendations about what works best. Click here to go to this page.