Program Toolkit 2026-2027 Guidebook

Program Toolkit Guidebook 2026-2027

YOUR PROGRAM TOOLKIT GUIDEBOOK The Program Toolkit Guidebook is your go-to resource for all the materials you need to make Brighter Bites a success at your schools.

We encourage you to reference the valuable tools and tips in this guidebook throughout the academic year!

TABLE OF CONTENTS ENROLLMENT FORMS & GENERAL FLYERS 4. Digital Intro Flyer 5. Intro Flyer 6. Distribution Info Flyer 7. Drive Thru Pick Up Flyer 8. All Call Text Message for Schools 9. Customizable Flyer 10. Call-To-Action Flyer 11. Digital Mobile App Fyler 12. Mobile App Flyer 13. Non-Site-Specific Enrollment Form 14. Media Release Form 15. General Newsletter Sign Up

VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT 16. Internal Volunteer Flyer 17. External Volunteer Flyer 18. Volunteer Newsletter Sign Up

NUTRITION EDUCATION 19. Teacher Orientation 20. Teacher Orientation Materials Email Template 21. Teacher and Staff Participation Policy 22. CATCH Action Plan 23. CATCH Video Lessons K-8 24. Brighter Bites Teacher Roster 25. CATCH.org Reporting Issues 26. Teacher Thank You Certificate 27. P.E. Coach Thank You Certificate

FUN FOOD EXPERIENCE 28. Fun Food Experience Resources

VIDEO RESOURCES 30.

• How to Log a Catch Lesson or CATCH Video Lesson • How to Log a CATCH Lesson • How to Log a CATCH P.E. Activity 31.

• Brighter Bites On Campus • What the Volunteer Experience Looks Like • What Brighter Bites Produce Distribution Looks like 32.

• Overview of Brighter Bites Nutrition Education • Data Videos

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DIGITAL INTRO FLYER

AUDIENCE

Families

DOCUMENT DETAILS

For schools to post on digital, parent-facing platforms such as class dojo, schoology, etc.

The document features a clickable button that takes the viewer to the enrollment page.

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INTRO FLYER

AUDIENCE

Families

DOCUMENT DETAILS

For schools to print and distribute via take-home folders, front office kiosks, etc so that families can enroll in Brighter Bites. The document features a QR code that takes the reader to the enrollment page.

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DISTRIBUTION INFO

AUDIENCE

Families

DOCUMENT DETAILS

For schools to to print and distribute via take-home folders, front office kiosks, etc. so that families know when and where distribution takes place. The document features a scannable QR code that takes the reader to the enrollment page in the event they still need to enroll. *Note, you must open this document in Adobe and add your site’s distribution dates and times in the editable text boxes.

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DRIVE THRU PICK UP

AUDIENCE

Families

DOCUMENT DETAILS

For schools to to print and distribute via take-home folders, front office kiosks, etc. so that families know when and where distribution takes place. The document features a scannable QR code that takes the reader to the enrollment page in the event they still need to enroll. *Note, you must open this document in Adobe and add your site’s distribution dates and times in the editable text boxes.

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ALL CALL TEXT MESSAGE FOR SCHOOLS

AUDIENCE

Families

DOCUMENT DETAILS

This is text message language promoting Brighter Bites enrollment at your schools.

Program Coordinators can ask their schools to use this language in a mass-text to reach all families at their schools to promote Brighter Bites enrollment. Be sure to customize the text message for each of your sites.

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CUSTOMIZABLE FLYER

AUDIENCE

Dependant on what event you are promoting DOCUMENT DETAILS

For Program Coordinators to use as they see fit to promote any events they are hosting.

There are three designs available of this flyer, scroll through the document to decide which design is most appropriate for your event. The front of the document is in English, and the back is in Spanish. *Note, you must open this document in Adobe and add your document title, subtitle, and the flyer message in the text boxes provided.

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CALL-TO-ACTION

AUDIENCE

Potential partners, donors, and supporters DOCUMENT DETAILS

To bring to events outside of our Brighter Bites schools (university events, community events, volunteer recruitment events). These are not meant to be used on Brighter Bites school campuses. *Note, you must open this document in Adobe and add name, title, email address and phone number in the “Contact Us” section on the back page.

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DIGITAL MOBILE APP FLYER

AUDIENCE

Families

DOCUMENT DETAILS

For schools to post on digital, parent-facing platforms such as Class Dojo, Schoology, etc.

The document features clickable buttons that take the viewer to the mobile app webpage along with the Android, Apple, and Amazon app stores.

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MOBILE APP FLYER

AUDIENCE

Families

DOCUMENT DETAILS

For schools to print and distribute via take-home folders, front office kiosks, etc so that families can download the Brighter Bites mobile app. The document features a QR code that takes the reader to the mobile app webpage so that they can download it on their device.

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NON SITE SPECIFIC ENROLLMENT FORM

AUDIENCE

Families

DOCUMENT DETAILS

To bring to distributions, as well as back-to-school events, open houses, and any other parent-facing events where there will be opportunities to enroll families in Brighter Bites.

Please keep copies on hand. *Note, there are two design options for you to choose from, and both are available in the same document file.

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MEDIA RELEASE

AUDIENCE

Anyone who has had their photo or video taken DOCUMENT DETAILS

The Media Release Form must be signed by the parent/guardian of any minor who is in a photo or video that we capture. If the subject is an adult, then the adult must sign the Media Release Form. Alternatively, they may sign the digital Media Release Form in Appsheet.

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GENERAL NEWSLETTER SIGN UP

AUDIENCE Anyone who may want to sign up for the Brighter Bites General Newsletter

DOCUMENT DETAILS

This is an email sign up sheet for anyone who may be interested in signing up for our general newsletter. People may write their name and email down on the sheet and then the programming team member can send this to the marketing team to add to the newsletter recipient list. Those who want to sign up for our newsletter may also scan the QR code and subscribe to our newsletter digitally on their own device.

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INTERNAL VOLUNTEER FLYER

AUDIENCE Potential internal volunteers associated with school community

DOCUMENT DETAILS

For schools to to print and distribute via take-home folders, front office kiosks, etc. to recruit internal volunteers. *Note, you must open this document in Adobe and add your site’s distribution dates, times, and location in the editable text boxes, as well as your contact information and/or your site contact’s contact information.

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EXTERNAL VOLUNTEER FLYER

AUDIENCE Potential external volunteers

DOCUMENT DETAILS

To bring to events outside of our Brighter Bites schools (university events, community events, volunteer recruitment events). *Note, you must open this document in Adobe and add your name, title, email address and phone number in the “Questions” section on the back page.

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VOLUNTEER NEWSLETTER SIGN UP

AUDIENCE Anyone who may want to sign up for the Brighter Bites Volunteer Newsletter

DOCUMENT DETAILS

This is an email sign up sheet for anyone who may be interested in signing up for our volunteer newsletter. People may write their name and email down on the sheet and then the programming team member can send this to the marketing team to add to the volunteer newsletter recipient list. Those who want to sign up for our newsletter may also scan the QR code and subscribe to our newsletter digitally on their own device.

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TEACHER ORIENTATION

AUDIENCE Teachers and School Administrators

DOCUMENT DETAILS

This is a powerpoint presentation that covers the role of classroom teachers and P.E teachers and coaches with implementation of the Brighter Bites nutrition education pillar.

TEACHER ORIENTATION VIDEO RECORDING

Presentation

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TEACHER ORIENTATION MATERIALS EMAIL TEMPLATE

AUDIENCE Teachers and School Administrators

DOCUMENT DETAILS

This email template for sharing nutrition education materials after presenting the Teacher Orientations.

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TEACHER AND STAFF PARTICIPATION POLICY

AUDIENCE Teachers and School Administrators

DOCUMENT DETAILS

This detailed policy outlines the nutrition education implementation partnership expectations for participating teachers and school administration.

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CATCH ACTION PLAN

AUDIENCE

Teachers and School Administrators

DOCUMENT DETAILS

Document that contains hyperlinks for all CATCH lessons in CATCH.org which are organized by grade levels and due dates.

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BRIGHTER BITES SCHOOL NAME TEACHER ROSTER

AUDIENCE School Administrators

DOCUMENT DETAILS

This excel spreadsheet is sent to the main point of contact at each participating school so that they can add their teachers’ roster information before school year kick-off. Each completed spreadsheet will be uploaded in NETS for all educators that will be teaching and tracking CATCH lessons.

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CATCH.ORG-REPORTING ISSUES

AUDIENCE Program Coordinators & Senior Program Managers

DOCUMENT DETAILS

These are instructions for Brighter Bites staff to use in order to reach out to the support team at CATCH Global Foundation for technical assistance with the CATCH.org platform.

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TEACHER THANK YOU CERTIFICATE 26-27

AUDIENCE Teachers

DOCUMENT DETAILS

This certificate is given to all participating teachers who complete 100% of their assigned CATCH lessons for the school year.

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FUN FOOR EXPERIENCE

CULINARY DEMOS

A culinary demo is a recipe demonstration of one of our selected Brighter Bites recipes executed by a Brighter Bites program coordinator.

• Click to view the Culinary Demo SOP LINKS TO CULINARY DEMO RECIPE VIDEO TUTORIALS: • Better Than Ranch Dip • Black Bean & Corn Salsa • Broccoli & Grape Salad • Carrot Salad • Corn Guacamole • Do the Hula Salsa • Stoplight Salad

MORE FFE TOOLS FOR YOU: • • • • • • •

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Culinary Demo Flyer Demo Recipes_Detailed ServSafe Information Distribution Banner Setup Example FFE Text Message Template Culture and Food Resources Tip Sheet Distribution Schedule (This year we are on Cycle Two)

VIDEO RESOURCES

VIDEOS FOR TEACHERS Click images below to go to the YouTube video

These walkthrough videos serve as support for educators who need assistance with logging their CATCH Lessons. Please share with teachers so that they have this resource available. Please be sure to share the video that relates to the nutrition education lessons they are responsible for logging.

HOW TO LOG A CATCH LESSON This video offers a quick walkthrough of how to log a CATCH Lesson. We recommend sharing this video with teachers as a refresher tool on how to log a CATCH Lesson. We also recommend encouraging teachers to bookmark this video for future reference. This resource will also be linked in the automated CATCH Lesson reminder emails scheduled through NETS and will be available in the Brighter Bites tile in CATCH.org.

DATA VIDEOS For all data-related tutorials and walkthrough videos please see Trainual.

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INFORMATIVE VIDEOS ABOUT BRIGHTER BITES Click images below to go to the YouTube video BRIGHTER BITES ON CAMPUS This video shows the viewer what having Brighter Bites on their school campus may feel like. It briefly introduces our program including produce delivery and packing, nutrition education including CATCH lessons and produce actvities, culinary demonstrations, and produce distributions. This video can be used to introduce school administrators to our program during initial meetings. This video may also be shared with prospective sites that may want to learn more about what having Brighter Bites on their campus may look like.

WHAT THE VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE LOOKS LIKE This video offers a glimpse at what the Brighter Bites volunteer experience looks like. You can share this video with prospective volunteers and at events where prospective volunteers are present, such as open houses or coffees with the principal. This may also be shared with prospective external volunteers.

WHAT BRIGHTER BITES PRODUCE DISTRBUTION LOOKS LIKE This video provides the viewer with an overview of what produce distribution can look like on their campus. This can be a great tool to use when discussing distribution plans with school administrators, teachers, or volunteers so that they have a visual understanding of the distribution process. This is also a great tool to share with potential sites who are interested in bringing the Brighter Bites program to their campus.

OVERVIEW OF BRIGHTER BITES NUTRITION EDUCATION This video introduces the three aspects of Brighter Bites nutrition education; Produce Activities, CATCH Lessons. This video can be used to introduce school administrators to Brighter Bites’ nutrition education pillar during intiail meetings. This video may also be shared with prospective sites that may want to learn more about what Brighter Bites nutrition education looks like.

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LET’S MAKE THIS YEAR OUR BRIGHTEST YET! We hope you feel equipped, inspired, and ready to take on the year ahead. The tools provided here are designed to support you every step of the way. Together, we can continue to make a lasting impact on the lives of the families and communities we serve. Thank you for being an essential part of our Brighter Bites family.