Summer Food Service Program Kaye Knudson Child Nutrition

Summer Food Service Program Kaye Knudson Child Nutrition and Food Distribution Programs Kirsten Baesler, State Superintendent

Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) Federally-funded program through USDA and administered by State agencies Provides free, nutritious meals to low-income children 18 years old and younger Persons 19 or older with a physical or mental disability, as defined by the State Operates when school is not in session 2

Who Can Be A Sponsor Public or private nonprofit schools Units of local, municipal, county, tribal, or state government Private nonprofit organizations Public or private nonprofit camps Public or private nonprofit universities or colleges

Site Examples Schools Camps Parks Churches Community Centers Migrant Centers Mobile Feeding

Data Sources Used To Determine Site Eligibility. School Data School data may be used to establish area eligibility. In order for a site to be determined area eligible, school data must indicate that the site is located in the attendance area of a school where at least 50% of the children are eligible for free or reduced price meals. Census Data SFSP sites located in a Census Block Group (CBG) or Census Tract in which 50% or more of the children are eligible for free or reduced price school meals are considered area eligible. Capacity builder http: //www. fns. usda. gov/capacitybuilder

Open Sites and Enrolled Sites • Open site- All children eat free without the need of additional paperwork because the site is area eligible. • Enrolled site – All children eat free because 50% or more of children enrolled at the site are eligible for free or reduced price meals.

2015 SFSP Reimbursement Rates Meal Reimbursement Breakfast $1. 89 Lunch/Supper $3. 30 Snacks $. 77 Administrative Reimbursement Rural Self-Preparation Sites Other Sites Breakfast $. 1875 Breakfast $. 1475 Lunch/Supper $. 3450 Lunch/Supper $. 2875 Snacks $. 0950 Snacks $. 0750

ched or fortified. SFSP Meal Pattern Breakfast 1 milk 1 fruit/vegetable 1 cup 1/2 cup fluid milk juice, 1 and/or vegetable 1 grains/bread 2 1 slice 1 serving 3/4 cup 1/2 cup bread or cornbread or biscuit or roll or muffin or cold dry cereal or hot cooked cereal or pasta or noodles or grains

SFSP Meal Pattern Lunch/Supper 1 milk 2 fruits/vegetables 1 cup 3/4 cup fluid milk juice, 1 fruit and/or vegetable 1 grains/bread 2 1 slice 1 serving 1/2 cup 1 meat/meat alternate 2 oz. 1 large 1/2 cup 4 Tbsp. 1 oz. 8 oz. bread or cornbread or biscuit or roll or muffin or hot cooked cereal or pasta or noodles or grains lean meat or poultry or fish 3 or alternate protein product or cheese or egg or cooked dry beans or peanut or other nut or seed butter or nuts and/or seeds 4 or yogurt 5

SFSP Meal Pattern Snack Select two of the four components for a reimbursable snack 1 milk 1 fruit/vegetable 1 cup 3/4 cup fluid milk juice, 1 fruit and/or vegetable 1 grains/bread 2 1 slice 1 serving 3/4 cup 1/2 cup 1 meat/meat alternate 1 oz. 1/2 large 1/4 cup 2 Tbsp. 1 oz. 4 oz. bread or cornbread or biscuit or roll or muffin or cold dry cereal or hot cooked cereal or pasta or noodles or grains lean meat or poultry or fish 3 or alternate protein product or cheese or egg or cooked dry beans or peanut or other nut or seed butter or nuts and/or seeds or yogurt 4

Summer 2014 SFSP Participation Data Breakfast Lunch Snacks Supper 58131 125863 27959 1343 Avg. Days 71. 2 69. 7 49. 7 36 Avg. Participation 4812 6633 1975 47 Statewide Meals

Participation • 2014 – 40 Sponsors 70 Sites • 2015 43 Sponsors 89 Sites

Map of Sponsors/Sites

Sponsor Responsibilities Training Monitoring Sites Submit Claims for Reimbursement Receive Program Payments Reviewing sites for compliance Recordkeeping Request for off-site meal service (field trips) Oversee Food Service

Site Responsibilities State Provides on-line training for Sponsors and Sites Attend Sponsor Training Prepare and serve meals Meal counting Ensure all meals serve to have all the components for a reimbursable meal Food Safety and Sanitation

TIPS FOR SUCCESS Engage Community Partners to help promote sites, activities and resources. Promote your Program by hosting Kick-off event, Flyers sent home with students, School/Agency websites, SFSP Banners. The more kids you serve the more reimbursement you receive! Engage kids in activities Be flexible

Contacting Our Office Telephone 701 -328 -2294 Toll Free: 1 -888 -338 -3663 Fax: (701) 328 -9566 Kaye Knudson: (701) 328 -2275 ksknudson@nd. gov Linda Schloer: (701) 328 -4565 lschloer@nd. gov Web Site: