Summer Meals 101 An Introduction to the National Summer Food Service Program Rosemarie Caward , Child Nutrition Outreach Coordinator – Central & Western Leran Minc , Child Nutrition Outreach Coordinator – North Shore Shannon Raymond , Office of Food & Nutrition Program, Department of Elementary & Secondary Education
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Summer Meals 101An Introduction to the National Summer Food Service Program
Rosemarie Caward, Child Nutrition Outreach Coordinator – Central & Western
Leran Minc, Child Nutrition Outreach Coordinator – North Shore
Shannon Raymond, Office of Food & Nutrition Program, Department of Elementary &
Secondary Education
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Agenda Program Overview
Program Eligibility
Roles and Responsibilities of
Sponsors & Site
Guest Speaker: Hockomock YMCA
Guest Speaker: Meadowbrook
Apartments
Keys to Success
Resources and Next Steps
3www.Meals4Kids.org
What is the Summer Food Service Program?
How the Program Works: Key Players
5www.Meals4Kids.org
NeighborhoodTown/CityStateFederal
United States Department of
Agriculture
Department of Elementary &
Secondary Education
Sponsor Site
• Libraries
• Schools
• Parks
• Housing Properties
• Youth Clubs
• Churches
• Farmers Markets
• Community
Organizations
• Schools
• Churches
• Community
Organizations
• Youth Clubs
Outreach Partner
Ways to Participate: Eligibility & Roles for
Sponsors and Sites
6www.Meals4Kids.org
Shannon RaymondOffice of Food & Nutrition Program
Department of Elementary & Secondary Education
SPONSOR:
Administrative and financial responsibility for the feeding site(s)
Responsible for meeting program regulations, completing paperwork
Receive reimbursement based on number of meals served at site(s)
Ways to participate in SFSP: Sponsor vs. Site
SITE:
The physical location of the feeding site
Responsible for meeting program requirements, including food safety
Provide supervision for program participants
To be a SFSP SPONSOR:
Public or private non-profit
School Food Authority (SFA)
College or university
Residential summer camp
Unit of local, county, municipal, State, or Federal Government
Community organization
Church
Tax exempt
Demonstrate financial and administrative ability to manage a program
Who can participate: Sponsor vs. Site
To be a SFSP SITE:
Operate in an eligible
area (determined by
sponsor)
Area eligible by
school data or census
data
Serve a specific group
of low-income children
Eligible by population
served
Sponsors must assume responsibility for the entire administration of the Program. A sponsor, at a minimum, will:
Attend the State agency’s training
Locate and recruit eligible sites
Hire, train, and supervise staff and volunteers
Competitively procure food to be prepared or a vendor for meals to be delivered
Monitor all sites
Prepare claims for reimbursement
Ensure sites are sustainable
Maintain all program documents for 3 years, plus current year
Sponsor responsibilities
Operate and serve food on approved days and times, as defined by
the site application
Adhere to food safety standards, health and sanitation requirements
Communicate regularly with sponsor about summer operations
Site responsibilities
If you are interested in learning more about becoming either a site
or a sponsor, ESE OFNP will be hosting trainings in April and May.