Summer Food Service Program Lindsay Talbot
Description: Summer Food Service Program Lindsay Talbot Community Nutrition Supervisor January 16, 2024 Agenda Overview Purpose Benefits Program Impact Program Requirements Non-Congregate Meals in Rural Areas Current Barriers to Participation Overview
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slide1. Summer Food Service Program Lindsay Talbot Community Nutrition Supervisor January 16, 2024<br>
slide2. Agenda Overview
Purpose
Benefits
Program Impact
Program Requirements
Non-Congregate Meals in Rural Areas
Current Barriers to Participation<br>
slide3. Overview The Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) is a federally funded, state administered program. USDA reimburses program operators who serve free, healthy meals and snacks to children and teens that meet the federal program meal pattern.<br>
slide4. Purpose SFSP plays a critical role in providing food to children who would otherwise go hungry during the summer months.
When school lets out, 310,761 children in Nevada lose access to the free and reduced school meals they receive during the regular school year.<br>
slide5. Benefits The SFSP:
Offers healthy meals to children during the summer months
Attracts children to educational programming
Provides an important funding stream to summer enrichment programs
Supports local economies by bringing federal dollars into the state<br>
slide6. Program Impact In the summer of 2023:
523 sites operated SFSP
1,290,088 SFSP meals were served
Sponsors received $5,235,456.91 in reimbursement<br>
slide7. Program Requirements Sponsor Eligibility
Site Eligibility
Participant Eligibility
Meal Service<br>
slide8. Non-Congregate Meals in Rural Areas From the December 2022 Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023:
What constitutes a rural area?
Sponsor criteria
When non-congregate may be offered<br>
slide9. Current Barriers to Participation Low program participation due to:
Lack of transportation to get children to meal sites
Staff shortages
Funding<br>
slide2. Agenda Overview
Purpose
Benefits
Program Impact
Program Requirements
Non-Congregate Meals in Rural Areas
Current Barriers to Participation<br>
slide3. Overview The Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) is a federally funded, state administered program. USDA reimburses program operators who serve free, healthy meals and snacks to children and teens that meet the federal program meal pattern.<br>
slide4. Purpose SFSP plays a critical role in providing food to children who would otherwise go hungry during the summer months.
When school lets out, 310,761 children in Nevada lose access to the free and reduced school meals they receive during the regular school year.<br>
slide5. Benefits The SFSP:
Offers healthy meals to children during the summer months
Attracts children to educational programming
Provides an important funding stream to summer enrichment programs
Supports local economies by bringing federal dollars into the state<br>
slide6. Program Impact In the summer of 2023:
523 sites operated SFSP
1,290,088 SFSP meals were served
Sponsors received $5,235,456.91 in reimbursement<br>
slide7. Program Requirements Sponsor Eligibility
Site Eligibility
Participant Eligibility
Meal Service<br>
slide8. Non-Congregate Meals in Rural Areas From the December 2022 Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023:
What constitutes a rural area?
Sponsor criteria
When non-congregate may be offered<br>
slide9. Current Barriers to Participation Low program participation due to:
Lack of transportation to get children to meal sites
Staff shortages
Funding<br>