Summer Food Service Program 101

 Child Nutrition Program- administered by CDE OSN  Ensures children receive nutritious meals during the summer  Free meals are provided to children at approved sites Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) Overview 2

 Conduct sponsor training  Approve sponsor and site applications  Conduct pre-approval visits  Monitor and review program operations  Provide technical assistance  Process program payments Role of the CDE Office of School Nutrition 3

 Public or private non-profit schools  Units of local, municipal, county, state, or federal government  Private non-profit organizations  Public or private non-profit residential camps  Public or private non-profit universities or colleges  Community and faith based organizations Sponsors Can Be… 4

 Capable of handling financial, administrative, and food service responsibilities  Conduct a non-profit food service  Attend the annual state agency sponsor training  Apply to the program and be approved by CDE  Train all site staff on program requirements  Provide reimbursable meals to sites  Monitor sites and ensure program compliance  Submit accurate claims to CDE Sponsor Requirements 5

 Schools  Churches  Recreation Centers  Parks  Libraries  Museums Sites Can Be… 6  Pools  Apartment Complexes  Mobile Home Parks  Boys & Girls Clubs  Farmer’s Markets

Must meet eligibility requirements  Open site: serves all children in the area  located in an area where 50% or more of the children residing in the area are eligible for free or reduced-price school meals (area eligibility)  Closed-enrolled site: open only to enrolled children  Eligibility based on area eligibility or household income forms  Camp: offer food service as part of an organized program  Eligibility based on household income forms  To determine site eligibility: Site Eligibility Requirements 7

 Open & Closed-enrolled sites  Up to two meals each day  Cannot serve lunch and supper on the same day  Camp sites  Up to three meals each day  Establish meal times  Ensure meals are consumed on-site  Accurately complete the daily meal count form  Adhere to local health and sanitation regulations  Ensure civil rights requirements are followed Site Meal Service Requirements 8

 Each meal must meet meal pattern requirements  Prepare meals on-site or contract with a School Food Authority (SFA) or registered vendor to provide meals  Contact CDE OSN for a list of registered vendors Meal Pattern Requirements 9

 4 Components: Milk Fruit/Vegetable Grains Meats  Meal Pattern Requirements: Meal Pattern Components 10

 Pre-operational visit  Site visit  New sites visited within the first week of operation  Site review  All sites are reviewed during the first four weeks of operation  Ethnic/racial data form  Completed once at each site during operation  Monitoring Flexibilities for CACFP Sites: Site Monitoring 11

 Daily Meal Count Form  Menus  Production Records  Vendor Contract  Food Receipts/Invoices  Monitoring Visits & Reviews Recordkeeping Requirements 12  Training Records  Public Release  Letter to Health Department  Budget  Tracking Program Costs & Income  Payroll, Time & Attendance

 Reimbursement provided to sponsors  Meals x Rate= Reimbursement  Claims reflect only meals served to eligible children that meet SFSP requirements  Claims must be submitted within 60 days after the last day of each month  SFSP reimbursement used for nonprofit food service Program Reimbursement 13

1. January (or earlier)- begin planning 2. March- required sponsor training 3. Sponsor application due dates:  April 15- New sponsors  May 1- Returning sponsors Next Steps 14  Visit the CDE SFSP Webpage for updates:

 Help make families aware of the program  posters, , newsletters, social media, webpage  KidsFoodFinder.org or text FOOD to  Collaborate with a site or a sponsor  Transport meals or kids to sites, help serve food, conduct outreach  Partner with sites to provide activities  Work with schools, advocates, and elected officials Program Partners 15

 The CDE Office of School Nutrition (OSN) SFSP webpage:  The USDA SFSP webpage:  Contact Ashley Moen at CDE OSN   More Information 16