Transcript Summer Feeding Service Program

An Overview of the Summer Food Service
Program and How You Can Get Involved
 Kristin
Koenigsfest, ASU CS/ AOSN
 Ebony Read, Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance
 Sikia Brown, Arkansas Foodbank
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 Instructions
& Introductions /AOSN Overview
and Mission– Kristin Koenigsfest, ASU
Childhood Services/ AOSN
 Overview of the Summer Food Service
Program – Ebony Read, Arkansas Hunger
Relief Alliance
 A Sponsor’s Perspective – Sikia Brown,
Arkansas Foodbank
 Q & A – Wrap-up
AOSN is a sponsored initiative of Arkansas
State University Childhood Services and is
one of 41 statewide afterschool networks
in the U.S. supported by the Charles
Stewart Mott Foundation.
To create safe, healthy, and enriching learning
experiences during out of school time for
children and youth ages 5-19.
Welcome:
Ebony Read
Retention and Support Manager
Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance
The Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance is the lead partner
for the No Kid Hungry campaign in Arkansas. For more
information about the Alliance visit
arhungeralliance.org.
Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) was
established to ensure that low-income children
continue
receiving nutritious meals when school is out.
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The USDA administers the program on a national
level.
Within Arkansas, the Division of Health and
Nutrition Program of DHS administers the SFSP.
USDA is an equal opportunity employer and provider.
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Children 18 years of age or under
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A person 19 years of age or over who has a
mental or physical disability as determined by
the state or local educational agency
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A person who participates in a public or private
non-profit school program for the mentally or
physically disabled
USDA is an equal opportunity employer and provider.
A public or private
non- profit school
food authority
 A public or private
non-profit residential
camp
 A public or private
non-profit college or
university
participating in the
national Youth Sports
Program
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A unit of local,
county, municipal,
state, or federal
government
 Any other type of
private non-profit
organization
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USDA is an equal opportunity employer and provider.
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Sites are the actual locations where the children
are served and fed
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Sponsors may operate the SFSP at one or more
sites
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Eligible sites are those that serve children in
low-income areas or those that serve specific
groups of low-income children
USDA is an equal opportunity employer and provider.
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Demonstrate financial and administrative
capabilities
Have not been declared seriously deficient
Serve low-income children
Conduct a non-profit food service
Exercise management control over sites
Conduct pre-operational visits
Make sure all staff is trained on SFSP procedures
USDA is an equal opportunity employer and provider.
Area must have 50% or more children eligible for
free or reduce school lunch to have a site.
 Documentation:
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School Data
most accurate
• data must come from schools in your service area
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Census Data
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mostly used in rural areas
if school data is close to, but under, the 50% threshold
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USDA is an equal opportunity employer and provider.
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Must follow USDA Guidelines
for all meals that you serve
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Meals can be made by the
site themselves
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Meals can be purchased from
the schools
Commodities
State agency will provide
information about currently
available commodities to all
eligible sponsors
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Meals can be purchased from a
food service management
company
Must provide Health and
Nutrition Program with a
contract between sponsor and
the food service management
company that has been
contracted
USDA is an equal opportunity employer and provider.
Only meals served to children 18 years of age or
younger or a person 19 years of age and older with a
mental or physical disability are considered
reimbursable.
 In order for a meal to be reimbursable, the meal
must meet USDA Guidelines.
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Reimbursement Rates
As of 2014
Meal
Rural or Self Prep
All Other Sites
Breakfast
$2.02
$1.98
Lunch or Supper
$3.54
$3.48
Snack
$0.84
$0.82
USDA is an equal opportunity employer and provider.
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Breakfast only
Lunch only
Lunch and snack
Breakfast and lunch
Breakfast and supper
Snack only
Supper only
Breakfast and snack
Supper and snack
Two snacks
USDA is an equal opportunity employer and provider.
In order to become a sponsor, you must:
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Complete an application (online)
Attend a mandatory sponsor training (held in
May)
Ensure that your organization can manage the
program effectively
Meal sites are approved as “eligible” during the
application process.
USDA is an equal opportunity employer and provider.
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Sponsors will be directed to go to
https://dhs.arkansas.gov/DCCECE/SNP/WelcomeSNPM.
aspx
Above the 4 pictures you will see two gray buttons.
Potential sponsors need to click “Apply to participate in
the Special Nutrition Program On-Line!” button
Potential sponsors will be prompted to complete the
Pre-Application. Once they answer these questions,
they click “Next”
Potential sponsors will then be asked more questions
and then will click “Submit Request for Access to The
SNP System”
Potential sponsors will be contacted by a Program
Specialist to be sure of eligibility and then will be given
log-in information for the application
USDA is an equal opportunity employer and provider.
For more assistance on the Summer Food Service
Program, email:
[email protected]
My information:
Ebony Read
Retention & Support Manager
501-399-9999
[email protected]
Thank You
Sikia Brown
Arkansas Foodbank
Q&A
Join us for our next webinar in this series on
Physical Fitness and Nutrition on Wednesday,
March 19th at 11 a.m.
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April 25th, Little Rock
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