Summer Food Service Program: Food That's in When School Is Out

Summer Food Service Program
Food Thats In When School Is Out

School Lunch School Breakfast Child and Adult Care Food Program
Background
Provides free, nutritious meals to low-income children Children must be 18 years and under
Operates when local schools are not in session Federally funded program that is administered in Kansas through Kansas State Dept. of Education
Help is Needed
16 million eligible children for SFSP Only 2 million children receive SFSP meals
Low participation in rural areas We need more Sponsors
Program Benefits
Provides nutritious meals to children Gives children the food they need to learn, play and grow Helps families stretch food dollar
Keeps children mentally engaged so they return to school, ready to learn Extends employment opportunity
Meal Service
Breakfast, Lunch & Snack available Any combination of two meals may be claimed
Meals must meet USDA standards
Sample Menus
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Breakfast
Cinnamon Roll Orange Juice Milk
Muffin Grape Juice Milk
Toaster Pastry Apple Slices Milk
Bagel Banana Milk
Cereal Grape Juice Milk
Lunch
Pizza Slice Orange Smiles Broccoli Florets Milk
Turkey Sandwich Carrot Sticks Apple Milk
PB & J String Cheese Grapes 100% Juice Milk
Ham Sandwich Celery Sticks Tropical Fruit Mix Milk
Hot Dog on Bun Sun Chips Mandarin Oranges 100% Juice Milk
Snack
Graham Crackers Grape Juice
Crackers Cheese Apple Juice
Goldfish Crackers Carrot Sticks
Fruit Cup Milk
Apple Slices Yogurt
SFSP Operations - KSDE

Signs an agreement directly with sponsoring organizations All documents available at www.kn-eat.org by March 15.
Provides training and technical assistance to all sponsoring organizations Monitors sponsoring organizations operation
Sponsoring Organizations
Accept financial and administrative responsibility Must be capable of managing a food service program Sponsors:
Train and monitor sites Arrange for meals Oversee site operations Complete paperwork Submit claims for reimbursement
Sponsoring Organizations
Community and faith-based organizations Private non-profit organizations Local governments Schools
College or university participating the National Youth Sports Program Migrant centers Indian Reservations
Food Service Sites

Park Pools Community or Rec Centers Churches Playgrounds Housing projects Camps Schools Migrant centers Libraries
Site Types
Open site All children in an
eligible area eat free without the need of additional paperwork,
Enrolled site All children

enrolled in an eligible program eat free, as demonstrated by household income applications
Site Eligibility
Area Eligibility
50% or more of the children in a school service area qualify for Free or Reduced-Price School meals, based on school or census data
Household Income Applications

Each child must return an application to the sponsor 50% must be eligible for Free or Reduced-Price meals
Reimbursements
Operating costs
Meals Food supplies Labor
Administrative costs
Paperwork costs Additional reimbursement for

Sites in rural areas Sites that prepare their own meals
What You Can Do

Become a Sponsor Partner with another organization Supervise a site
Oversee activity programs at sites
Potential Partnerships
Local schools Mayors office County extension agent Boys and Girls Club
Salvation Army Police and Fire Departments Civic or Ministerial Associations
Keys to Success
Creative and fun activities for kids and teens Develop partnerships Involve parents
Be resourceful and innovative Identify Local Champion(s)
Getting Started
Contact KSDE Child Nutrition & Wellness: pmcadoo@ksde.org kchanay@ksde.org
www.kn-eat.org 785-296-2276
Southwest Kansas Library System
Joan Weaver, Director Kinsley Public Library Emily Sitz, Director SW Kansas Library System
Kinsley Public Library

Joan K. Weaver, Director
Summer Food Service Program 2010-2013
Provided simple breakfast
- Open Site Five days/wk using very limited facility
Program par5cipants of the day ate in the adjoining city mee5ng room Non-program par5cipants of the day at in the library Thursdays Field Trip 75 kids Met in city park
Library has very limited facili=es
2011 Ini5al Program
2011 - Oered Cooking Class as an Enrolled Site Global Lunch Bunch Upper Elementary One lunch per week - pictured Chinese Cooking Summer reading theme One World, Many Stories
2011 -Oered Cooking Class Enrolled Site Evenings in Paris Teens for One World, Many Stories Summer Reading Theme Upper Elementary Cooking classes did more than provide nutri=on Taught about good nutri5on Encouraged trying new foods Ate at a family table
WHAT WE LEARNED New program that had challenges of being new Needed a volunteer coordinator too much for director Irregular AYendance made planning dicult Kansas weather made ea5ng outside a challenge at 5mes Milk staying within date WHAT WE GAINED Provided nutri5on for some children that really needed it Enhance the Summer Reading program
2012 and 2013 improved with the addi=on of a coordinator and moving inside on eld trip days
Grant County Public Library
Ulysses, Kansas
Population 6,239 1 Childrens staff person and the library director
Open site Served both morning and afternoon snacks
Ulysses Onsite service and field trips Served 440 children with nutritious foods
Corresponded with regular and special summer storytime programming
What we learned!
First year paperwork is intimidating but it can be done Use SFSP menus
Consistent service Remember nutrition for all programming
Morton County Public Library
Elkhart, Ks
Population 2,157 1 Childrens staff person, Circ/ILL, and the Director Open site
Served breakfast and lunch
Elkhart Served 172 children breakfast Served 268 children lunch

Corresponded with regular and special summer programming
What we learned
Partner with organizations and community events Enhance summer programming with SFSP
Get out in the public to talk about the SFSP at your library
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