SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM

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SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM

• What is the Summer Food Service Program?

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Introduction

• The Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) is a
  federally funded program that reimburses agencies
  for providing free, nutritious meals and snacks
  to children in low-income areas when children are
  out of school for at least 15 continuous school
  days.

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Introduction

• These nutritious meals help children to learn,
  play, and grow until they return to school. Meal
  components must meet USDA requirements.

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Introduction (cont.)

• When children are out of school, they need a safe
  place to go to socialize, recreate, learn, and
  have something to eat.
• If you are a school, government agency, or a
  private nonprofit agency you can help!
• The SFSP is funded by the United States
  Department of Agriculture (USDA) and administered
  by the California Department of Education (CDE),
  Nutrition Services Division (NSD).

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Who can sponsor the SFSP?

• The following types of agencies may be approved
  to sponsor the SFSP.
• Public or private nonprofit schools
• Public or private nonprofit residential camps
• Local county, state, federal government entities

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Who can sponsor the SFSP? (cont.)

• Public or private nonprofits located on college
  or university campuses such as Upward Bound
  Programs, Summer Bridges, or National Youth
  Sports Programs
• Private nonprofits such as food banks, boys and
  girls clubs, churches, etc.

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How Can You Help?

• There are two ways an agency may help provide
  meals to children.
• Become a sponsor and establish meal sites in
  low-income areas.
• Become a site and receive, serve, and report
  meals served to the sponsoring agency.

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Financial and Administrative Abilities

• The sponsoring agency must have the financial and
  administrative abilities to oversee all aspects
  of the SFSP.

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Administrative Ability

• The agency must have the following staff to
  operate the program.
• Sponsor level
• Program Director
• Monitors
• Bookkeeper
• Site Level
• Site Supervisor (one per site)

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Financially Capable

• Sponsors must have other finances to cover SFSP
  expenses until they receive their reimbursement
  and/or to cover any excess costs.

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Administrative Responsibilities

• Some sponsor responsibilities are
• Preparing and submitting claims for meal
  reimbursement
• Monitoring sites
• Providing ongoing guidance to administrative and
  site personnel
• Attending State training each year
• Obtaining meals for sites

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Site Responsibilities

• To be a SFSP site, the facility must
• Attend their sponsors annual training
• Store and distribute meals appropriately
  according to the SFSP guidelines
• Keep daily records of meals served
• Supervise meal service activities

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Obtaining Meals

• Sponsors can either
• Prepare their own meals
• Purchase complete meals from a food service
  vendor
• Either way, the sponsor must document how they
  obtained the meals.

Meals for SFSP
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2012 SFSP Meal Reimbursement 2012 SFSP Meal Reimbursement 2012 SFSP Meal Reimbursement
Meal Type SFSP SFSP
Meal Type Self Prep or Rural Vended or Urban
Breakfast    
Federal 1.935 1.8975
State NA NA
Total Breakfast 1.935 1.8975
Lunch    
Federal 3.38 3.325
State NA NA
- -
Total Lunch 3.38 3.3250
Snack 0.7975 0.78
Total for Breakfast Lunch 5.315 5.2225
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Sponsor Resources
The USDA guidance resource materials can be
obtained from their Website at
http//www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/Summer The
Nutrition Services Division (NSD) guidance
resource materials can be obtained
at http//www.cde.ca.gov/ls/nu/sf/
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Steps to Become a Sponsor

• To get started, the agency must contact a SFSP
  specialist. The specialist will
• Provide additional SFSP information and determine
  the best way a site may qualify
• Obtain contact information to ensure that the
  agency receives program information
• Send the agency an SFSP Introduction packet.
• The Introduction packet will provide forms needed
  to obtain a Child Nutrition Information and
  Payment System (CNIPS) user ID and temporary
  password to file an application online.

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Site Participation

• Agencies that do not want to enter an Agreement
  with the NSD to become a sponsor, but wish to be
  a meal service site, will need to find a sponsor
  in their area.
• Agencies may obtain a list of sponsors, by
  county, from our Web site at
• http//www.cde.ca.gov/ds/sh/sn/summersites.asp
• Sites do not have to attend the NSD training
  because they are trained by their sponsor.

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SFSP Training

• To ensure agencies are ready to implement the
  SFSP, they must attend either our one day webinar
  training sessions hosted by the NSD, or our one
  day live workshop. The webinar training dates
  are
• March 14, 2012
• April 12, 2012
• May 15, 2012

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SFSP Training (cont.)

• The workshops location and dates are
• Sacramento March 20, 2012
• Los Angeles April 3, 2012
• San Diego April 24, 2012
• Oakland May 8, 2012

Agencies wishing to become a sponsor will receive
additional webinar and workshop information.
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SFSP Training (cont.)

• Training Registration
• After being screened for sponsor eligibility by a
  SFSP specialist, agencies must register for
  either the webinar or workshop trainings by
  contacting
• Mary Thomas
• 916-327-2220
• mthomas_at_cde.ca.gov
• Or
• Anyone of the SFSP specialist, or e-mail us at
  SFSP_at_cde.ca.gov

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How NSD can help!

• The SFSP staff are available to help sponsors
  succeed by
• Providing additional training at the agencys
  pre-approval visit
• Providing ongoing guidance throughout the year

CDE sponsor visit provides an overview
technical assistance before starting the meal
service operation.
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Questions?

• Please feel free to contact any of the
  specialists listed below.
• SFSP Specialists
• Melissa Garza Dennis
  Arena 916-322-5885 916-324-9073 mgarza_at_cde
  .ca.gov darena_at_cde.ca.gov
• Mary Thomas Janeen Dodson 916-327-2220
  916-327-5865 mthomas_at_cde.ca.gov
  jdodson_at_cde.ca.gov
• or Call
• 800-952-5609, Option 6