summer food service program

SUMMER FOOD SERVICE

PROGRAMAn Overview of the Summer Food Service Program and How You Can

Get Involved

SPEAKERS:

Kristin Koenigsfest, ASU CS/ AOSN Ebony Read, Arkansas Hunger Relief

Alliance Sikia Brown, Arkansas Foodbank

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AGENDA 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

THE ARKANSAS OUT OF SCHOOL NETWORK (AOSN)

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.

THE MISSION OF THE ARKANSAS OUT OF SCHOOL NETWORK

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.

INTRODUCTION TO THE SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM

Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) wasestablished to ensure that low-income children

continuereceiving nutritious meals when school is out.

• 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.

PARTICIPANT ELIGIBILITY• Children 18 years of age or under

• A person 19 years of age or over who has a mental or physical disability as determined by the state or local educational agency

• 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.

SPONSOR/SITE ELIGIBILITY

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

A unit of local, county, municipal, state, or federal government

Any other type of private non-profit organization

USDA is an equal opportunity employer and provider.

SITE ELIGIBILITY Sites are the actual locations where the

children are served and fed

Sponsors may operate the SFSP at one or more sites

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.

SPONSOR’S RESPONSIBILITIES

• 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 ELIGIBILITY Area must have 50% or more children eligible

for free or reduce school lunch to have a site. Documentation:

• School Data • most accurate • data must come from schools in your service

area• Census Data• mostly used in rural areas

• if school data is close to, but under, the 50% threshold

USDA is an equal opportunity employer and provider.

MEALS • Must follow USDA Guidelines

for all meals that you serve

• Meals can be made by the site themselves

• Meals can be purchased from the schools

Commodities

State agency will provide information about currently available commodities to all eligible sponsors

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.

REIMBURSABLE MEALS 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.

Reimbursement RatesAs 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.

TYPE OF MEALS• 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.

HOW CAN YOU GET INVOLVED?

APPLICATION PROCESSIn order to become a sponsor, you must:

• 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.

APPLICATION PROCESS (CONT.)

1. Sponsors will be directed to go to https://dhs.arkansas.gov/DCCECE/SNP/WelcomeSNPM.aspx

2. 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

3. Potential sponsors will be prompted to complete the Pre-Application. Once they answer these questions, they click “Next”

4. Potential sponsors will then be asked more questions and then will click “Submit Request for Access to The SNP System”

5. Potential sponsors will be contacted by a Program Specialist to be sure of eligibility and then will be given log-in information for the applicationUSDA is an equal opportunity employer and provider.

CLICK “APPLY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SPECIAL NUTRITION PROGRAM ON-LINE!” BUTTON

POTENTIAL SPONSORS WILL BE PROMPTED TO ANSWER 3 QUESTIONS. ONCE THEY ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS, THEY CLICK “NEXT”

COMPLETE PROGRAM INFORMATION

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

For more assistance on the Summer Food Service Program, email:

summer@arhungeralliance.org

My information:Ebony ReadRetention & Support Manager 501-399-9999eread@arhungeralliance.org

Thank You

Sikia Brown Arkansas Foodbank

Q & A

SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR GUEST PRESENTERS, MICHELLE HARVEY AND OTHER ASU/AOSN STAFF AND ALL OF THOSE WHO HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THIS WEBINAR.

NEXT WEBINAR/OTHER OPPORTUNITIES

Join us for our next webinar in this series on Physical Fitness and Nutrition on Wednesday, March 19th at 11 a.m.

Best Practices Academies – April 18th, Springdale

April 25th, Little Rock

Go to www.aosn.org for more details on this professional development opportunity and others.

SURVEY

You will receive an email from mharvey@astate.edu later today with a link to a survey for this webinar. Please take the time to give us your feedback on this webinar so that we can better serve you!

THANK YOU!!!!