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Summer Food Service Program

States: Outreach Initiative

 
Primary Partners

For many years, the Food and Nutrition service has worked with the American School Food Service Association (ASFSA), the Food Research and Action Center (FRAC) and America's Second Harvest to improve and promote the Child Nutrition Programs, including the Summer Food Service Program. We established a working group comprised of these organizations in a united front to find new sponsors for the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP). We want to thank ASFSA, FRAC, and America's Second Harvest for their efforts to locate new sponsors and for their continued commitment to feed children throughout the summer.

ASFSA has been a longstanding supporter of the SFSP. ASFSA offers a variety of research information and resources for foodservice.

FRAC has been a continued for the Food and Nutrition Service's programs, especially the Summer Food Service Program. FRAC has a list of State advocacy organizations that can help you promote the program and outreach suggestions.

America's Second Harvest is the nation's largest domestic hunger relief organization. America's Second Harvest has a network of 200 food banks and food rescue programs across the country. Food banks play a significant role in the SFSP by sponsoring the program, running a site and vending meals to your program. Contact the America's Second Harvest food bank partner in your State to see if a partnership can be established. 


Simplified Summer Food Program

If you did not become a sponsor because you thought there was too much paperwork, take a look at the SFSP today. The Simplified Summer Food Program now makes it easier for sponsors to provide meals to children in lower-income areas.  All SFSP sponsors will receive the maximum "meals times rates" operating and administrative reimbursements without regard to their actual costs. 

What's new for sponsors?

  • USDA has simplified reimbursement.

  • It eliminates cost-based accounting so that sponsors earn "meals times rates."  This makes calculating payments easier.   

  • There are no separate accounts and records of administrative and operating costs.   

  • There is no reporting of costs to the State agency.   

  • It simplifies paperwork for all participating sponsors.   

  • It lets school sponsors operate SFSP the same way they run their food service programs during the regular school year.   

  • It is available to schools, government agencies, residential camps, and National Youth Sports Programs.   

  • Contact the administering agency in your State to learn how you can become a sponsor. 


Last modified: 10/30/2008