In order to claim meals for the month of October, CACFP sponsors must have their FY 21 renewal approved by November 30, 2020.
A complete renewal includes:
- Sponsor Application
- Site Application(s)
- Site Calendar(s)
- Budget
- Management Plans for sponsors of multiple sites only
- Meal Distribution Plan if meal service operation is different than it would usually be or if intending to use one of the Nationwide Waivers.
OSPI cannot reimburse meals if we do not have an approved application on file. Sponsors who do not have their renewal approved by November 30, 2020, will not be able to claim meals for the month of October.
The Organizations Providing Meals During COVID-19 Shutdown Map is an interactive map that connects families to district and organization websites for more information regarding meal services near them.
OSPI will not be updating the No Kid Hungry Site Locator Map nor the USDA Site Locator Map during the school year.
NOTE: This map only works on modern browsers such as Firefox, Google Chrome, and Microsoft Edge; it will not work on Internet Explorer.
Not Serving Meals Through SFSP?
If you are no longer proving meals through SFSP, but your organization’s website is still linked to our map, please email Mikhail.Cherniske@k12.wa.us to have the link removed.
SFSP meal delivery may be beneficial to childcare centers if school age children are now in care all day due to COVID-19. Coordination between the school district and the childcare center needs to be a formal arrangement where the childcare center is either a “site” under the school district OR the childcare center is a “stop” on a meal delivery bus route. The process listed below must be followed for either one of these scenarios:
Childcare Center is a Site SFSP Meal Distribution
Meals are dropped off at the childcare site:
- Childcare staff must be trained by School District on SFSP requirements as they pertain to their role
- Childcare staff must take “Point of Service” meal count using the SFSP meal count form
- Meal counts must be submitted to the school district
- Communication about meals received, leftovers on hand, and accurate meal count forecasting must occur regularly to ensure enough meals are delivered for each child AND to reduce food waste
- The childcare center cannot claim these meals for reimbursement
Childcare Center is a “stop” on the Meal Delivery Bus Route
Meals are distributed to children individually:
- School district staff would take “Point of Service” meal counts as each meal is provided to a child
- The childcare center cannot claim these meals for reimbursement
Reminders
- Childcare centers are unable to pick-up meals on behalf of the children in their care.
- Under no circumstance may children receive more than the number of reimbursable meals allowed in each Program for which they are eligible.
Questions? Please contact your CNS Program Specialist.
Join USDA's FNCS Deputy Under Secretary Brandon Lipps and Senior Policy Advisory Lindsay Datlow as they share answers to attendee questions about the CACFP and recognize your important and vital work.
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The Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) limits the amount of sugar allowed in breakfast cereal to no more than 6 grams of sugar per dry ounce.
But how is that number calculated? Team Nutrition put together these flyers describing three ways to tell if the cereal you're serving meets the sugar limits.
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Learn from USDA's Team Nutrition how to credit single-serving packages of grains toward a reimbursable meal or snack. Ask questions and check your knowledge through interactive polling questions.
Thursday, November 19, 2020
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November 30
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Last day to submit your September claims! 60-Day Claim Deadline
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December 15
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November Claims Due in WINS
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