OSPI Child Nutrition Services (CNS) invites you to participate in the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Distribution Program for the 2020 Summer Food Service Program (SFSP).
Why USDA Foods?
The USDA Foods program offers a wide variety of nutrient-dense, kid-friendly food and provides a great value – plus it can help you achieve a balanced budget.
Organizations earn entitlement dollars based on the number of meals served during the previous years’ operation. Sponsors that earned at least $50 in USDA Foods entitlements based on their 2019 operation are eligible to participate this year.
This Years’ Items may include:
•Individual fruit cups
•Pre-cooked beef patties
•Canned beans
•Canned fruit
•For a complete list of USDA foods that may be offered, please view the WA Food Items Available List.
More About USDA Food Ordering:
•There is a minimum case requirement when ordering.
◦Dry Items– 15 cases.
◦Frozen Items – 15 cases.
•While USDA Foods uses entitlement dollars, associated fees are charged to the sponsor (processing fees, delivery fees, storage fees, etc.).
How to Participate:
- The ordering period is March 25-27, 2020.
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School Districts currently receiving USDA Foods will receive their SFSP orders with their NSLP May Surplus order, if applicable.
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Non-School District SFSP Sponsors will arrange to pick-up orders May 1-22, 2020.
- West side pick-up location (Dry and Frozen foods): Lineage Logistics in Algona
- East side pick-up location:
- Frozen - Empire Cold in Spokane
- Dry - Inland Empire Distribution in Spokane.
NOTE: By completing an interest form and accepting USDA foods, you and your organization agree to apply for, and operate, a Summer Food Service Program during summer 2020.
Questions? Please email the Food Distribution team or call 360-725-6204.
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In collaboration with the Institute of Child Nutrition (ICN), OSPI is offering free full-day CACFP meal pattern trainings around the state this spring and summer.
Training Grants Available
OSPI CNS is offering competitive grants up to $500 for travel and substitutes for Sponsors attending one of our CACFP Meal Pattern trainings.
Training Grants opened on January 30 and will remain open as long as funding is available.
Apply for your grant today! Sign into iGrants and search for Form Package 943!
For more information on applying for the grant - please review last week's newsletter regarding access to the iGrants system.
Training Dates
In the meantime, save the date for a training you would like to participate in. Each full-day training is scheduled from 8:00am to 4:00pm (approximately).
Register Here!
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March 25, 2020 - Vancouver, WA
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March 26, 2020 - Vancouver, WA
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April 16, 2020 - Olympia, WA
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April 17, 2020 - Olympia, WA
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April 29, 2020 - Anacortes, WA
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April 30, 2020 - Anacortes, WA
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May 20, 2020 - Wenatchee, WA
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May 21, 2020 - Wenatchee, WA
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May 27, 2020 - Spokane, WA
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May 28, 2020 - Spokane, WA
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June 17, 2020 - Bremerton, WA
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June 18, 2020 - Bremerton, WA
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July 29, 2020 - Renton, WA
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July 30, 2020 - Renton, WA
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August 26, 2020 - Pasco, WA
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August 27, 2020 - Pasco, WA
Questions? Contact Bianca Smith at 360-725-6057.
Do you want to learn how to bring local foods to childcare meals? Do you want to learn how to engage young children with gardening and food education? The Farm to Early Childhood Education (ECE) Workshops will cover all of this and more to help your program actively participate in Farm to ECE.
Who should attend?
These trainings are primarily targeted at childcare directors, Early Achievers Coaches, local health department staff, and other individuals that provide support to childcare institutions.
When?
Lakewood; Wednesday, April 1, 2020; 9:00am – 4:15pm – Register Now
Spokane; Wednesday, April 8, 2020; 9:00am – 4:15pm – Register Now
Yakima; Tuesday, April 14, 2020; 9:00am – 4:15pm – Register Now
Questions? Contact Bianca Smith.
CACFP Week is right around the corner - March 15-21, 2020. OSPI Child Nutrition encourages you to get the word out about your program!
What You Can Do
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Review the National CACFP Week webpage - there you will discover tools for your community, ways to spread awareness for your programs, and so much more!
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Distribute the tools and resources at your organization over the next four months.
- Send information out in your newsletters, posts to social media, and get the word out early.
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Centers, providers, and afterschool teams? Share with your parents and children.
Discover more about National CACFP Week here!
Now's the time to register for Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) annual training! All lead program administrators are required to complete OSPI training each year.
There are additional in-person training opportunities available this year. Read about the training options below for more details and to register.
All Sponsors
All lead program administrators from organizations planning to operate the SFSP in 2020 must watch the Civil Rights* and Procurement* recorded trainings annually, prior to program application submission.
New Sponsor/New Administrator Training
This training will take an in-depth look at how to operate the SFSP.
Who Must Attend?
Lead program administrators from organizations that are:
- New SFSP sponsors;
- Returning sponsors with new administrative staff;
- Returning sponsors who did not operate a SFSP in 2019; OR
- Returning sponsors required to attend as part of their corrective action plan.
Before attending the in-person portion of this training, lead program administrators must watch the “Intro to the Summer Food Service Program” recorded training (coming soon).
Register:
** PLEASE NOTE NEW DATE AND LOCATION - March 4th, 9am– 3pm, Olympia– Register
March 12th, 9am – 3pm, Spokane – Register
Returning Sponsor In-Person Training
This training provides a general overview of SFSP requirements and offers opportunities for peer-to-peer networking and best practices sharing from other existing sponsors. This training can be completed in place of the online returning sponsor training.
Who can attend?
Program administrators who performed an administrator role on the SFSP in 2019 from a returning sponsoring organization.
Register:
** PLEASE NOTE NEW LOCATION - March 3rd, 9am– 1pm, Olympia – Register
March 13th, 9am – 1pm, Spokane – Register
Online Training Option for Returning Sponsors
Returning sponsors have the option to watch a 3-hour recorded training in place of attending the returning sponsor in-person training. This training will be available on the OSPI CNS website in March. No registration is necessary.
*NOTE: If your organization operates another federal Child Nutrition Program during the school year and the lead program administrator for the SFSP has already completed Civil Rights or Procurement training within the last year, the training above does not need to be completed. Please maintain documentation of the alternative trainings completed.
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