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.
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.
To ensure a stable, functional and flexible child care system that supports providers and families during COVID-19, the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) is providing direct support to licensed child care providers for stabilization, to assist with reopening and staying open, to offset increased costs associated with the COVID-19 pandemic and to incentivize providers to serve school-age children.
Who is eligible to apply for the grant?
Licensed providers must agree to remain open and serve children through the end of the 2020-2021 school year. Temporary closures related to COVID-19 for a short period of time are not considered license closures.
What is the amount of the grant?
DCYF will use licensed capacity data to calculate funding amounts.
Additional information regarding eligibility, funding amounts, and applying for the grant is available on DCYF's webpages.
Application Questions? Please email dcyf.covidgrantinfo@dcyf.wa.gov.
Washington WIC gives families access to nutritious food and provides health screening, risk assessment, nutrition education, breastfeeding support, and referrals to health and social services. The program provides essential services for pregnant people, new and breastfeeding moms, infants, and children under five. Most pregnant people and young children on Medicaid or Basic Food (SNAP) qualify for WIC services.
To meet the needs of families during the pandemic there have been important changes to the program:
- WIC enrolls new applicants, provides nutrition education and breastfeeding support, and issues food benefits by phone or video chat.
- WIC expanded the choice of foods allowed for purchase using WIC benefits.
- Participants now shop for WIC foods using a WIC card, which makes shopping easier.
- The WICShopper app guides shoppers, and provides recipes and parenting tips!
Given layoffs and other economic consequences related to COVID-19, people may be seeking WIC services for the first time.
What Can You Do to Help?
Help the families you serve by sharing information about the benefits of WIC. The Department of Health has a great handout you can share (see image) that is available in 14 languages. You can order it from myPRINT.wa.gov in the DOH/WIC/Outreach section so you can offer them to families.
Find WIC Services in Your Area
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No Kid Hungry (NKH) is pleased to release a new grant opportunity to increase food security among children from birth – five years old.
Community organizations, early child care centers, healthcare providers and others working to ensure vulnerable young children have access to healthy food are encouraged to apply for a grant. Grants will be between $15,000-$25,000 and applications are due on December 18, 2020.
How Can You Use The Funds?
Grant funding is available to support a variety of strategies to increase access to nutritious food and support young kids and families in the new operating environment created as a result of the coronavirus.
Examples of how funding may be used include:
- Supplies and equipment needed to increase or modify emergency food programming.
- Costs of hiring additional staff positions or increasing hours for existing staff to meet increased demand as a result of COVID-19 or provide additional services like meal delivery
- Non-reimbursable food costs
- Program outreach, enrollment assistance and marketing costs
- Additional expenses as needed
Please note that NKH cannot cover indirect costs.
Join NKH for a Webinar
A zoom session will be held on December 3rd from 11am - 23pm PT to answer questions - Join Live Using This Link!
Questions? Please email Caron Gremont.
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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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