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Earlier this year we announced that we would be working with the Institute of Child Nutrition (ICN) to bring free CACFP Meal Pattern and Best Practices training to your region.
Participants will explore the updates to the child and adult meal patterns, as well as tips and strategies for implementation. Each training session is 7-hours long, and will be spread out over 2 days for maximum effectiveness. Review this training overview for more details.
IMPORTANT: Only 1 participant from each center may attend. Each participant must have a separate email to register and may only sign up for 1 training session.
Two Sessions Added
We added two more sessions for those who were not able to attend earlier this year.
*Note: You may have to register for an EDS account if you do not have one currently.
After you register, OSPI will approve your request to join the training. Please expect a follow up email with the Zoom registration link after your registration is approved.
There is a limit of 25 participants for the session. If we have reached the maximum number of participants, you will automatically be added to the waitlist.
Register for an EDS Account
Go to https://www.pdenroller.org/Account/Login or the link above.
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If you already have an OSPI EDS account, click on the “Log in with EDS” button.
- When you login to EDS, it will connect you automatically to pdEnroller.
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If you do not have an EDS account, click the “Create a New Account” button, then:
- Enter your First Name, Last Name, Email.
- Create and confirm a password.
- Click the “Create Account” button.
- Follow any additional steps emailed to confirm your account.
- Register for the session you would like to attend.
Have Questions? Please email Samantha Brueske, Training and Communications Specialist.
Designed to increase the availability of local foods in schools, these grants can help new farm to school programs get started or expand existing efforts.
These one-time grants can help grantees accomplish long-term farm to school objectives. Funds support a wide range of activities, including:
- Training, planning, and developing partnerships
- Creating new menu items
- Establishing supply chains
- Offering taste tests to children
- Purchasing equipment
- Planting school gardens
- Organizing field trips to agricultural operations
Who is Eligible?
These competitive grants will be awarded to eligible NSLP sponsors, CACFP sponsors, and community applicants for projects that meet the purpose of the grant program.
A 25% cash or in-kind funding match is required to receive a Farm to School Grant award and cannot be waived.
For more information, visit the National Farm to School Grants webpage.
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 - 12pm 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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