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Summer Food Service Program Updates

Program information and United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) policies are sent to program sponsors throughout the year in the form of email updates and OSPI bulletins. There are two ways to be signed up to receive updates from CNS.

  1. Mandatory List: USDA requires CNS to share mandatory information to program sponsors. If you are listed as the program contact in the WINS Application you will receive weekly updates.
  2. Self-Subscribe List: You can manage the updates you receive by editing your subscription preferences. Additionally, you can receive updates for any program, even though you may not be listed in the WINS sponsor application.

2023

May

  • Week of May 22
  • Action Item: Join us for SFSP Office Hours on May 31!
  • Action Item: Submit Your 2023 SFSP Application!
  • Action Item: Procurement and Civil Rights Training Recordings Available!
  • Update: Summer Meal Site Finder
  • Update: Safety Concerns and Challenges at SFSP Meal Sites
  • Update: Plan Ahead for Extreme Weather Conditions
  • Reminder: Keep Using The 2019 "And Justice for All" Posters
  • Reminder: SFSP Sponsor Promo Material Order Form
  • Reminder: SFSP Returning Sponsor Webinar – Recording Available
  • Reminder: Updated SFSP Forms
  • Reminder: Who Must Post Health Inspection Reports and When?
  • Reminder: FRAC Native Food Access Survey
  • Farm to Summer Corner: What's Your Plan for Farm to Summer Week?
  • Farm to Summer Corner: Harvest of the Summer
  • Important Dates to Remember
  • Week of May 8
    • Action Item: Join us for SFSP Office Hours on May 17!
    • Action Item: FRAC Native Food Access Survey
    • Action Item: SFSP Sponsor Promo Material Order Form
    • Action Item: Submit Your 2023 SFSP Application!
    • Action Item: Procurement and Civil Rights Training Recordings Available!
    • Update: SFSP Returning Sponsor Webinar – Recording Available
    • Reminder: Updated SFSP Forms
    • Reminder: Who Must Post Health Inspection Reports and When?
    • Highlight: Congratulations to the following 2023 Summer Meals for Kids Grant Awardees!
    • Farm to Summer Corner: What's Your Plan for Farm to Summer Week?
    • Farm to Summer Corner: Harvest of the Summer
    • Farm to Summer Corner: Join the Farm to School Network Gathering and Build Connections!
    • Important Dates to Remember

April

  • Week of April 24
    • Action Item: Join us for SFSP Office Hours on May 3!
    • Action Item: SFSP Sponsor Promo Material Order Form
    • Action Item: Submit Your 2023 SFSP Application!
    • Action Item: Procurement and Civil Rights Training Recordings Available!
    • Update: SFSP Returning Sponsor Webinar – Recording Available
    • Update: Farm to Summer Program Resources
    • Update: New USDA Policy Memo Regarding Oversight and Monitoring
    • Update: OSPI CNS Appeal Procedures
    • Reminder: Updated SFSP Forms
    • Important Dates to Remember
  • Week of April 10
    • Action Item: SFSP Office Hours!
    • Action Item: Register for SFSP Annual Training
    • Update: Submit SFSP 2023 Application - Opens April 15
    • Update: In-Person Annual Training – Promo Materials
    • Update: Returning SFSP Sponsor Promo Material Order Form
    • Reminder: Updated SFSP Forms
    • Reminder: SFSP Management Plan for Community Sponsors
    • Reminder: Grant Opportunity – Public Participation Grants from the Department of Ecology
    • Important Dates to Remember

March

  • Week of March 27
    • Action Item: SFSP Office Hours!
    • Action Item: Summer Meals for Kids Grant Closes March 30!
    • Action Item: Register for SFSP Annual Training
    • Update: USDA Policy Memo SFSP 03-2023 – Guidance on Performance Standards, Budgets, and Management Plans in the SFSP
    • Update: SFSP Management Plan for Community Sponsors
    • Update: Updated SFSP Forms
    • Update: In-Person Annual Training – Promo Materials
    • Update: Grant Opportunity – Public Participation Grants from the Department of Ecology
    • Update: USDA Proposed Rule - Meal Pattern Revision Webinars Now Available!
    • Update: Date/Time Change for the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health - What's Next Monthly Webinar
    • Reminder: WA State Farm to School (F2S) Network Gathering - June 9th - Feedback Needed
    • Important Dates to Remember
  • Week of March 13
    • Action Item: SFSP Office Hours!
    • Action Item: Summer Meals for Kids Grant Now Open!
    • Action Item: Register for SFSP Annual Training
    • Update: White House Conference - March 22nd Webinar
    • Update: USDA Celebrates 2022 Summer Meals Champions!
    • Update: Summer 2023 SFSP/SSO Non-Congregate Meal Service in Rural Areas
    • Update: WA State Farm to School (F2S) Network Gathering - June 9th - Feedback Needed
    • Reminder: Deadline Extended - Take the Farm to ECE Survey and Win up to $50!
    • Reminder: QR Code for SFSP Sponsors Now Available!
    • Reminder: Online Recipe Development Training Now Available!
    • Reminder: 2022-23 Washington Public School Data for Area Eligibility Report
    • Important Dates to Remember

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