Child Nutrition Newsletters Archive

Summer Food Service Program Updates

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2024

July

Week of July 8
- Action Item: SFSP Promo Materials Available to Order!
- Action Item: WINS Site Calendar Revision Submissions and Approvals
- Action Item: Planned Field Trips with Meal Service — Required Notifications
- Hot Topic: Summer Meal Site Finder
- Hot Topic: Extreme Weather Conditions: Know Your Options!
- Hot Topic: Physical Safety and Security at SFSP Sites
- Hot Topic: Implementing Share Tables Safely
- Update: Operational Reminders for Summer 2024
- Reminder: Information About Dietary Substitutions in Summer Programs
- Reminder: Turnip the Beet 2024 Nomination Packet
- Reminder: Keep Using the 2019 "And Justice for All" Posters
- Reminder: Complete Your Required SFSP Monitoring!
- Farm to SFSP Corner
- Important Dates to Remember

June

Week of June 10
- Update: Final Rule - Geographic Preference Expansion Guidance
- Update: Head Start Socialization and CACFP Meals
- Update: Use of Electronic Signatures on EIEAs
- Update: FY25 CACFP Annual Training
- Update: Are You an Independent Sponsor Interested in Adding a Site in FY 25?
- Reminder: CACFP Renewal Closing Date for FY 24 is June 30
- FYI: Interested in Attending NCA's Virtual Summit?
- Farm to CACFP Corner
- Important Dates to Remember

May

Week of May 30
- Update: Summer Meal Site Finder
- Important Dates to Remember

Week of May 28
- Hot Topic: SFSP Application Due June 1!
- Hot Topic: Updated SFSP Administration Guide Released May 13
- Hot Topic: SFSP Promo Materials Available to Order!
- Update: Turnip the Beet 2024 Nomination Packet
- Update: USDA Policy Guidance on Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 and Meal Pattern Final Rule
- Update: Spread the Word about SUN Bucks!
- Reminder: Safety Concerns and Challenges at SFSP Meal Sites
- Reminder: Summer Meal Site Finder
- Reminder: Who Must Post Health Inspection Reports and When?
- Reminder: Keep Using the 2019 "And Justice for All" Posters
- Important Dates to Remember

Week of May 13
- Hot Topic: SFSP Application Due June 1!
- Hot Topic: Operational Guidance for SFSP/SSO Rural Non-Congregate Meal Service
- Update: OSPI Definition of Guardian for SFSP/SSO Non-Congregate Meal Service
- Update: New Yield Data for Food Buying Guide for CNP
- Update: School District Designated Representative
- Update: Extension of Comment Period: Interim Final Rule, “Establishing the Summer EBT Program and Rural Non-Congregate Option in the Summer Meal Programs"
- Update: Announcing the Final Rule, Child Nutrition Programs: Meal Patterns Consistent with the 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans
- Update: SFSP/SSO State Waivers for Summer 2024
- Reminder: Comment Period for USDA Proposed Rule, Serious Deficiency Process in CACFP and SFSP
- Farm to Summer Corner
- Important Dates to Remember

April

Week of April 22
- Hot Topic: SFSP Promo Materials Available to Order!
- Hot Topic: Welcome to SFSP/SSO 2024!
- Update: SFSP Advisory Council Application Available!
- Update: Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Numbers
- Reminder: New SFSP Sponsors or Those with a Gap in Participation
- Reminder: 2024 SFSP Application, Training, and Grant Opportunities Timeline
- Reminder: USDA Proposed Rule, Serious Deficiency Process in CACFP and SFSP
- Reminder: Income Eligibility Guidelines (July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025) Now Available!
- Reminder: OSPI Appeal Procedures
- Farm to Summer Corner
- Important Dates to Remember
Week of April 8
- Update: USDA Policy Memo: Non-Congregate Meal Service in Rural Areas: Questions and Answers #2
- Reminder: Farm to SFSP – WSDA Farm to School Purchasing Grant
- Reminder: New SFSP Sponsors or Those with a Gap in Participation
- Reminder: 2024 SFSP Application, Training, and Grant Opportunities Timeline
- Important Dates to Remember

March

Week of March 25
- Update: Summer Meals for Kids Grant – Application Workbook Due Friday, March 29 by 4pm
- Update: Farm to SFSP – WSDA Farm to School Purchasing Grant
- Update: Income Eligibility Guidelines (July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025) Now Available!
- Update: Deadline Extension for Traditional Indigenous Foods Grant Opportunity
- Reminder: New SFSP Sponsors or Those With a Gap in Participation
- Reminder: 2024 SFSP Application, Training, and Grant Opportunities Timeline
- Important Dates to Remember
Week of March 11
- Update: Income Eligibility Guidelines (July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025) Now Available!
- Update: Now Available - The Child Nutrition (CN) Labeling Manual
- Update: Deadline Extension for Traditional Indigenous Foods Grant Opportunity
- Update: USDA Proposed Rule, Serious Deficiency Process in CACFP and SFSP
- Update: USDA Policy Memo SFSP 07-2024, SP 13-2024: Non-Congregate Meal Service in Rural Areas Questions and Answers
- Reminder: New SFSP Sponsors or Those with a Gap in Participation
- Farm to Summer Corner: Harvest of the Month
- Farm to Summer Corner: WSDA Networking Events
- Farm to Summer Corner: 2024–25 Ecotrust Oregon and Washington Farm to School Institute Application Closes March 15
- Important Dates to Remember

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