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Summer Food Service Program Updates

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2024

September

  • Week of September 9
    • Update: Our Last Summer 2024 Newsletter — Stay in Touch!
    • Update: Updates to Sponsor Permanent Agreement — What You Need to Know
    • Update: Clarification on Collection of Race and Ethnicity Data
    • Update: Meal Crediting in Child Nutrition Programs Tip Sheets
    • Update: New Claim Deadline Beginning November 2024!
    • Reminder: Goodbye to Summer 2024 — Program Closure Reminders
    • Reminder: Post Farm to Summer Celebration Week Survey
    • FYI: Goodbye But Not Farewell, Closing Remarks from Director of SFSP
    • Important Dates to Remember

August

  • Week of August 18
    • Action Item: WINS Site Calendar Revision Submissions and Approvals
    • Action Item: Planned Field Trips with Meal Service — Required Notifications
    • Action Item: SFSP Promo Materials Available to Order
    • Hot Topic: Extreme Weather Conditions: Know Your Options!
    • Hot Topic: Physical Safety and Security at SFSP Sites
    • Hot Topic: Extension of Comment Period: Interim Final Rule, "Establishing the Summer EBT Program and Rural Non-Congregate Option in the Summer Meal Programs
    • Update: Goodbye to Summer — Program Closure Reminders
    • Reminder: Adjusting Your Summer Operations? Make Sure WINS Information is Up-to-date!
    • Reminder: Turnip the Beet 2024 Nomination Packet
    • Reminder: Complete Your Required SFSP Monitoring!
    • Farm to SFSP Corner
    • Important Dates to Remember

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

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