The Operational Challenges in Child Nutrition Programs surveys, are designed to collect timely data on emerging school food service operational challenges, including but not limited to supply chain disruptions, food costs, and labor shortages, and/or related issues.
FNS launched an online tool – the “Meals 4 Kids” Site Finder – to support children while schools are closed for the summer. Families can use this interactive map, in English and Spanish, to get directions, hours of operation and contact information.
Para asegurar que los estudiantes que cuentan con almuerzos a precios reducidos o gratuitos en sus escuelas puedan continuar recibiendo la nutrición que necesitan, el Departamento de Agricultura de EE.UU. Las familias pueden usar este herramienta para encontrar la dirección de los sitios cercanos y las horas de operación e información de contacto.
This map displays census data and can be used for tiering of participating CACFP day care homes and eligibility of SFSP summer sites.
Children 18 years and younger may receive free meals and snacks through SFSP. At most sites, children receive either one or two reimbursable meals each day.
Four mapping tools designed to assist state agencies, partners and sponsors interested in using data to build summer meal capacity.
Information about how the summer meals program works and the role of sponsors and meal sites—as well as the steps to apply to become a sponsor.
The purpose of this new collection is to collect qualitative and quantitative stakeholder feedback through meetings, focus groups, interviews, other stakeholder interactions and surveys, as well as requests for administrative data, as part of the planning process for FNS regulatory actions, the semi-annual regulatory agenda, research studies, outreach, training and the development of guidance.