New date & time:

Eat Up @ Your Library! Summer Food Service for 2020

Friday, May 29, 2020

10:30 AM ET

"Meet Up & Eat Up," the SFSP is going to look a little different this summer, but the need is even greater than ever before. Join this webinar to learn how libraries can play a role in feeding the youth in your community.

The Michigan Department of Education aims to feed the whole child the whole year. The Meet Up and Eat Up Summer Food Service Program Staff will share how to expand the SFSP to your area. The webinar will cover SFSP basics, requirements for sponsors who operate the SFSP, sites who provide healthy meals to children, and site activity options for Summer 2020.

Updates from USDA: The Unanticipated School Closure SFSP meals will end June 30, 2020.

Overnight, USDA has extended four nationwide waivers for Child Nutrition Programs:

Waiver #22: Nationwide waiver to allow non-congregate feeding in the Child Nutrition Programs - EXTENSION to August 31, 2020.

Program operators may provide non-congregate meals during COVID-19. Allows for meal service using grab-and-go and meal delivery options.
Applies to the National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, Child and Adult Care Food Program, and the Summer Food Service Program.

Waiver #23: Nationwide waiver to allow meal service time flexibility in the National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, and Child and Adult Care Food Program - EXTENSION to August 31, 2020.

Along with the approved Michigan Summer Food Service Program meal service time flexibility waiver, all sponsors can provide multiple meals at one distribution with no time of day restrictions. Sponsors may establish meal service times that support streamlined access to nutritious meals.
Applies to the National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, Child and Adult Care Food Program, and the Summer Food Service Program.

Waiver #24: Nationwide waiver to allow meal pattern flexibility in the child nutrition programs - EXTENSION to June 30, 2020.

Allows state agencies to approve meal pattern flexibility in the event of supply chain disruptions that are supported by local operator documentation and pre-approval by the state agency.
Applies to the National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, Child and Adult Care Food Program, and the Summer Food Service Program.

Waiver #25: Nationwide waiver to allow parents and guardians to pick up meals for children - EXTENSION to August 31, 2020.

Program operators may distribute meals to a parent or guardian to take home to children. Program operators must maintain program accountability and integrity. This waiver also applies to adults picking up meals for adults in the adult portion of the Child and Adult Care Food Program.
Applies to the National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program, Child and Adult Care Food Program, and the Summer Food Service Program.

This is a lot to wrap our heads around – Sara Harmon from MDE’s SFSP will address changes, opportunities, and questions for libraries on May 29^th!

Cathy Lancaster

Youth Services Coordinator

Library of Michigan
702 W. Kalamazoo St.
Lansing, MI 48915

LancasterC5@michigan.gov | 517-335-8129 | www.mi.gov/libraryofmichigan