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Bridges4Kids LogoSummer Food Service Program for Children - Get Kids Connected
United Ways of Michigan Newsletter, June 2005
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What is Summer Food Service?

Just as learning does not end when school lets out, neither does a child's need for good nutrition. The Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) provides free, nutritious meals and snacks to help children in low-income areas get the nutrition they need to learn, play, and grow, throughout the summer months when they are out of school.

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) funds the SFSP. It provides cash reimbursements to sponsors who provide nutritionally adequate meals to low-income children or in low-income areas during the summer. Meals are distributed all around Michigan through various sites. The program is administered at the state level by the Michigan Department of Education

Who Is Eligible?

Children 18 and younger may receive free meals and snacks through SFSP. Meals and snacks are also available to persons with disabilities, over age 18, who participate in school programs for people who are mentally or physically disabled.

The SFSP Income Eligibility Standards are the same as those used for reduced-price eligibility in the National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs (family income under 185% of poverty level). If a meal site is located in a low-income area (called an "open enrollment site"), children at that site will be served without any further income verification.

How many meals do participants receive each day?

At most sites, children receive either one or two meals each day. Camps and sites that primarily serve migrant children may be approved to serve up to three meals to each child, each day.

What sites are in my area?

Meal service sites may be located in a variety of settings, including schools, recreation centers, playgrounds, parks, churches, community centers, day camps, housing projects, and migrant centers, or on Indian reservations.

To access a list of sponsors, sorted by county, go to
http://www.michigan.gov/mde/0,1607,7-140-6530_6569_34491-113483--,00.html

    

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