Funding and Resources to Help Your Organization Feed Hungry Children This Summer

Posted by on February 08, 2010

Due to inclement weather, the Federal Government was closed in the Washington D.C. area  Monday, February 08, and Tuesday, February 9.  The Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) Webinar scheduled for Wednesday, February 10, will be rescheduled for a later date. Further information will be forthcoming to all registrants.  You will be automatically enrolled in the rescheduled webinar and will received connection instructions for that session. The new date and time has not yet been determined, however, you will be notified as soon as possible.

Should you wish to participate in another SFSP Webinar, please register for the session of your choice: http://vovici.com/wsb.dll/s/17fb9g426e9

Please join us!

What: Learn About Funding and Resources to Help Your Organization Feed Hungry Children This Summer

Target Audience: Corporation for National and Community Service Grantee Organizations, State Commissions, CNCS Staff, VISTA Sponsors, Educational Institutions and Interested Non-Profit and Faith-Based Organizations

Date: Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Time: 11:00am-12:00pm EST
Registration Link: http://vovici.com/wsb.dll/s/17fb9g426e9

Description: Each summer, 18 million students are at risk of going hungry when the school year ends and school lunches are no longer available. For many children, school meals are the only complete and nutritious meals they eat, and in the summer they go without. This summer, the need will likely increase. The Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) can help to fill the summer meal gap for low-income children. Faith-based, community and private non-profit organizations can make a difference in the lives of hungry children by serving meals with SFSP, a federally funded program administered by states that reimburses organizations for meals served to children during the summer. Schools, churches, recreation centers, playgrounds, parks and camps can serve meals in neighborhoods with high percentages of low-income families. These venues are safe and familiar locations where children naturally congregate during the summer. There are two ways to get involved with SFSP. Your organization may become a SFSP site where meals are served, or a SFSP sponsor that both serves meals and keeps track of the accounting and paperwork. Sponsors are reimbursed for all meals served that meet USDA’s nutrition standards.

Join us to learn more and hear the benefits to being a part of the Summer Food Service Program!
Already working with SFSP?: We want to hear from you! If you are already participating as a sponsor or a site, and would be willing to share your story on a live webinar or a webcast recording, please contact Emily Buckham Buday, USDA FNS Outreach Strategist, at Emily.buckham@fns.usda.gov.

Participation: This session will be available via Microsoft Office LiveMeeting (Webinar) and is free for all participants. You will need access to a phone line and a computer with internet access for this webinar. To participate, please complete the online registration. Further information will be forthcoming to registered participants. You must register to receive additional information.

Other Webinar Sessions: If you are interested but unable to attend this session, please note there are three sessions being conducted for the general public that anyone is welcome to attend. Please go to the online registration site to register for one of these sessions. These sessions will also be recorded and available at a future date for on-demand viewing from the USDA FNS website.

Additional SFSP Information: Additional information on the Summer Food Service Program can be found on the USDA Food and Nutrition Service

Website: http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/summer/

Questions?
If you have any questions, please contact:
Emily Buckham Buday
Outreach Strategist
USDA FNS OSIPO
Emily.buckham@fns.usda.gov
703-605-0772