Summer Food Service Program (SFSP)

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The Summer Food Service Program was established to ensure low-income children continue to receive nutritious meals during the summer months when school is not in session. Free meals that meet the federal nutritional guidelines are provided to all children 18 years old and younger at approved SFSP sites in areas with significant concentrations of low-income children.

Schools may review the Seamless Summer Option to reduce paperwork and streamline the management of your program.

If you have questions about the Summer Food Service Program, please contact a member of the Child Nutrition staff. 

2024 Reimbursement Rates

  Rural & Self-Prep All Other Types of Sites
Breakfast 2.9775 2.9225
Lunch or Supper 5.2125 5.1300
Snack 1.2350 1.2050

Math Pathways Resources for Implementation

 

CNPWeb
Instructional Videos

 

 

What Summer Meals Program to Operate - SFSP, NSLP, SSO

Pre-Operational Planning

Guidance

Limited English Proficiency Resources

Menu Planning

Policy and Procedures of Maine DOE Child Nutrition

 

Breakfast, Lunch, and Snack Ideas and Recipes

Breakfast Breakfast Sandwich
Fruit
Milk
Breakfast Sushi
Fruit
Milk
Apple Maple Breakfast Bread 
Fruit
Milk
Yogurt Parfait
Milk
Wild Main Blueberry
Oat Muffin
(HOM)
Fruit
Milk
Lunch Taco Salad Shaker
w/ Salsa
Tortilla Chips
Milk

Hummus Power Pack
Milk

 

Chef Salad Shaker
w/ Croutons
Milk
Turkey & Cheese
Wrap

Mexican Corn Salad
Milk
Buffalo Chicken Dip
Tortilla Chips
Cheese Stick
Cherry Tomatoes
Milk
Snack

Banana Chocolate
Chip Muffin

Milk

Polar Berries
(Frozen Grape)
Graham Cracker
Apple Slices
w/ Nut Butter
Brownie Batter
Hummus

w/ Pretzels
or
Graham Crackers
Yogurt Dip
w/ Fruit

 

 

Please contact a Child Nutrition staff member for more information or questions about the Summer Food Service Program.


Click Here to check out the latest Summer Meals Newsletter from USDA.