Summer Food Service Program (SFSP)

To find a summer meals site near you, click on this link and follow the directions http://www.fns.usda.gov/summerfoodrocks

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 regarding the Summer Food Service Program, please contact a member of the Child Nutrition staff.

Summer 2021

Open Meal Sites in 2021

2021 Summer Application and Site Information Sheets Webinar

2021 SFSP Application Guide
2021 Site Info Sheet Guide

Experienced Summer Sponsor Training (60:00)
Experienced Summer Sponsor Training (pdf)
New Summer Sponsor Training (1:30)
New Summer Sponsor Training (pdf)
SFSP Meal Pattern and Menu Ideas (30:00)
SFSP Meal Pattern and Menu Ideas (pdf)
SFSP Promotion and Harvest of the Month (45:00)
SFSP Promotion and Harvest of the Month (pdf)
SFSP Camp Sponsors Training (60:00)
SFSP Camp Sponsors Training (pdf)

2021 Daily Meal Count Instructions
2021 SFSP Application Guide
2021 SFSP Reimbursement Rates and Income Guidelines
2021 SFSP Websites
2021 Sample News Release for Enrolled Sites and Camps
2021 Sample News Release for Opened Sites
Agreement to Furnish Food Service for SFSP
Application for Free and Reduced Price School Meals
Bulk Meals Guidance
Complaint Data Form
Consolidated Meal Count Form for Camps
Consolidated Meal Count Form for Open Sites
Daily Meal Count Form 2021
Instructions for Completing Application 2021
Lunch-Supper Production Record (doc)
Lunch-Supper Production Record (pdf)
Meal Count Worksheet for Camps
Monthly Meal Count Record - Camps
Monthly Meal Count Record - Open site
Procedure for Filing Complaints of Discrimination
Sample Letter to Parents for Enrolled Sites and Camps
SFSP Outreach in the Community
SFSP OVS Meal Service Guidelines
SFSP Sample Menus and Recipes
SFSP Sponsor Site Agreement
SFSP Training Checklist
SFSP Temperature Check Log
SFSP Meal Production Record - Breakfast (doc)
SFSP Meal Production Record - Breakfast (pdf)
Site Monitoring Review
Sponsor Desk Monitoring
Summer Meal Pattern Summary

Enrichment Activities for Summer Meals

2021 Reimbursement Rates

	Rural & Self-Prep	All Other Types of Sites
Breakfast	2.4625	2.4150
Lunch or Supper	4.3175	4.2500
Snack	1.0200	0.9975

Pre-Operational Planning

2018 SFSP New Application Guide
"AND JUSTICE FOR ALL" poster
"Let's Go" (a link to the Let's Go web pages)
Nutrition Education - University of Maine Cooperative Extension: EFNEP Resources
Pre-Operational Visit Worksheet -Required for all New Sites and Problem Sites
Sample News Release Open Sites
Sample News Release Enrolled Sites and Camps
Sample Letter to Parents for Enrolled Sites and Camps
Site Information Sheet Instructions for the Summer Food Service Program
Summer Food Service Program Overview
Summer Meals ToolKit

During Operations

First Week Visit - Required for all new sites and problem sites
Meal Count Record – Monthly for Residential and Nonresidential Camps
Sponsor Time Line and Check List

Filing a Claim for Reimbursement

Step by Step Guide to Summer in NEO

Guidance

Accommodating Disabilities in the Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program
Accurate Meal Counting
Federal SFSP Regulations link to USDA
Federal SFSP Policies link to USDA
Revisions to Instructions for the Calculation of Average Daily Attendance on the Form FNS-418
SFSP- Do's and Don'ts
SFSP- Offer vs. Serve
Title 7: Agriculture Part 225
Unallowable Costs
USDA Handbooks includes administrative guidance for sponsors, monitor's guide, nutrition guidance and site supervisor's guides

Limited English Proficiency Resources

Menu Planning

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

Outreach and Promotion Suggestions

Policy and Procedures of Maine DOE Child Nutrition

Seamless Summer Option

The Seamless Summer Option offers a streamlined approach to feeding hungry children in your community by limiting paperwork. School Food Authorities (SFAs) participating in the NSLP or SBP are eligible to apply.

Comparison of Programs SFSP/NSLP/Seamless Option link to USDA; compares various Child Nutrition summer meal programs; used to inform and encourage more School Food Authorities (SFAs) to provide meals in the summer and other times when school is not in session.

Waivers

Webinars

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

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

Maine.gov

2021 Reimbursement Rates