
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.
2023 Reimbursement Rates
Rural & Self-Prep | All Other Types of Sites | |
Breakfast | 2.825 | 2.7725 |
Lunch or Supper | 4.95 | 4.87 |
Snack | 1.1675 | 1.14 |
2023 Experienced Summer Sponsor Training (pdf)
Civil Rights Training
Hot Lunch Summer
Find a Summer Meal Site Near You!
Hot Lunch Summer Outreach Material, pdf files
SFSP Outreach in the Community
Customizable Flyer 1
Customizable Flyer 2
Community Outreach, Kick-off Events, Canvas Days, Soliciting Donations
Partnerships for Programming
Statewide Outreach Report - 2022 (pdf)
Statewide Outreach Presentation - 2022 (pdf)
Statewide Outreach Report - 2021 (pdf)
Statewide Outreach Presentation - 2021 (pdf)
Instructional Videos
Completing the Sponsor Info Sheet (18:00)
Completing the Sponsor Budget (12:00)
Completing the Site Info Sheet (27:00)
Completing checklist documents and submitting the application for DOE approval (4:00)
Ordering USDA Foods for Summer 2022 in CNPWeb (30:00)
Completing the Sponsor Claim (11:00)
Annual Application Packet Reference Guide (pdf)
CNPWeb User Entry Form
CNPWeb New Site Entry & Old Site Deactivation Form
(Adding & removing sites in your Application Packet)
Resources for SFSP Site Info Sheets in CNPweb
Is your Site Urban or Rural?
Sites located in the following Maine counties are considered “Urban”
York
Cumberland
Sagadahoc
Penobscot
Androscoggin
All other counties are considered Rural
Rural Designation in the Summer Food Service Program
Using school data to qualify your SFSP site
School Free/Reduced Eligibility from October Survey, this report refences the Schools identifying number or “School Site number” that will allow you to use the School’s October Survey (free/reduced enrollment data) to qualify your SFSP site. You can use the site number of a school that is 50% or more free/reduced to qualify the school itself or a site in the attendance area of that school.
October Survey with Site Numbers
Using Census Data to qualify a site
It is recommended to try to qualify the site using school data before census.
To check your sites eligibility using census, type in the address of the site into the Census Mapper: https://www.fns.usda.gov/area-eligibility. The site must show 50% or more eligibility to qualify (shows as pink in the map).
It is possible to average up to 3 census blocks together as long as the site’s location is in a census block that has at least 40% Free/Reduced eligibility. Please contact DOE child nutrition to help with census averaging.
Types of SFSP sites and how they qualify for the Summer Program
Traditional Summer Sites and Sponsors
Required forms
Daily Meal Count Instructions
Sample News Release
Consolidated Meal Count Form for Open Sites
Daily Meal Count Form (Tic Sheet)
Two Week Visit Form
Monthly Meal Count Record - Open site
Preoperational Worksheet
Racial and Ethnic Data Form
Sample Letter to Parents for Enrolled Sites and Camps
Site Monitoring Review
Camp Sponsors
Required forms
Sample News Release
Application for Free and Reduced Price School Meals
Instructions for Completing Application for Free and Reduced Price Meals
Consolidated Meal Count Form for Camps
Two Week Visit Form
Meal Count Worksheet for Camps
Monthly Meal Count Record - Camps
Preoperational Worksheet
Racial and Ethnic Data Form
Sample Letter to Parents for Enrolled Sites and Camps
Site Monitoring Review
SFSP Reimbursement Rates and Income Guidelines
Additional Resources
Agreement to Furnish Food Service for SFSP
Refrigeration and Thermometer Calibration Log
SFSP Sponsor Site Agreement
SFSP Training Checklist
Weekly Meal Count Worksheet for Camps
- What Summer Meals Program to Operate - SFSP, NSLP, SSO
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SFSP, SSO, NSLP Comparison Chart
SFSP, SSO, NSLP Decision Tree
What Summer Meals Program Can I Operate? -
- Pre-Operational Planning
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- Customizable Flyer
- Summer Food Service Program Overview
- Summer Meals ToolKit - Hosting & Recruiting Sites, Nutritious Meals, Partnerships, Sponsor Operations
Summer graphics are available, please contact Paula, paula.nadeau@maine.gov, to request a flash drive with the SFSP graphics.
- Guidance
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- Assessing Costs in the Summer Food Service Program
- Accommodating Disabilities in the Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program
- Accurate Meal Counting
- Federal SFSP Regulations 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
- Unallowable Costs
- USDA Handbooks includes administrative guidance for sponsors, monitor's guide, nutrition guidance and site supervisor's guides
- Limited English Proficiency Resources
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Summer Meal Pattern Summary - Arabic (pdf)
Summer Meal Pattern Summary - Arabic (Word)
Summer Meal Pattern Summary - French (pdf)
Summer Meal Pattern Summary - French (Word)
Summer Meal Pattern Summary - Portuguese (pdf)
Summer Meal Pattern Summary - Portuguese (Word)
Summer Meal Pattern Summary - Somali (pdf)
Summer Meal Pattern Summary - Somali (Word)
- Menu Planning
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- Breakfast Production Record
- Grain Crediting Chart
- Lunch - Supper Production Record
- Meal Pattern Summary
- Meal Quality Tips
- Lunch-Supper Production Record (doc)
SFSP Meal Production Record - Breakfast (doc) - SFSP OVS Meal Service Guidelines
- SFSP Sample Menus and Recipes
- Summer Meal Pattern Summary
- SFSP Temperature Check Log
- Policy and Procedures of Maine DOE Child Nutrition
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Complaint Data Form
Procedure for Filing Complaints of Discrimination
Summer Appeals Policy and Procedure
Serious Deficiency Summer
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
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Chef Salad Shaker w/ Croutons Milk |
Turkey & Cheese Wrap Mexican Corn Salad Milk |
Buffalo Chicken Dip Tortilla Chips Cheese Stick Cherry Tomatoes Milk |
Snack | Polar Berries (Frozen Grape) Graham Cracker |
Apple Slices w/ Nut Butter |
Brownie Batter Hummus w/ Pretzels or Graham Crackers |
Yogurt Dip w/ Fruit |
Click Here to check out the latest Summer Meals Newsletter from USDA