Summer Food Service Program (SFSP)

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 2022

Training Requirement

2022 SFSP Updates
2022 SFSP Updates (pdf)

Summer Food Service Program Online Training
How to Take a Maine Bright Track Course
Training Access Code: maine111

Course Topic	Required for Experienced Sponsors?	Required for New Sponsors?
Maine-170 SFSP Annual Refresher Training 2022	Yes	No
Maine -100 Planning and Administering the SFSP 2022	Recommended for those that want a more thorough refresher; this can substitute Maine-170	Yes
Maine-171 Supporting SFSP Record Keeping Excellence	Recommended	Yes
Maine-176 Boosting Menu Appeal in the SFSP	Recommended	Recommended
Maine-175 Improving Food Safety at SFSP Sites	Recommended	Yes
Maine-174 Promoting and Marketing the Summer Meals Program	Recommended	Recommended
Maine-173 Budgeting for SFSP Success	Recommended	Yes
Maine-172 Exploring the Purchasing of Meals for SFSP	Recommended for those purchasing vended meals	Recommended for those purchasing vended meals

CNPWeb

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)

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
https://www.fns.usda.gov/sfsp/rural-designations-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.

Outreach

Hot Lunch Summer

SFSP Outreach in the Community
Customizable Flyer 1
Customizable Flyer 2
Customizable Postcard
Community Outreach, Kick-off Events, Canvas Days, Soliciting Donations
Partnerships for Programming

Statewide Outreach Report (pdf)
Statewide Outreach Presentation (pdf)

Resources & Required Forms

Types of SFSP sites and how they qualify for the Summer Program

2022 Daily Meal Count Instructions
2022 SFSP Reimbursement Rates and Income Guidelines
2022 SFSP Websites
2022 Sample News Release for Enrolled Sites and Camps
2022 Sample News Release for Opened Sites
Agreement to Furnish Food Service for SFSP
Application for Free and Reduced Price School Meals
Complaint Data Form
Consolidated Meal Count Form for Camps
Consolidated Meal Count Form for Open Sites
Daily Meal Count Form 2022
Enrichment Activities for Summer Meals
First Week Visit Form
Instructions for Completing Application 2022
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
Preoperational Worksheet
Procedure for Filing Complaints of Discrimination
Racial and Ethnic Data Form
Racial and Ethnic Data Form Instructions
Sample Letter to Parents for Enrolled Sites and Camps
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
Summer Meal Pattern Summary