Summer Food Service Program Webinar

This may be the ideal year for libraries to serve as SFSP sites, even with all the challenges libraries themselves are facing. Grab-and-go summer meals seem like an very do-able add-on to curbside pickup of library materials, and with the economic devastation of the pandemic, the need for access to nutritious food for children has never been greater.

Also, while this will not be addressed in the webinar, the Ohio Department of Education has received a waiver from the USDA that expands site eligibility through June 30, and has applied to extend that waiver through the summer. Ordinarily, a site must be in an area where 50% of the children are eligible for free or reduced price school meals. That eligibility has temporarily been broadened to 30%. Many libraries in locations not typically eligible for SFSP may currently be eligible.

This webinar came together very quickly. The extended waivers were just announced by USDA last Friday. The webinar will be held next Thursday, May 28, to give libraries time to follow up if they decide to pursue being a 2020 SFSP site. The webinar will be of interest to library staff at current and prospective SFSP sites, and any library worker who is interested in learning about SFSP. See details below.

To register:
https://usda-fns.webex.com/usda-fns/onstage/g.php?MTID=ec550bb0e7098abb855f188ebdd635060 and click on the “Register” link


Summer Food Service Program Webinar This may be the ideal year for libraries to serve as SFSP sites, even with all the challenges libraries themselves are facing. Grab-and-go summer meals seem like an very do-able add-on to curbside pickup of library materials, and with the economic devastation of the pandemic, the need for access to nutritious food for children has never been greater. Also, while this will not be addressed in the webinar, the Ohio Department of Education has received a waiver from the USDA that expands site eligibility through June 30, and has applied to extend that waiver through the summer. Ordinarily, a site must be in an area where 50% of the children are eligible for free or reduced price school meals. That eligibility has temporarily been broadened to 30%. Many libraries in locations not typically eligible for SFSP may currently be eligible. This webinar came together very quickly. The extended waivers were just announced by USDA last Friday. The webinar will be held next Thursday, May 28, to give libraries time to follow up if they decide to pursue being a 2020 SFSP site. The webinar will be of interest to library staff at current and prospective SFSP sites, and any library worker who is interested in learning about SFSP. See details below. To register: https://usda-fns.webex.com/usda-fns/onstage/g.php?MTID=ec550bb0e7098abb855f188ebdd635060 and click on the “Register” link
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