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Hunger doesn't go on vacation. The summer nutrition programs make sure needy children don't fall through the cracks during summer.
Announcements Research
and Reports
Wondering where kids
can go for summer meals in your
community?
Click
here to find the site nearest you.
School’s Out...Who Ate? 2008
Read our annual summer lunch report, School’s Out...Who Ate?. This reports provides you with an overview of participation trends in your community, policy recommendations and tools you can use.
Our 2008 report is out! Click here to read the report.
Click here for links to past reports.
Summer Food Update
Congress adopts "Simplified" for all states - including California. Click here to learn more!
Want to know about California’s exciting snack
pilot?
Click here or for more information, visit the USDA's website.
Send a note to Matt Sharp, head of CFPA's Los Angeles office.
Seamless Waiver
Schools can now run the Summer Food Program under National School Lunch Guidelines. CFPA has put together materials that describe this great new opportunity for schools, click here.
Media Coverage from CFPA's 2008 School's Out... Who Ate? Report
From our 2007 School's Out... Who Ate? Report
Resources for Dealing with Media Coverage
Talking Points on Summer Food (from USDA)
Reimbursement Rates for Summer Nutrition Programs
SFSP (January 1, 2008 - December 31, 2008)
SBP, NSLP, and Seamless (July 1, 2007 - June 30, 2008)
Help promote food stamps through summer food programs
Seamless Waiver
Food Research and Action Center - More information from the national nutrition advocacy organization on the summer nutrition programs.
California Department of Education, Nutrition Services Division - Provides information from the State of California on summer nutrition programs.
USDA, Food and Nutrition Service - Provides information from the federal government on summer nutrition programs.
From California Food Policy Advocates
School's Out... Who Ate?
CFPA's annual report on summer nutrition programs generally comes out in the beginning of every summer and provides analysis, data, and commentary on nutrition programs from the previous year's summer. The 2008 report (with data and analysis on the summer of 2007) will be out in early June. Below are links to past years' reports.
From Other Organizations
Food Research and Action Center
Hunger Doesn't Take a Vacation: Summer Nutrition Status Report (2007)
Mathemetica Policy Research
Reaching More Hungry Children: The Seamless Summer Food Waiver (March 2003)
The Seamless Summer Feeding Waiver: Survey Report: Final Report (March 2003)
An Evaluation of the Seamless Waiver in Five School Districts: Final Report (November 2002)
If you have any questions, please contact kumar@cfpa.net