The Office of Child Nutrition is the administrator of eight programs under the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Food and Nutrition Services (FNS). This office provides leadership, guidance, training and technical assistance for local school districts, daycare centers, head start centers and Residential Child Care Institutions (RCCI’s). It is our goal to enhance each School Food service Administrator and cafeteria staff with the ability to provide quality child nutrition to all Mississippi students.
School Food Authorities (SFAs) and other participating organizations serving individuals who are not fluent in the English language may contact the Office of Child Nutrition via email (acarson@mdek12.org) for Limited English Proficiency (LEP) assistance.
Current Announcements/Updates
NEW: Update: Memo - School Meals Programs Not Closed - April 1, 2020
Where to Find Meals:
- Listing of Schools Serving Meals During Coronavirus Closures - updated April 8, 2020 7:51 a.m.
- Text ‘FOOD’ or ‘COMIDA’ to 877-877
- Visit the School Meal Finder site
NEW: Serving Meals Safely and Social Distancing
- Child Nutrition Kitchen Social Distancing 1
- Child Nutrition Kitchen Social Distancing 2
- Child Nutrition Meal Preparation Social Distancing
- Child Nutrition Grab-Go Social Distancing
- Child Nutrition Meal Delivery Social Distancing
- Child Nutrition Meal Delivery Safety Tips
- USDA Meal Delivery QA 4-1
SFA Application Forms for Meal Service During Unexpected Closures
- Unanticipated School Closure Q & A
- SFSP Application Instructions During Unanticipated School Closures
- SFA Agreement Addendum
- Unanticipated School Closure Form A
- NEW: Unanticipated School Closure Form A CHECKLIST
- Unanticipated School Closure Form B
- NEW: Unanticipated School Closures Form B CHECKLIST
- SFSP Meal Count Sheet - PRINTABLE
- SFSP Production Record - PRINTABLE
- The link below is to an interactive map that identifies areas that qualify as summer food sites through census data: Summer Food Mapper
Previous Announcements:
- Update: USDA Waivers, School Closures, and Child Nutrition Funding - March 27, 2020
- Update to SFA's School Meals During Closure Update - March 17, 2020
- Coronavirus School Closure Update - March 15, 2020
- Coronavirus School Closure Meals Announcement - March 14, 2020
- Public Notice of Waiver Request - Child Nutrition Program Meal Service during Novel Coronavirus Outbreaks
- STATE WAIVER REQUEST – Meal Service Time Restrictions
- STATE WAIVER REQUEST – Sponsor Monitoring