The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) administers CACFP through grants to States. State agencies administer CACFP through agreements with child and adult care institutions. In Mississippi, the Mississippi Department of Education’s Office of Child Nutrition administers the program.
The Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) helps child and adult care institutions, and family or group day care homes provide nutritious foods to young children, at-risk youth, and adults who are chronically impaired.
At most sites, children receive either one or two reimbursable meals each day. Camps and sites that primarily serve migrant children may be approved to serve up to three meals to each child, each day.
Children 18 and younger may receive free meals and snacks at any open SFSP site. Meals and snacks are also available through SFSP to persons with disabilities who are over age 18 and participate in school programs for people with mental or physical disabilities.
Sponsors enter into agreements with State agencies to serve reimbursable meals and snacks through SFSP. Schools, local government agencies, camps, and faith-based and other nonprofit community organizations that have the ability to manage a food service program may become SFSP sponsors. Sponsors may manage one or more sites to serve meals to eligible children.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) administers the SFSP at the Federal level. In Mississippi, the Mississippi Department of Education’s Office of Child Nutrition administers the program at the State level. Locally, SFSP is run by approved sponsors, including school districts, local government agencies, camps, or private nonprofit organizations. Sponsors provide free meals and snacks to children who come to eat at a site, such as a school or community center.
The Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) is a federally funded, State-administered program that reimburses providers who serve free, nutritious meals and snacks to children and teens in low-income areas when school is not in session.
