You are invited to share these messages and resources about how school meals help empower children to grow, learn and thrive.
A collection of USDA standardized recipes for schools and the CACFP, recipe standardization guides, and recipes to make with kids.
Project-based learning and technology to engage students in nutrition education while meeting educational standards for English and Health.
Engage school staff and parents in school wellness using these ready-to-go communication tools.
School food authorities (SFAs) participating in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast programs are required to verify income for a small percentage of households approved for free or reduced price meals each school year. However, getting households to respond to verification requests can be challenging for SFA staff. If households do not respond, they lose their benefits regardless of their actual eligibility.
This Notice announces the annual adjustments to the “national average payments,” the amount of money the Federal Government provides States for lunches, afterschool snacks, and breakfasts served to children participating in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs; to the “maximum reimbursement rates,” the maximum per lunch rate from Federal funds that a State can provide a school food authority for lunches served to children participating in the National School Lunch Program; and to the rate of reimbursement for a half-pint of milk served to non-needy children in a school or institution that participates in the Special Milk Program for Children.