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Resource | Training and Outreach Food Safety Tips for School Gardens

Information about food safety issues in school gardens. Includes topics such as site selection, materials, and water use; chemical and fertilizer use; compost and manure use; growing and harvesting produce; using school garden produce in your school meals program and addressing community donations.

08/07/2023
Resource | Training and Outreach Best Practices for Handling Fresh Produce in Schools

Best practices associated with handling fresh produce in schools, including information on purchasing and receiving, washing and preparation, hand hygiene, serving, and storage of fresh produce. Also includes recommendations for specific fruits and vegetables. 

08/07/2023
Resource | Policy Memos Summer EBT Eligibility, Certification, and Verification

This memorandum provides information to assist states, tribal organizations, and territories in preparing to implement Summer EBT in 2024.

07/31/2023
Resource | Technical Assistance Sirviendo a los participantes adultos en el Programa de Alimentos para el Cuidado de Niños y Adultos del USDA

Estas hojas de capacitación se pueden usar para fortalecer el conocimiento, las habilidades y la experiencia de los proveedores y los operadores del Programa de Alimentos para el Cuidado de Niños y Adultos (CACFP, por sus siglas en inglés) para implementar los requisitos del patrón de comidas del CACFP.

07/27/2023
Basic page School Meal Reimbursement Rates

The numbers which reflect 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.

07/07/2023
Basic page CACFP Reimbursement Rates

Rates are adjusted annually each July, as required by the statutes and regulations governing CACFP.

07/07/2023
Resource | Training and Outreach Ofrecimiento del agua en el Programa de Alimentos para el Cuidado de Niños y Adultos del USDA

Estas hojas de capacitación se pueden usar para fortalecer el conocimiento, las habilidades y la experiencia de los proveedores y los operadores del Programa de Alimentos para el Cuidado de Niños y Adultos (CACFP, por sus siglas en inglés) para implementar los requisitos del patrón de comidas del CACFP.

06/15/2023
Resource | Policy Memos Implementation of Summer EBT in 2024 by WIC Indian Tribal Organizations

This memorandum provides information to assist Indian Tribal Organizations (ITO) in preparing to implement Summer EBT.

06/13/2023
Resource | Policy Memos Guidance for State Implementation of Summer EBT in 2024

The Consolidated Appropriations Act 2023 authorized a permanent, nationwide Summer EBT program beginning in 2024. The Act requires FNS to promulgate interim regulations within a year of the Act’s enactment. Interim regulations are effective upon publication and FNS will accept comments on the interim rule to inform subsequent rulemakings. 

06/07/2023
Resource | Research and Data | Assessing/Improving Operations Child Nutrition Program Operations During the COVID-19 Pandemic, March Through September 2020

This data collection fulfills states’ reporting requirements and describes trends in program participation during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic. It is part of an ongoing study series examining CN program operations, repurposed to collect waiver reports from all states.

05/23/2023
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