California Library Association & California Summer Meal Coalition LU California Library Association & California Summer Meal Coalition

Let’s get started! Is your library ready? Establishing eligibility Community need Staff and facility capacity Establishing eligibility Census data School data – 50% of students eligible for free/reduced- price lunch Starting point contacts School Nutrition Director Food Bank Lunch at the Library February 2nd, 2017

The basics Prior to start, providers host mandatory training Summer meal providers (sponsor) deliver meals to library (site) Library serves meals, completes paperwork, places orders Count meals received, served, leftovers, etc. Records temperatures Ensures meals are eaten on site, by 18 and under only Follows USDA and health dept. safety regulations This is a reimbursement program. Meal providers are reimburse by the California Department of Education who is paid by USDA. -Meal provider will confirm eligibility and complete an application for the state. -This paperwork – and ensuring it is completed properly and the rules followed – ensures that the meal provider will be reimbursed by the state. Lunch at the Library February 2nd, 2017

Finding a meal provider Schools are often your best bet…most of the time. Other ways of finding providers, identifying need: USDA Capacity Builder https://www.fns.usda.gov/capacitybuilder CA Department of Education http://www.cde.ca.gov/ds/sh/sn/summersites.asp Lunch at the Library February 2nd, 2017

Speaking Summer Meal Language Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) & Seamless Summer Feeding Option (SSFO) Your provider may sound like they are speaking a foreign language – don’t be intimidated Common misconceptions / different rules Even if there is a site nearby, your library CAN be a site: Must serve a different population (handstamp, etc.) Children do NOT need to eat in area separate from parents Share table Lunch at the Library February 2nd, 2017

Getting off to a good start Starts with asking the right questions... LunchAtTheLibrary.org > First Steps > Finding and Working with a Meal Provider Lunch at the Library February 2nd, 2017

CONTACT Patrice Chamberlain Director, CA Summer Meal Coalition Institute for Local Government Email: pchamberlain@ca-ilg.org 415.637.6815 Lunch at the Library February 2nd, 2017