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Part I Chapter 2 Evaluation and Selection of Sponsors and Sites. Page 30. Who gets priority?. When sponsors are competing to serve an area, the State agency gives priority to: L ocal school food authorities Returning Government and private non-profit organization sponsors
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Part I Chapter 2Evaluation and Selection of Sponsors and Sites Page 30
Who gets priority? • When sponsors are competing to serve an area, the State agency gives priority to: • Local school food authorities • Returning Government and • private non-profit organization sponsors • New government sponsors • New private non-profit sponsors (p.30)
Evaluating Community Needs: • Summer recreation programs • Youth organizations • Food Banks • Minority referral resources • Parent groups • Churches and faith-based • organizations (p. 30)
Sponsors must make three important decisions: • How many sites will I sponsor? • How many children can I serve? • Where will I serve the children? (p. 31)
Sponsors must enter into an agreement with each State in which they operate. (p.31)
Meal Service Facilities • Self Prep • Properly equipped kitchen and serving area • Sites must meet local public health standards (p.32)
MOBILE FEEDING SITES • PROVIDES FLEXIBILITY • REACH MORE CHILDREN IN RURAL AREAS (p. 33)
Extreme Weather Conditions • Sponsors should have a contingency plan for dealing with extreme weather conditions, such as thunderstorms and excessive heat. • Discontinue service • Use a tent or shady spot • Use an alternative location (p. 33)
Disaster Response • Expedited application approval • Existing SF organizations may open • emergency sites • Waive requirements • - Poor economic conditions • - Use of school sites (pp. 34-35)
Site Supervision • Sponsor will need to assess how • much supervision is needed • Differs from site to site • Mobile sites must use extra • precaution • Proper holding temperatures must • be met (p. 34)
Serving Capacity When estimating the number of children to be served at each site, consider: • the site’s administrative capabilities • the physical capacity at each site for • serving children • the number of children living in the area of each • site who are likely to participate (pp. 35)
Site Caps • Approved by State agency • Required for each site • Memorandum 08-2013 Site Caps in • the Summer Food Service Program (pp. 35)
Site Activities • Swimming pools • Local libraries • Religious study sessions • Schools that offer activities • Boys and Girls Clubs • College and University programs • YMCAs • National Youth Sports Programs • Public service programs in the community (p. 36)
Outreach • Inform Eligible families of locations • and availability • http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/ • summer/library/toolkit.pdf • Communicate through the schools (p. 36)
How many sites will you administer? • The need for a site in the area • Administrative capability • The size of the sites (p. 37)
There is an operating limit of 200 sites and a maximum daily attendance at all sites of 50,000 children! (p. 37)
Sponsor / Site Agreement • Responsibilities of the site supervisor • Sponsor still has the final administrative and financial responsibility (p. 37)
Pre-operational Requirements • Notify the health department in writing of all prospective sites. • Visit all new sites and problematic sites from previous years (p. 38)