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Getting FUNDING for Aftersch ool Meals

Florida's Afterschool Nutrition Program (09-2011)

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This presentation explains the basics of the Afterschool Nutrition Program, a federal child nutrition program that provides reimbursements to organizations (including school districts) that provide meals and snacks to afterschool programs in areas of need. The Florida Partnership to End Childhood Hunger is working with the Department of Health to help inform potential providers about the availability of the program.

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Getting

FUNDINGfor

Afterschool Meals

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Help Afterschool Programs Provide Healthy Meals & Snacks

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Afterschool Nutrition Program

• Authorized for Florida (and the rest of the nation) in the 2010 Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act!

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Afterschool Nutrition Program

• USDA federal nutrition program

• Helps with the cost of providing meals and snacks

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Currently administered in Florida by the Department of Health

Administering State AgencyAdministering State Agency

Child Care Food Program (CCFP)

Child Care Food Program—Child Care

Centers

Homeless Children Nutrition

Program

Afterschool Nutrition Program

(ANP)

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– Provides the nutrition children need to learn, play and grow at afterschool programs

– Meant for children in low-income areas.

PURPOSEPURPOSE

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– This federal program provides reimbursements to organizations that serve eligible snacks and meals to children at eligible sites.

PURPOSE

$$$

$$$

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Req’ts to qualify Afterschool Nutrition sites

Site Eligibility

• Public or private non-profit• Located in 50% or more free &

reduced-price school zone• Activities provided (educational or

enrichment, regularly scheduled)• Child care license or license

exemption• Meet state and local health and

safety standards

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Afterschool Meals

Site Eligibility

Site School Zone – Free/Red. Rate

Does the Site Qualify?

Excellence Afterschool Program

Florida Elementary – 78%Crist Middle – 62%

Hamilton High – 57%

YES

Jones Middle School Florida Elementary – 78%Jones Middle – 46%Disney High – 39%

YES(because at least one school

has a 50% FRP rate)

Community Afterschool Program

Sunshine Elementary – 49%

Pecan Grove Middle – 47%

Disney High – 39%

NO(because none of the schools has

a 50% FRP rate, even though Sunshine Elem. is right on the

edge)

Southeast Middle School Palm Tree Elementary – 36%

Southeast Middle – 22%Disney High – 39%

NO(because none of the schools has

a 50% FRP rate)

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When Programs Operate

•After students’ school days

•Weekends

•Holidays•Cannot operate during summer (there’s another program for this— the Summer Food

Service Program)

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Snack

•1 serving of milk

•2 or more servings of FRUITS &/or VEGETABLES

•1 serving of GRAIN or BREAD

•1 serving of MEAT or MEAT ALTERNATIVE

Meal Pattern Requirements

Supper

•2 components

(no “liquid diet”, i.e. fruit juice & milk)

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Procuring Food

•SELF-PREPARATION

•CONTRACT from CATERER

OR

- Registered Caterer

- School District

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BENEFITS– Children more alert—

can benefit more from enrichment activities offered

– Attract more children to your program.

– Improve the health and wellbeing of the children you serve

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BENEFITS– Counter childhood

hunger and childhood obesity with healthy food and nutrition education.

– Strengthen the fiscal soundness and financial sustainability of your program.

– Could be used to leverage additional funding for meals (federal “match”)

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$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

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BENEFITSWithout ANP reimbursements

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With ANP reimbursements

$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

BENEFITS

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Figuring Potential Reimbursement

Average Daily

Attendance

X # of Days

Reimb.

RateX

25 180 $0.76X X =$3,420

25 180 $2.99X X =$13,455

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Contact the Florida Department of Health

Afterschool Meals

Plugging In

(850) 245-4323

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ACTIVITIESMEALS

$$$$$$

FOODPAPERWORK

PAPERWORK