Post by Admin on Apr 26, 2014 17:44:00 GMT -5
"The Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) was established to ensure that low-income children continue to receive nutritious meals when school is not in session. Free meals, that meet Federal nutrition guidelines, are provided to all children 18 years old and under at approved SFSP sites in areas with significant concentrations of low-income children."
USDA Summer Food Program website
The above link will take you directly to the USDA.gov website for the Summer Food Program.
If you are in need of this service for your child or children, there is an official number you can call:
1-866-3-HUNGRY or 1-877-8-HAMBRE (for Spanish speakers). A live operator will tell you where the closest sites serving free, nutritious summer meals are located in your area.
Alternatively, you can access this site: Why Hunger.org and you will be able to find sites in your zip code/area that are also serving summer meals for free.
Also, you can use your phone and dial 2-1-1 and they will be able to also help you locate free sites and organizations that distribute free summer meals. 2-1-1 will also help you find other food assistance services in your area. We highly recommend using all three listed services on this topic post to help you fully find all free food distribution sites.
At the end of this post you will find an attachment in a .pdf format that details the income guidelines to qualify for this federal food program.
Lastly, directly below is the contact information for each state's Summer Food Program service. If you have any questions about the program that haven't been answered with these websites, please do not hesitate to contact your local state coordinator and they will direct you to help & answers.
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Alabama NSLP, CACFP, SFSP
State Director
Child Nutrition Programs
Department of Education
5301 Gordon Persons Building
50 North Ripley Street
Montgomery, AL 36104
Phone: 334-242-1988
Fax: 334-353-5388
Alaska NSLP, CACFP, SFSP
State Director
Child Nutrition Programs
Department of Education and Early Development
801 West 10th Street, Suite 200
Post Office Box 110500
Juneau, AK 99811-0500
Phone: 907-465-8708
Fax: 907-465-8910
Arizona NSLP, CACFP, SFSP
State Director
Health and Nutrition Services
Department of Education
1535 West Jefferson Street, Bin 7
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Phone: 800-352-4558
Fax: 602-542-3818
Arkansas NSLP (Public School)
State Director
Child Nutrition Unit
Department of Education
Executive Building
2020 West 3rd Street, Suite 404
Little Rock, AR 72205-4465
Phone: 501-324-9502
Fax: 501-324-9505
Arkansas NSLP (Private School), CACFP, SFSP
State Director
Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education
Department of Human Services
Donaghey Plaza South
Post Office Box 1437, Slot S155
Little Rock, AR 72203-1437
Phone: 800-482-5850 ext 28869
Fax: 501-682-2334
California NSLP, CACFP, SFSP
State Director
Nutrition Services Division
Department of Education
1430 N Street
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: 800-952-5609
Fax: 916-327-0503
Colorado NSLP (Public), SFSP
State Director
School Nutrition Unit
Department of Education
201 East Colfax Avenue
Denver, CO 80203-1799
Phone: 888-245-6092
Fax: 303-866-6663
Colorado NSLP (Private)
Regional Director
MPRO USDA FNS SNP
1244 Speer Boulevard, Suite 903
Denver, Colorado 80204-3585
Phone: 303-844-0354
Fax: 303-844-6203
Colorado CACFP
State Director
Child Nutrition and Transportation Unit
Department of Public Health and Environment
4300 Cherry Creek Drive South
PSD-CAC-A4
Denver, CO 80246-1530
Phone: 303-692-2330
Fax: 303-756-9926
Connecticut NSLP, CACFP, SFSP
Manager for Child Nutrition and Health Services
Bureau of Health, Nutrition, Family Services & Adult Education
Department of Education
25 Industrial Park Road
Middletown, CT 06457
Phone: 860-807-2050
Fax: 860-807-2127
Delaware NSLP, CACFP, SFSP
State Director
School Support Services
Department of Education
401 Federal Street, Ste. 2
Dover, DE 19901
Phone: 302-735-4060
Fax: 302-739-4654
District of Columbia NSLP, CACFP, SFSP
State Director
Wellness and Nutrition Services
Office of the State Superintendent of Education
810 First Street NE, 4th Floor
Washington, DC 20002
Phone: 202-741-1839
Fax: 202-724-7656
Florida NSLP, SFSP
Administrator
Food, Nutrition and Wellness
Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
600 South Calhoun Street, Suite 120
Tallahassee, FL 32399
Phone: 800-504-6609
Fax: 850-617-7403
Florida CACFP (Child)
State Director
Bureau of Child Care Food Programs
Department of Health
4052 Bald Cypress Way Bin #A-17
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1727
Phone: 850-245-4323
Fax: 850-414-1622
Florida CACFP (Adult)
Administrator
Adult Care Food Programs, CACFP
Department of Elder Affairs
4040 Esplanade Way
Tallahassee, FL 32399-7000
Phone: 850-414-2000
Fax: 850-414-2004
Georgia NSLP (School)
State Director
Georgia School Nutrition Program
Georgia Department of Education
1662 Twin Towers East
Atlanta, Georgia 30334
Phone: 404-651-9443
Fax: 404-657-9188
Georgia CACFP, SFSP
State Director
Bright From the Start
Department of Early Care and Learning
2 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive SE
754 East Tower
Atlanta, GA 30334
Phone: 404-656-5957
Fax: 404-651-7184
Guam NSLP, CACFP, SFSP
State Director
Food Services Section
Department of Education, Government of Guam
Manuel F. Leon Guerrero Administration Building
312 Aspinall Avenue, Post Office Box DE
Hagatna, GU 96932
Phone: 671-300-1267
Fax: 671-472-6459
Hawaii NSLP, CACFP, SFSP
State Director
Office of Hawaii Child Nutrition Programs
Department of Education
650 Iwilei Road, Site 270
Honolulu, HI 96817
Phone: 808-587-3600
Fax: 808-587-3606
Idaho NSLP, CACFP, SFSP
State Director
Child Nutrition Programs
Department of Education
650 West State Street
Post Office Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0027
Phone: 800-432-4601
Fax: 208-334-2228
Illinois NSLP, CACFP (Child), SFSP
Division Administrator
State Board of Education
100 North First Street, W-270
Springfield, IL 62777
Phone: 800-545-7892
Fax: 217-524-6124
Illinois CACFP (Adult)
State Manager
Department on Aging
421 East Capitol Avenue, #100
Springfield, IL 62701-1789
Phone: 217-785-3356
Fax: 217-785-3356
Indiana NSLP, CACFP, SFSP
State Director
School and Community Nutrition
Department of Education
115 W Washington Street
South Tower, Ste. 600
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Phone: 317-232-0850
Fax: 317-232-0855
Iowa NSLP, CACFP, SFSP
Chief
Bureau of Nutrition, Health and Transportation Services
Department of Education
400 East 14th Street
Des Moines, IA 50319-0146
Phone: 515-281-5294
Fax: 515-281-6548
Kansas NSLP, CACFP, SFSP
State Director
Child Nutrition and Wellness
State Department of Education
120 SE 10th Avenue
Topeka, KA 66612-1182
Phone: 785-296-2276
Fax: 785-296-0232
Kentucky NSLP, CACFP, SFSP
State Director
Division of School and Community Nutrition
Department of Education
500 Mero Street, 23rd Floor
Frankfort, KY 40601
Phone: 502-564-5625 ext 4929
Fax: 502-564-5519
Louisiana NSLP, CACFP, SFSP
State Director
Division of Nutrition Assistance
Department of Education
1201 North Third Street
Post Office Box 94064
Baton Rouge, LA 70804
Phone: 225-342-3720
Fax: 225-342-3305
Maine NSLP, SFSP
State Manager
Child Nutrition Services
Department of Education
23 State House Station
Augusta, ME 02148-5023
Phone: 207-624-6843
Fax: 207-624-6841
Maine CACFP
State Director, Early Childhood Division
Office of Child and Family Services
Department of Health and Human Services
2 Anthony Avenue
11 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333
Phone: 207-624-7924
Fax: 207-287-6156
Maryland NSLP, CACFP, SFSP
Chief
School and Community Nutrition Programs Branch
Department of Education
200 West Baltimore Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone: 410-767-0199
Fax: 410-333-2635
Massachusetts NSLP, CACFP, SFSP
State Administrator
Nutrition, Health and Safety
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
75 Pleasant Street
Malden, MA 02148-4906
Phone: 781-338-6479
Fax: 781-338-3399
Michigan NSLP, CACFP, SFSP
State Director
Office of School Support
Department of Education
608 West Allegan Street
Post Office Box 30008
Lansing, MI 48909
Phone: 517-373-4013
Fax: 517-241-4022
Minnesota NSLP, CACFP, SFSP
State Director
Federal Support Programs
Department of Education
1500 Highway 36 West
Roseville, MN 55113
Phone: 800-366-8922
Fax: 651-582-8501
Mississippi NSLP, CACFP, SFSP
State Director
Office of Healthy Schools
Department of Education
500 Greymont Avenue
Jackson, MS 39202
Phone: 601-576-5005
Fax: 601-576-1417
Missouri NSLP
State Director
School Food Services
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
205 Jefferson Street
Post Office Box 480
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0480
Phone: 573-751-3526
Fax: 573-526-3897
Missouri CACFP, SFSP
Chief
Bureau of Community Food and Nutrition Assistance
Department of Health and Senior Services
930 Wildwood Drive
PO Box 570
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0570
Phone: 573-751-6269
Fax: 573-751-6010
Montana CACFP
Chief
Early Childhood Services Bureau
Department of Public Health and Human Services
111 North Jackson Arcade Bldg., 5th Floor
Helena, MT 59620-2952
Phone: 888-307-9333
Fax: 406-444-2547
Montana NLSP, SFSP
State Director
School Nutrition Programs
Office of Public Instruction
Post Office Box 202501
Helena, MT 59620-2501
Phone: 406-444-3095
Fax: 406-444-2955
Nebraska NSLP, CACFP, SFSP
State Director
Nutrition Services
Department of Education
301 Centennial Mall South
Post Office Box 94987
Lincoln, NE 68509-9487
Phone: 800-731-2233
Fax: 402-471-4565
Nevada NSLP, CACFP, SFSP
State Director
Department of Agriculture
405 South 21st Street
Sparks, Nevada 89431-5557
Phone: 775-353-3600
Fax: 775-353-3661
New Hampshire NSLP, CACFP, SFSP
State Director
Bureau of Nutrition Programs and Services
Department of Education
101 Pleasant Street
Concord, NH 03301-3494
Phone: 603-271-3494
Fax: 603-271-1953
New Jersey NSLP, CACFP, SFSP
State Director
Division of Food and Nutrition
Department of Agriculture
33 West State Street
P.O. Box 334
Trenton, NJ 08625
Phone: 609-984-0692
Fax: 609-984-0878
New Mexico NSLP
State Director
Student Nutrition Programs Unit
Public Education Department
120 South Federal Place, Room 105
Santa Fe, NM 87501-2786
Phone: 505-827-1821
Fax: 505-827-1815
New Mexico CACFP, SFSP
State Director
Family Nutrition Bureau
Children, Youth and Families Department
1920 Fifth Street
Post Office Drawer 5160
Santa Fe, NM 87502-5160
Phone: 505-827-9961
Fax: 505-827-9957
New York NLSP, SFSP
State Coordinator
Child Nutrition Program Administration
State Education Department
99 Washington Avenue, Room 1623-OCP
Albany, NY 12234
Phone: 518-473-8781
Fax: 518-473-0018
New York CACFP
State Coordinator
Child and Adult Food Program
Department of Health
150 Broadway St., 6th Floor West
Albany, NY 12204-2719
Phone: 800-942-3858
Fax: 518-402-7252
North Carolina NSLP
State Director
Child Nutrition Section
Department of Public Instruction
301 North Wilmington Street
6324 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-6324
Phone: 919-807-3506
Fax: 919-807-3516
North Carolina CACFP, SFSP
State Director
Nutrition Services Branch
Department of Health and Human Services
5601 Six Forks Road, First Floor
1914 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1914
Phone: 919-707-5777
Fax: 919-870-4819
North Dakota NSLP, CACFP, SFSP
State Director
Child Nutrition and Food Distribution Programs
Department of Public Instruction
600 East Boulevard Avenue
Department 201
Bismarck, ND 58505-0440
Phone: 888-338-3663
Fax: 701-328-9566
Ohio NSLP, CACFP, SFSP
State Director
Office for Child Nutrition
Department of Education
25 South Front Street
Mail Stop 303
Columbus, OH 43215-4183
Phone: 1-877-644-6338
Fax: 614-752-7613
Oklahoma NSLP (Public School), CACFP, SFSP
State Director
Child Nutrition Programs
Department of Education
2500 North Lincoln Boulevard, Room 310
Oklahoma City, OK 73105-4599
Phone: 405-521-3327
Fax: 405-521-2239
Oklahoma NSLP (Private School)
State Administrator
Commodity Distribution Unit
Department of Human Services
Sequoyah Memorial Office Building
2400 North Lincoln Boulevard
Post Office Box 53160
Oklahoma City, OK 73152
Phone: 405-521-6472
Fax: 405-522-3671
Oregon NSLP, CACFP, SFSP
State Director
Child Nutrition and Food Distribution
Department of Education
255 Capitol Street NE
Salem, OR 97310-0203
Phone: 503-947-5600
Fax: 503-378-5156
Pennsylvania NSLP, CACFP, SFSP
Chief
Food and Nutrition Services
Department of Education
333 Market Street, 4th Floor
Harrisburg, PA 17126-0333
Phone: 800-331-0129
Fax: 717-783-6566
Puerto Rico NSLP, CACFP, SFSP
State Director
Food and Nutrition Services
Department of Education
Post Office Box 190759
San Juan, PR 00919-0759
Phone: 787-773-6282
Fax: 787-753-8155
Rhode Island NSLP, CACFP, SFSP
State Coordinator, Child Nutrition Programs
Office of Statewide Efficiencies
Department of Education
255 Westminster Street
Providence, RI 02903
Phone: 401-222-4600 ext 2364
Fax: 401-222-6163
South Carolina NSLP
State Director
Office of Health and Nutrition
Department of Education
3710 Landmark Drive, Suite 300
Columbia, SC 29204
Phone: 803-734-8205
Fax: 803-737-4148
South Carolina CACFP, SFSP
State Director
Office of School Food Services and Nutrition
Department of Social Services
3150 Harden Street Extension
Post Office Box 1520
Columbia, SC 29202-1520
Phone: 803-898-7134
Fax: 803-898-0960
South Dakota NSLP, CACFP, SFSP
State Director
Office of Educational Services and Support
Department of Education
800 Governors Drive
Pierre, SD 57501
Phone: 605-773-3413
Fax: 605-773-6846
Tennessee NSLP
State Director
School Nutrition Services
Department of Education
Administration Building
1240 Foster Avenue
Nashville, TN 37243-0389
Phone: 800-354-3663
Fax: 615-532-0362
Tennessee CACFP, SFSP
State Director
Adult and Community Programs
Department of Human Services
400 Deaderick Street, 2nd Floor
Nashville, TN 37243-1403
Phone: 615-313-4749
Fax: 615-741-4165
Texas NSLP, CACFP, SFSP
State Director
Food and Nutrition
Department of Agriculture
1700 North Congress Avenue, 11th Floor
Austin, TX 78701
Phone: 877-839-6325
Fax: 888-203-6593
Utah NSLP, CACFP, SFSP
State Director
Child Nutrition Programs
State Office of Education
250 East 500 South
Post Office Box 144200
Salt Lake City. UT 84114-4200
Phone: 801-538-7513
Fax: 801-538-7883
Vermont NSLP, CACFP, SFSP
State Director
Child Nutrition Programs
Agency of Education
120 State Street
Montpelier, VT 05620-2501
Phone: 802-828-5153
Fax: 802-828-0573
Virgin Islands NSLP, CACFP, SFSP
State Director
Child Nutrition Programs
Department of Education
1834 Kongens Gade
St. Thomas, V.I. 00802
Phone: 340-774-0100, x2811
Fax: 340-774-9705
Virginia NSLP
State Director
Office of School Nutrition Programs
Department of Education
101 North 14th Street
Post Office Box 2120
Richmond, VA 23218
Phone: 804-225-2074
Fax: 804-786-3117
Virginia CACFP, SFSP
State Director
Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity
and Food Programs
Department of Health
109 Governor Street, 9th Floor
Post Office Box 2448
Richmond, VA 23218-2448
Phone: 804-864-7800
Fax: 804-864-7853
Washington NSLP, CACFP, SFSP
State Director
Child Nutrition Services
Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction
Old Capitol Building
600 Washington Street SE
Post Office Box 47200
Olympia, WA 98504-7200
Phone: 360-725-6200
Fax: 360-664-9397
West Virginia NSLP, CACFP, SFSP
State Director
Office of Child Nutrition
Department of Education
1900 Kanawha Boulevard
Building 6, Room 248
Charleston, WV 25305-0330
Phone: 304-558-2708
Fax: 304-558-1149
Wisconsin NSLP, CACFP, SFSP
State Director
School Nutrition Team
Department of Public Instruction
125 South Webster Street
Post Office Box 7841
Madison, WI 53707-7841
Phone: 608-267-9121
Fax: 608-267-0363
Wyoming NSLP, CACFP, SFSP
State Director
Health, Safety & Nutrition Division
Department of Education
2300 Capitol Avenue
Hathaway Building, 1st Floor
Cheyenne, WY 82002-0050
Phone: 307-777-6263
Fax: 307-777-8924
If you have further questions that cannot be answered by State or local authorities, you may contact/email the USDA Food and Nutrition Service's Child Nutrition Division
The Child Nutrition Division email address is:
cndinternet@fns.usda.gov