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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Please excuse multiple postings.</span></i><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">After getting some questions from libraries about the Ohio Department of Education’s (ODE) potential sponsor survey for the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP), I talked with a program specialist at the ODE, who clarified the process.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">If you are already an SFSP site, work with your current sponsor to prepare for summer 2019. No special action required.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i>If you want to become an SFSP site, it’s better to contact an existing sponsor in your area
</i></b>than to complete the survey (notwithstanding the language in the press release).
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">If you already completed the survey, no worries – wait for an ODE program specialist to contact you, or go ahead and follow the steps below.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">A note about sites and sponsors. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>Sites are the locations where meals/snacks are served. Nearly all participating libraries are sites and not sponsors.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>Sponsors handle the financial, administrative and food service responsibilities for SFSP in an area. Sponsors may contract with food service providers and do not have to prepare the food themselves. Sponsors are reimbursed for
all expenses by the USDA. A few libraries are sponsors as well as sites.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">To explore becoming a site:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">First, go to the USDA's Capacity Builder Map to see if you are eligible to be an SFSP site:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.fns.usda.gov/capacitybuilder">www.fns.usda.gov/capacitybuilder</a>
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo5"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>Wait for the map to fully load. Click on the box for "FY19 FNS CACFP SFSP Eligibility" and search for your address.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo5"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>If your library is in a pink area, you are eligible to serve food on site through SFSP.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo5"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>If not, you may provide outreach programming and other support to existing sites in your service area, or possibly set up a site away from library grounds, with the assistance of a sponsor.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo5"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>If your entire service area is not eligible, you may have other options. You're welcome to contact me to discuss!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Next, go to the ODE's SFSP site map:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://education.ohio.gov/Topics/Other-Resources/Food-and-Nutrition/Summer-Food-Service-Program">education.ohio.gov/Topics/Other-Resources/Food-and-Nutrition/Summer-Food-Service-Program</a>
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo6"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>Look for the 2018 sites that are closest to your location, and click to identify the sponsor’s name.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo6"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>Contacting a sponsor or sponsors already working in your area is the most efficient and productive path to becoming a site.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo6"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>If there are no sites in your area, you might try your school district or the foodbank that serves your county (see
<a href="http://ohiofoodbanks.org/foodbanks/">ohiofoodbanks.org/foodbanks</a>). Or contact an ODE program specialist to discuss other options. Find a contact list on the same page as the ODE’s SFSP site map.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I hope this helps! I am happy to try to answer any questions, or refer you to an expert as needed. Thank you for your interest in expanding your already busy summer program offerings to include feeding young people in your community.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Janet<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Ingraham Dwyer, Janet <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, February 06, 2019 12:20 PM<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> Ohio Department of Education Announces Summer Food Service Program Plans<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i>Please excuse multiple postings. Forwarding this press release from the Ohio Department of Education. The State Library of Ohio encourages eligible Ohio public libraries to participate as Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) sites, or
provide outreach programming, bookmobile or lobby stop-style service, book giveaways, or other support to existing sites in your community. See
<a href="https://library.ohio.gov/summer-food">library.ohio.gov/summer-food</a> for more information on how public libraries can participate.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i>If interested in becoming an SFSP site, <a href="http://education.ohio.gov/Topics/Other-Resources/Food-and-Nutrition/Summer-Food-Service-Program/2013-Summer-Food-Service-Program-Potential-Sponsor">
complete the potential sponsor survey</a> by Friday, March 1. </i></b><i>You do not have to accept financial and administrative responsibility (question #7 on the survey) in order to qualify to be a site.<o:p></o:p></i></p>
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<p class="gdp" style="margin-bottom:11.25pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232">For Immediate Release<br>
Feb. 6, 2019<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232">Ohio Department of Education Announces Summer Food Service Program Plans<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<p style="margin-bottom:11.25pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232">With the help of numerous sponsoring agencies and stakeholders, the Summer Food Service Program works to feed thousands of children in Ohio.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:11.25pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232">Despite these numbers, many Ohio parents and caregivers are forced to make difficult decisions daily in order to provide for their families. In many cases,
this leaves Ohio’s most vulnerable citizens, our children and youth, struggling with hunger daily.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:11.25pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232">This year, the Ohio Department of Education wants to increase participation in summer meal programs and is actively seeking local nonprofit agencies to
participate as sponsors or sites by providing free meals to children.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:11.25pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232">“During the summer months, many children worry about access to nutritious meals when they should be focused on fun activities and independent learning,”
said Paolo DeMaria, state superintendent of public instruction. “The Summer Food Service Program helps fill this need in our communities by providing healthy meals in locations where students spend much of their time during the summer. The program means students
can focus on what is most important during this time – playing, reading, being outdoors and growing.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:11.25pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232">Free meals are provided at schools, colleges and universities, nonprofit organizations, parks, camps, community centers, swimming pools, libraries, low-income
housing complexes and more.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:11.25pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232">Sponsoring organizations receive reimbursement to cover the costs of providing nutritious meals and snacks to children in eligible areas. Nonprofit organizations
offering summer activities for children living in low-income areas also are encouraged to apply.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:11.25pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232">Expansion of the program is particularly needed in southern Ohio counties, where families struggle with food insecurity, as well as in rural communities
and areas where migrant families reside.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:11.25pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232">The Summer Food Service Program ensures that children ages 1-18 continue to receive nutritious meals during the summer break from school, when they
do not have access to school breakfast or lunch. Children with disabilities and approved individualized education programs may participate through age 21.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:11.25pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232">A sponsoring organization must be:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A public or nonprofit private school;<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#323232;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:11.25pt;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A public or nonprofit private residential summer camp;<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#323232;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:11.25pt;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A unit of local, municipal, county or state government;<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#323232;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:11.25pt;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A public or nonprofit college or university; or<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#323232;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:11.25pt;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3">
<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A private nonprofit organization. <o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p style="margin-bottom:11.25pt"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232">The Summer Food Service Program is funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and administered by the Ohio Department of Education.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:11.25pt"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232">Any organization interested in becoming a sponsor or site should
<a href="http://education.ohio.gov/Topics/Other-Resources/Food-and-Nutrition/Summer-Food-Service-Program/2013-Summer-Food-Service-Program-Potential-Sponsor">
<span style="color:#1D5782">complete the potential sponsor survey</span></a> no later than Friday, March 1.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="gdp" style="margin-bottom:11.25pt"><strong><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232">About the Ohio Department of Education</span></i></strong><b><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232"><br>
</span></i></b><em><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232"><a href="http://education.ohio.gov/"><span style="color:#1D5782">The Ohio Department of Education</span></a> oversees the state’s public education system, which includes
public school districts, joint vocational school districts and charter schools. The Department also monitors educational service centers, other regional education providers, early learning and child care programs, and private schools. The Department’s tasks
include administering the school funding system, collecting school fiscal and performance data, developing academic standards and model curricula, administering the state achievement tests, issuing district and school report cards, administering Ohio’s voucher
programs, providing professional development, and licensing teachers, administrators, treasurers, superintendents and other education personnel. The Department is governed by the State Board of Education with administration of the Department the responsibility
of the superintendent of public instruction.</span></em><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:11.25pt"><em><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232">In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies,
offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity in any program
or activity conducted or funded by USDA.</span></em><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:11.25pt"><em><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232">Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g. Braille, large print, audiotape, American
Sign Language, etc.), should contact the Agency (State or local) where they applied for benefits. Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program
information may be made available in languages other than English.</span></em><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:11.25pt"><em><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232">To file a program complaint of discrimination, complete the <a href="http://www.ocio.usda.gov/sites/default/files/docs/2012/Complain_combined_6_8_12.pdf"><span style="color:#1D5782">USDA
Program Discrimination Complaint Form</span></a> (AD-3027) found online at: <a href="http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html"><span style="color:#1D5782">How to File a Complaint</span></a>, and at any USDA office, or write a letter addressed to
USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by:</span></em><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:11.25pt"><em><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232">(1) mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture</span></em><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232"><br>
<em><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights</span></em><br>
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<p style="margin-bottom:11.25pt"><em><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232">(3) email: <a href="mailto:program.intake@usda.gov" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1D5782">program.intake@usda.gov</span></a>.</span></em><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<a href="mailto:Dan.Minnich@education.ohio.gov" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1D5782">Dan Minnich</span></a><br>
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