A meeting is held in Marathon in November 2014 with many Monroe County community partners including USDA, Florida Department of Children and Families, and the City of Key West. The purpose of the meeting was to address an abysmally low rate of participation among eligible students in the federal summer nutrition programs.
4. Summer BreakSpot
USDA Summer Food Service Program
- Reimbursement program
- Breakfast, lunch, and/or snack
- Area eligibility
- Types of sites
- Schools
- Affordable housing
- Faith-based organizations
- Nonprofits
- Mobile Units
Administered by the Florida Department
of Agriculture & Consumer Services
5. Summer BreakSpot
USDA Summer Food Service Program
- Administered by the Florida Department of Agriculture
Provided by Florida DACS
6. Assessing the Need
Nearly 46%
(3,886 out of 8,489)
of the children in the Florida Keys qualify
for free or reduced-price school meals.
Only 11.5%
of those children received meals in the
SFSP in 2014.
7. 2014 Summer Sites
- Boys & Girls Club
(Key West)
- Horace O’Bryant
- Poinciana School
- Marathon High
- Stanley Switlick
- Key Largo
School/YMCA
Year
# of
Sites
Days of
Service
ADP
(lunch)
Total Meals
(breakfast,
lunch + snack)
Summer 2013 6 25 329 12,833
Summer 2014 6 39 447 32,082
Amount
of Increase:
0 14 118 19,249
Rate of Increase: 0% 56% 36% 150%
Monroe County School Board is the Summer Food Service Sponsor
8. Afterschool Meals Program
USDA At-Risk Child Care Food Program
- Reimbursement program
- Snack and/or meal
- Area eligibility
- Enrichment requirement
- Types of sites
- Schools
- Faith-based
- Nonprofits
Administered by the
Florida Department of Health
9. Afterschool Meals Program
USDA At-Risk Afterschool Meals Program
- Administered by the Florida Department of Health
- Highlights from program in the Tampa Bay area…
10. Afterschool Meals Program
- Became available to all 50 states with the 2010 Healthy, Hunger
Free Kids Act (Child Nutrition Reauthorization, 2010)
Sponsor Site ADP*
Total Meals
(snacks +
suppers)
Federal
Reimbursement
Monroe County
School Board
Gerald
Adams
82
1,235
suppers
$3,906
Boys & Girls
Club of the Keys
Key
West
68
1,437
snacks
$1,150
Totals 2 150 2,672 $5,056
Reimbursement Rates
- $0.82/snack
- $3.2275/supper
* Data for March 2014;
does not include NSLP snacks
