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KSDE highlights summer meal programs, community partnerships as rural operators and food banks expand reach
Summary
Child Nutrition & Wellness staff and local program operators described summer meal operations, enrollment and community partnerships on June 11, urging broader outreach to boost participation beyond the roughly 81,000 summer meals served annually compared with 2.9 million school‑year meals.
Kansas State Department of Education Child Nutrition & Wellness staff and local program operators briefed the State Board on June 11 about the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP), outlining how sponsors, community partners and local growers are helping provide meals to children during the summer months.
KSDE context and scale: KSDE reported that the summer meal program is intended to reach children in low‑income areas and provide free meals in congregate or non‑congregate settings. Staff noted a large disparity between school‑year participation (averaging more than 2.9 million meals across the year) and summer participation (roughly 81,000 meals in…
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