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Dearborn food-service contractor reports halal menus, free meals via CEP and equipment grants
Summary
Contract food-service manager SFE told the board the district serves about 14,000 halal meals daily under the Community Eligibility Provision, runs a roughly $15 million program with reimbursements over $1 million monthly, and has obtained equipment grants and fresh-fruit grants to expand offerings.
Representatives from Southwest Food Service Excellence (SFE) briefed the Dearborn Board of Education on April 13 about the district’s food-service operations, emphasizing a fully halal menu, federal reimbursement structures and recent grants for equipment and program expansion.
Courtney Borders, a district-facing SFE manager, said the program serves roughly 14,000 meals a day across 32 kitchens and employs more than 160 hourly staff. She said the district…
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