Summer Food Service
The Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) is designed to fill the nutrition gap during the summer months and make sure children can get the nutritious meals they need to achieve.
- SFSP USDA Memos
- SFSP Regulations and Policies
- SFSP Key Tasks and Recordkeeping Requirements
- SFSP USDA Handbooks
- Nondiscrimination Statement
Quick Links
- Summer Food Service Program Fact Sheet - Hmong; Somali; Spanish
- Summer Meal Options for Schools
- SFSP Reimbursement Rates
- Adult Meal Pricing Guidance
- Meal Count Form - Daily
- Meal Count Form - Weekly
- Special Diet Statement
- Summer Food Service Program Open Site Poster Request
Looking for a meal site?
Use these resources to find an SFSP site near you:
- Download the Free Meals for Kids app provided by Hunger Impact Partners to your phone or device.
- Call the 211 Hotline. From a cell phone – Twin Cities Metro Area: 651-291-0211, Greater Minnesota: 1-800-543-7709, TTY: 651-291-8440.
- Call the Minnesota Food HelpLine at 1-888-711-1151, available from Monday through Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Central Time.
- Text USDA to texting service. Text Summer Meals to 914-342-7744. Spanish speakers, text Verano to 914-342-7744.
Summer Food Programs Fill in When School's Out
Related MDE resources:
- Child Nutrition Programs Eligibility Map
- Farm to School
- SFSP Participation Report
- SFSP Program Bulletins in Nutrition Bulletin Archive
- Subscribe to the Nutrition Program Bulletin
Related offsite resources:
- Averaged Census Eligibility Map
- Best Practices-No Kid Hungry (NKH)
- Farm to Summer (USDA)
- Field Trip Notification
- Food Research and Action Center (FRAC)
- Hunger Impact Partners (HIP)
- Institute of Child Nutrition (ICN)
- Minnesota Food Helpline
- Minnesota School Nutrition Association
- Second Harvest Heartland
- SFSP Policy Memos (USDA)
- SFSP Webinars (USDA)
- USDA SFSP Website
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