Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Food, Nutrition and Wellness

 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES

Division of Food, Nutrition, and Wellness

NOTIFICATION OF INTENT TO OPERATE THE SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN in accordance with Title 7 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 225. It is the intent of the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Division of Food Nutrition and Wellness to administer the Summer BreakSpot program for fiscal year 2020.

The primary purpose of the program is to provide food service to children from needy areas during periods when area schools are closed. Eligible children are those 18 years of age and under and persons over 18 years of age who are determined by the state educational agency or a local public education agency or a local public agency of the state to be mentally or physically handicapped and who participate in the pubic or nonprofit private school program established for the mentally or physically handicapped.

The Summer BreakSpot program will be made available throughout Florida by state-approved sponsors for children without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability. To receive free meals at camps, children may need to meet income eligibility guidelines. Foster children who are members of households receiving benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations, or Temporary Assistance to Needy Families are automatically eligible to receive free meals at eligible sites. Parents or guardians of all children will need to complete a household application while at the site.

Children not currently receiving benefits must meet the income eligibility guidelines for reduced-price meals in the National School Lunch program. Income eligibility guidelines for School Year 2019 - 2020 are available at https://www.fns.usda.gov/cnp/fr-032019 and, also, in the chart below. Sponsors for the program may be a public or nonprofit school, nonprofit private organization, residential or nonresidential camp, government organization, or a National Youth Sports Program. For more information, please contact:  Division of Food, Nutrition and Wellness, Summer Food Service Program, 1-800-504-6609 or 850-617-7401.

INCOME ELIGIBILITY GUIDELINES*

	Reduced Price Meals 185% of federal poverty guidelines					Free Meals 130% of federal poverty guidelines
Household Size	Yearly	Monthly	Twice Per Month	Every Two Weeks	Weekly	Yearly	Monthly	Twice Per Month	Every Two Weeks	Weekly
1………	23,107	1,926	963	889	445	16,237	1,354	677	625	313
2………	31,284	2,607	1,304	1,204	602	21,983	1,832	916	846	423
3……..	39,461	3,289	1,645	1,518	759	27,729	2,311	1,156	1,067	534
4……..	47,638	3,970	1,985	1,833	917	33,475	2,790	1,395	1,288	644
5……..	55,815	4,652	2,326	2,147	1,074	39,221	3,269	1,635	1,509	755
6……..	63,992	5,333	2,667	2,462	1,231	44,967	3,748	1,874	1,730	865
7…….	72,169	6,015	3,008	2,776	1,388	50,713	4,227	2,114	1,951	976
8…….	80,346	6,696	3,348	3,091	1,546	56,459	4,705	2,353	2,172	1,086
For each additional person:	+8,177	+682	+341	+315	+158	+5,746	+479	+240	+221	+111

EFFECTIVE FROM JULY 1, 2019 TO JUNE 30, 2020

*For the 48 contiguous United States, District of Columbia, Guam and territories

Florida’s Summer BreakSpot is part of the National Summer Food Service Program, a federally-funded program operated by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). For more information, please visit SummerBreakSpot.org.

There are several ways to find a Summer BreakSpot site:

•                                                                    Visit SummerBreakSpot.org and click on “Find a site”
•                                                                    (Contact information for each site is included.)
•                                                                    Dial 2-1-1
•                                                                    Text “FoodFL” to 877-877

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.  

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 1(800)877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.

To file a program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, (AD-3027) found online at: How to File a Complaint, 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 [phone]. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by: mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410;, fax: [phone]; or, email: [e-mail].

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.