From Food Banking to School Lunch:

An Overview of Nutrition Programs at FDACS

Robin Safley, Division Director

September 20, 2014

National School Lunch Program

School Year 2013

Total lunches served 274,632,476

Average per day

1,525,736

Free/Reduced Price lunches served

220,439,168

School Year 2014

Total lunches served 277,904,104

Average per day

1,543,912

Free/Reduced Price lunches served

227,904,104

School Breakfast Program

School Year 2013

Total breakfast served 124,651,297

Average per day

692,339

Free/Reduced Price breakfast served

105,877,624

School Year 2014

Total breakfast served 129,789,198

Average per day

721,051

Free/Reduced Price breakfast served

111,198,122

After School Snacks

School Year 2013

Total snacks served 20,876,404

Average per day

115,980

Free/Reduced Price snack served 20,509,048

School Year 2014

Total snacks served 19,117,755

Average per day

106,209

Free/Reduced Price breakfast served

18,731,855

Community Eligibility Provision

• CEP is a four-year reimbursement option for eligible high poverty LEAs and schools

• 57 sponsors participated • 480 schools served meals at

no charge

• 257,607 students

• Florida Direct Certification System (FDC)

Summer Food Service Program

School Year 2013

Lunches – 6,822,172

Breakfasts – 3,113,097

Suppers – 122,771

Snacks – 2,215,997

School Year 2014

Lunches – 7,390,925

Breakfasts – 3,502,925

Suppers – 223,035

Snacks – 2,385,724

Summer Food Service Program

Community

Awareness

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Sponsor Kits

• Yard Signs

• Banners

• Magnets

• Activity Sheets

• Guidance support

Summer Food Service Program Florida Summer Food Service Program

Sponsor Kits

Smart Snacks in School

New federal rule sets nutrition standards for

“Competitive Foods”

(All foods and beverages sold outside of the Federal meal

programs)

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Smart Snacks in School

Only apply

to foods

SOLD to

students

on the school campus,

all areas of the property under the jurisdiction of

the school that are accessible to students,

during the school day,

the period from midnight before, to 30 minutes after

the end of the official school day.

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Smart Snacks in School

• Preserve flexibility for time-honored traditions like fund raisers and parties

• Compliment recent improvements in school meals

• Make the healthy choice the easy choice for Florida’s students

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Smart Snacks in School

Healthy offerings

are already

available in the

market place.

SCHOOLS HAVE

OPTIONS

Many resources available from USDA & the Alliance for a Healthier Generation

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• Limits the sale of competitive food to 30 minutes after the last designated meal service

• Special exemption from the federal nutrition standards for infrequent school-sponsored fundraisers as follows: • Elementary schools, < 5 days • Middle/Junior High Schools, ≤10 days • Senior High Schools, ≤15 days • Combination Schools, ≤10 days

• Requires the establishment of a Healthy School Team by July 1, 2015

State Rule –

Competitive Foods

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Food Distribution

National School Lunch Program USDA Commodities 2013 - 2014

• $69,426,941 Total Entitlement Dollars Spent • $4,837,211 Department of Defense Fresh Fruit and

Vegetable Program Total Dollars Spent

The Emergency Food Assistance Program

2014 • $33,104,921 Total Entitlement Spent • 26,480,635 Farm Share Recovered Pounds • 22,064,321 Florida Association of Food Banks

Recovered Pounds

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Food Distribution

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Emergency Management

The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Bureau of Food Distribution, has primary responsibility for all Emergency Support Function 11 (ESF11) activities. The purpose of ESF11 is to: - identify food, water, and ice needs in the aftermath of a

disaster or emergency; - obtain these resources; - and transport them to the impact area.

Food supplies obtained and distributed by ESF11 are dispensed to disaster survivors through the agencies of ESF6 (Mass Care).

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WIC Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program

• 43 Farmers Markets in 2014 • 174 Grower Participants in 2014

• 28,572 total clients in 2013

• 68,551 $4.00 coupons were issued • totaling $258,120 in coupons

redeemed in 2013

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Farm to School

• Harvest of the Month Program

• Produce distributor data project

• Golden Shovel Awards

• Fresh Thoughts - Farm to School newsletter

• Farm to School Week – April 13-17th

Golden Shovel

Harvest of the Month logo

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Farm to School Newsletter

Farm to School

Fresh for Florida Kids Garden

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• Regional Workshop Series • Fresh for Florida Kids Garden • Florida Food Connect • Educational outreach materials

Regional Workshop Series

Florida Food Connect

USDA Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Pilot

• Florida has submitted an application to USDA for participation in the Pilot Project for Procurement of Unprocessed Fresh Fruit and Vegetables

• If selected to participate, Florida school districts would have the ability to utilize part of their USDA Foods allocation toward the purchase of Florida grown, fresh fruits and vegetables

• State selections will be completed in November 2014 and a program start date of January 2015

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Commodity Supplemental Food Program

• FDACS has submitted to USDA a state plan for the Operation and Administration of the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) • CSFP works to improve the health of low-income elderly persons by

supplementing their diets with nutritious USDA Foods. • FDACS has requested a caseload allocation of 75,000 households

• If funding is allocated by USDA for participation in Florida, the following counties would be a part of the initial pilot program • Miami-Dade • Broward • Orange • Hillsborough • Lee • Collier

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Fresh for Florida Kids Training

Meal Pattern National School Lunch Sponsor Training Advance Food Safety Summer Sponsor Training Food Allergies Effectively utilizing USDA Commodities HUSSC Certification Financial Management Communication and Conflict Resolution

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Emerging Initiatives

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Emerging Initiatives

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Florida Food Connect

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Living Healthy in Florida

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Nutrislice Menus Beautiful, easy to use school menus

BEAUTIFUL your menus can be

Popularity of Smartphone Devices

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Interactive Lunchroom: Educate

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Interactive Lunchroom: Empower

Digital scoreboards let you run competitions inside lunchrooms

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Measuring Performance

Academic Partnerships

Measuring Success

• Partnership with professors from Harvard University, Brigham Young University, and Cornell University

• Applying for National Institute of Health and other grants to measure the impact of our efforts

• Focused on identifying interventions and programs that drive sustained health benefits to Florida students and families

Dr. Jason Riis Dr. Joseph Price Dr. David Just

64 School Districts Live

Food Access Work Group

• Established in 2012

• Building a collaborative effort between Government, private sector, philanthropic stakeholders.

• Mapping food deserts, health indicators and assets to diagnose need. Florida’s Road Map to Living Healthy

• Identifying evidence based solutions.

• Hunger Relief Summit

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Florida’s Roadmap to Living Healthy

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Robin Safley, Division Director

Questions?

From Food Banking to School Lunch:

An Overview of Nutrition Programs at FDACS

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