Delaware Child Nutrition
Programs
Delaware Department of Education Nutrition Programs
Aimee F. Beam, RD, LDN, Education Associate
(302) 857-3356
www.doe.k12.de.us
DDOE is an equal opportunity employer
Providing healthy meals, fighting hunger
The Delaware Department of
Education Nutrition Programs
administer several programs
that provide healthy food to
children
National School Lunch
Program
School Breakfast Program
Child and Adult Care Food
Program
Summer Food Service
Program
Fresh Fruit and Vegetable
Program
Special Milk Program
Each of these programs help
fight hunger and obesity by
reimbursing organizations such
as schools, child care centers,
and after-school programs for
providing healthy meals to
children.
Helping to fight child hunger
Summer Food Service Program (SFSP)
Did you know there are free activities and
meals available in your community for
your children and teens this summer?
The Summer Food Service Program (SFSP)
provides FREE meals and snacks to all
children, 18 years old and under, at
approved SFSP sites in areas with
significant concentrations of low-income
children during the summer.
Our goal is to ensure that children who
normally receive free or reduced priced
lunch during the school year can gain
access to nutritious meals during the
during summer months.
No cost or enrollment required. Open to
all children 18 and under.
Find a site near you! In Delaware, call
211, or text “food” or comida” to
877-877, or visit www.fns.usda.gov/
summerfoodrocks
School Nutrition Programs (SNP) The School Nutrition Program (SNP)
provides healthy and nutritious meals
served to Delaware’s children
enrolled in public or nonprofit private
schools, residential child care
institutions, and independent schools.
It provides nutritionally balanced, low
-cost or free meals to children each
school day. The SNP is comprised of
five sub-programs:
National School Lunch Program
School Breakfast Program
Special Milk Program
After School Snack Program
Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program
(FFVP)
Interested schools, please contact us
for more information on how to
participate!
CACFP Child & Adult Care Food Program
The CACFP provides aid for the
provision of nutritious foods that
contribute to the wellness,
healthy growth, and development
of young children, and the health
and wellness of older adults,
including chronically impaired
disabled persons.
CACFP helps provide meals to:
At-risk Afterschool Care Centers
Adult Day Care Centers
Child Care Centers
Day Care Homes
Emergency Shelters
In Delaware, as of October 2016,
over 910,000 CACFP meals and
snacks were served in child care
centers, adult day care centers,
and in day care homes.
Please contact us for more details
on how the CACFP can make a
difference in the quality of your
program!