Summer Food Service Program Integrity Study
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Description
Examines how state agencies and sponsors of the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) administer programs, maintain oversight and integrity, identify challenges, and provide resources and training. Utilizes 2021 data from state SFSP agencies to analyze SFSP staffing, funding, and outreach; eligibility of sites; program training, technical assistance, and resources; meal counting and claiming; the monitoring of operations and turnover; and impact of COVID-19 on SFSP integrity. Includes data on rural versus urban SFSP experiences.
Author(s)
Lindsay Giesen, Alice Ann Gola, Maeve Gearing, et al.
Date
08/2023
Organization
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Tagged as
Benefit enrollment and application
· COVID-19
· Food security and nutrition
· Rural-urban differences
· Statistics and data