Summer Food Service Program of Seattle
The Summer Food Service Program is also known as Summer Sack Lunch. The program is funded by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and it was first established in the year 1968.
http://www.seattle.gov/humanservices/children_families/nutrition/summer_food.htm
- The prime objective of the program is associated with the growing research that correlates a child's nutrition with academic success and concerns about the lack of nutrition resources for children during the summer months.
- This program involves feeding children who need regular meals. These meals are served as per the USDA guidelines.
- There are close to 102 operating sites enabling the Summer Food Service Program.
- The food is served at supervised playgrounds, summer camps for low-income children, youth employment projects, low-income housing sites, child care programs and summer schools.
