ODE News School Nutrition Programs (SNP)

USDA Foods Service Fee Refund 2013-14

Wed, 2 Oct 2013 18:33:00 GMT

The Oregon Department of Education USDA Food Distribution Program is issuing a service fee refund for the 2013-14 school year. Please click here to see the announcement.

Update on Food and Nutrition Services Operations: Child Nutrition Programs

Tue, 1 Oct 2013 14:57:00 GMT

The Child Nutrition (CN) Programs, including School Lunch, School Breakfast, Child and Adult Care Feeding, Summer Food Service and Special Milk will continue operations into October. Meal providers are paid on a reimbursement basis 30 days after the end of the service month. Limited carryover funding will be available during a lapse to support FY 2014 meal service. Once an appropriation is enacted, we expect additional resources will be available to reimburse October performance.

USDA Foods Distribution Bulletin - June 2013

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 21:44:00 GMT

Click here for the June 2013 USDA Foods Distribution Bulletin. This bulletin contains important information regarding the ODE USDA Foods program.

2013 Summer Sunshine Awards

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 20:32:00 GMT

The USDA Summer Sunshine Awards acknowledge the outstanding achievements and hard work involved throughout the Western Region states in the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) and the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) Seamless Summer Option (SSO). For summer 2013, the awards:

Encourage and acknowledge innovation, recognize sponsors who serve hard to reach communities
Provide recognition to sponsors who have increased the number of summer meals served at its sites
Provide recognition to sponsors who work closely with organizations to strengthen the summer meals programs in local communities

All sponsors operating the SFSP or NSLP Seamless Summer Option are eligible to apply or be nominated for a 2013 Summer Sunshine Award. For more information on the 2013 Summer Sunshine Awards click here. To nominate a sponsor or to apply for a 2013 Summer Sunshine Award, complete the