Robin Safley, Division Director

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1 From Food Banking to School Lunch: An Overview of Nutrition Programs at FDACS Robin Safley, Division Director September 20, 2014

2 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

3 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

4 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

5 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)

6 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

7 Summer Food Service Program Community Awareness 7

8 Florida Summer Summer Food Food Service Service Program Program Sponsor Kits Sponsor Kits Yard Signs Banners Magnets Activity Sheets Guidance support

9 Smart Snacks in School New federal rule sets nutrition standards for Competitive Foods (All foods and beverages sold outside of the Federal meal programs) 9

10 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. 10

11 Smart Snacks in School Preserve flexibility for timehonored traditions like fund raisers and parties Compliment recent improvements in school meals Make the healthy choice the easy choice for Florida s students 11

12 Smart Snacks in School SCHOOLS HAVE OPTIONS Healthy offerings are already available in the market place. Many resources available from USDA & the Alliance for a Healthier Generation 12

13 State Rule Competitive Foods 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,

14 Food Distribution National School Lunch Program USDA Commodities $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 14

15 Food Distribution 15

16 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). 16

17 WIC Farmers Market Nutrition Program 43 Farmers Markets in Grower Participants in ,572 total clients in ,551 $4.00 coupons were issued totaling $258,120 in coupons redeemed in

18 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 th Golden Shovel Harvest of the Month logo Farm to School Newsletter 18

19 Farm to School Regional Workshop Series Fresh for Florida Kids Garden Florida Food Connect Educational outreach materials Fresh for Florida Kids Garden Regional Workshop Series Florida Food Connect 19

20 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

21 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 21

22 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 22

23 Emerging Initiatives 23

24 Emerging Initiatives 24

25 Florida Food Connect 25

26 Living Healthy in Florida 26

27 Nutrislice Menus Beautiful, easy to use school menus

28 your menus can be BEAUTIFUL

29 Popularity of Smartphone Devices 29

30 Interactive Lunchroom: Educate 30

31 Interactive Lunchroom: Empower Digital scoreboards let you run competitions inside lunchrooms 31

32 Measuring Performance Academic Partnerships Dr. Jason Riis Dr. Joseph Price Dr. David Just 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

33 64 School Districts Live

34 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 34

35 Florida s Roadmap to Living Healthy 35

36 Questions? From Food Banking to School Lunch: An Overview of Nutrition Programs at FDACS Robin Safley, Division Director 36