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The Education for Homeless Children and Youths (EHCY) program, authorized under Title VII-B of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (McKinney-Vento Act), was created to ensure homeless students have educational rights and protections. State Education Agencies (SEA) and Local Education Agencies (LEA) must review and revise their current policies and procedures to safeguard homeless students’ access to high-quality education as part of drafting their Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) plans.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued rules updating the nutrition standards for meals served through CACFP. This resource is meant to be a roadmap for sites to understand and plan for the new meal pattern and identify nutrition enrichment activities to empower families, support staff, and engage children.

Includes information on: How to Implement the Afterschool Nutrition Standards of Excellence; Levels of Excellence; Evaluating Sites; Acknowledging Quality Site; Build on Success: Take Afterschool Nutrition to the Next Levels; Ensure Access to Quality Food throughout the Year; Levels of Excellence checklists.

Umbrella sponsors may be local government agencies, school districts, food banks, youth-serving organizations, and other private nonprofits. They fill a critical need by overseeing multiple, and often smaller, afterschool enrichment sites that need administrative support to participate in the Afterschool Meal Program.

Advocates can expand the Afterschool Meal Program and obtain federal reimbursement using proven outreach strategies, including promoting the program, building relationships with afterschool and out-of-school time provider networks, connecting sites to available community resources, and working closely with the state agency.

This guide outlines strategies and approaches for accessing local products such as working with an organization that is already using local produce, collaborating with the area school food service director or operating the Farm to School program independently.

This fact sheet outlines the benefits for libraries in offering meals and snacks through the federal meal programs and includes information on getting started.

Program Comparison Chart: Summer Nutrition Programs and the Afterschool Meal Program

An overview of FRAC publications designed to introduce sponsors to the programs, help sponsors get started, and share tips on serving meals.

This fact sheet outlines information on afterschool meal benefits and includes information on getting started in the program.

Moving from Afterschool Snack to a Meal: It’s easier than it looks!