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Summer Food Service Program

What is the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP)?

Through the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP), kids aged 18 and under can get free meals and snacks during the summer at schools, parks, and other neighborhood locations in eligible areas. SFSP may have a different name where you live, but the benefit is the same: nutritious meals for kids and teens in the summer when school is out.

For more information, view Summer Food Service Program FAQs.

Find a Site Near Me

Enter your city, state, or zip code. Click on any blue dot to see site location, meal service times and contact information. Available in both English and Spanish.

How to Become a SFSP Site

  1. Determine if your site is eligible to operate a SFSP by entering your site’s address into the USDA SFSP Area Eligibility Mapper.
    • If your site is not included in an eligible area, it may still be eligible to serve meals on-site.
  2. Contact the NDE Nutrition Services at nde.nsweb@nebraska.gov

What to Expect as a SFSP Operator

Sponsored sites are paired with another organization that is approved to administer the program to help new sites learn how to run their food service site successfully. Sponsors will determine if new sites are eligible, train staff, arrange for meals to be prepared or delivered, prepare claims for reimbursement, and monitor the new site.

New sites will:

  • attend their sponsor’s training
  • supervise activities and meal services at their site
  • distribute meals
  • keep daily records of meals served
  • store food appropriately
  • keep the site clean and sanitary
  • follow SFSP guidelines

Already a SFSP Site?

Enhance Your SFSP

  • Summer Food, Summer Moves Resource Kit
    • Use this Resource Kit to motivate kids and families to choose more fruits and vegetables, choose water instead of sugary drinks, get enough physical activity every day, and to limit screen time.
  • USDA Capacity Builder
    • Find areas of need, plan outreach efforts with community partners, and much more.

Non-Discrimination Statement

In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, age, marital status, family/parental status, income derived from a public assistance program, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity, in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA (not all bases apply to all programs). Remedies and complaint filing deadlines vary by program or incident.

Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.) should contact the State or local Agency that administers the program or contact USDA through the Telecommunications Relay Service at 711 (voice and TTY). Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.

To file a program discrimination complaint, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, AD-3027, found online at How to File a Program Discrimination Complaint and at any USDA office or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by:

  • Mail

    • Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
    • 1400 Independence Avenue, SW
    • Mail Stop 9410,
    • Washington, D.C. 20250-9410;

  • Fax

    • (202) 690-7442

  • Email

 

USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.

Questions? Email nde.nsweb@nebraska.gov

Updated November 13, 2026 11:37am