Summer Meal Programs – Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) – Contacts and Program Participation – Program Period 2018

<b>About the Dataset</b><br>
This data set contains <b>contact and program participation information for each site participating in the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) for summer 2018 (SNP program year 2017-2018).</b> Summer meal programs operate mid-May through the end of August. <p>

For data on sites participating in the Seamless Summer Option (SSO), please refer to the Summer Meal Programs – Seamless Summer Option (SSO) – Contact and Program Participation datasets available on the State of Texas Open Data Portal. <p>

For an overview of <b>all summer meal program data available</b> on the Texas Open Data Portal can be found at our <b><i> <a href=https://data.texas.gov/stories/s/52en-tt82 target="_blank">TDA Data Overview - Summer Meal Programs</a> </b></i>page.<p> 

An overview of <b>all TDA Food and Nutrition data available</b> on the Texas Open Data Portal can be found at our <b><a href=https://data.texas.gov/stories/s/TDA-Data-Overview-Food-and-Nutrition-Programs-Open/nk79-w2cs/ target="_blank">TDA Data Overview - Food and Nutrition Open Data</a></b> page. <p>

<b>More information about accessing and working with TDA data on the Texas Open Data Portal</b> can be found on the SquareMeals.org website on the <b><a href=http://www.squaremeals.org/FandNResources/PublicInformationRequests/TDAFoodandNutritionOpenData.aspx target="_blank">TDA Food and Nutrition Open Data</a> </b>page.<p>


<b>About Dataset Updates</b><br>
TDA aims to post new program year data by July 15 of the active program period. Due to the short duration of the summer meal programs, dataset updates will occur monthly until 90 days after the close of the program period. After 90 days from the close of the program period, the dataset will be updated at six months and one year from the close of program period before becoming archived. Archived datasets will remain published but will not be updated. Any data posted during the active program year is subject to change.<p>

<b>About the Agency</b><br>
The Texas Department of Agriculture administers 12 U.S. Department of Agriculture nutrition programs in Texas including the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs, the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), and summer meal programs. TDA’s Food and Nutrition division provides technical assistance and training resources to partners operating the programs and oversees the USDA reimbursements they receive to cover part of the cost associated with serving food in their facilities. By working to ensure these partners serve nutritious meals and snacks, the division adheres to its mission — <i>Feeding the Hungry and Promoting Healthy Lifestyles.</i><p>

<i><b>For more information on these programs, please visit our <a href=http://www.SquareMeals.org target="_blank">website</a>.</b></i><p>

Tags: address, administration, breakfast, child, children, contact, email, food-and-nutrition, free-meals, lunch, meal-days, meal-times, meal-type, meals, phone, service, service-method, sfsp, site-information, site-operation, snack, summer, summer-food-service-program, supper, tda, texas-department-of-agriculture
Organization: City of Austin