The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Mid-Atlantic Regional Office of the Food and Nutrition Service, administers the SFSP in Virginia. While the regional office is located in New Jersey, it maintains several field offices that work locally with the SFSP in Virginia. SFSP provides federal reimbursement and free nutritious meals to children in eligible areas during school vacations. The SFSP would be appropriate if a school division operates an enrichment program and does not participate in the Summer National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs as described above. This program does not require an educational program and can be a recreation activity or day camp.
Federal reimbursement is provided for both the cost of the meals and administration of the program.
All meals are provided free to all children. We encourage school divisions to participate in this valuable program that is available for children who live in areas where poor economic conditions exist and who may be deprived of the benefits of healthy meals if this program is not available.