The Division of Health and Wellness and USDA provide training and resource materials for all Child Nutrition Programs and Services in the District of Columbia.
2022-23 School Year Summer and School Meal Program Updates
- 2022-23 Claims Training
- 2022 School Meal Programs Annual Training
- Special Edition Beyond the Tray Newsletter: Meal Programs Update
- Procuring Summer and 2022-23 School Year Meals
- School Meal Program Updates for Summer and the 2022-23 School Year
2022 Summer Series Trainings
- USDA Foods Recalls
- Using USDA Foods During a Disaster
- Best Practices for Local Procurement
- Food Safety
- Local Wellness Policy
- Student Eligibility in the School Meal Programs
Administrative Review
- Public Notification - USDA Administrative Review Waiver
Area Eligibility in USDA Programs
Area Eligibility refers to the use of school data to establish the eligibility of an area so operators can provide free meals to children without the use of household applications; these programs include the Summer Feeding Program, At-Risk Supper Program, and Afterschool Snack Program. For a site or location to be deemed ‘Area Eligible’ it must be within attendance area to a school where 50 percent or more of its students qualify for free and reduced-price meals. Area Eligibility can help increase program participation and feed more children without the burden of applications or identification.
Healthy Schools Act
- Healthy Schools Act Informational Guide
- HSA Nutrition Overview
- Healthy Schools Act Nutrition Webinar
USDA Foods Program
- Public Notification - USDA FSMC Waiver
- And Justice For All Poster
- USDA Foods Toolkit for Child Nutrition Programs
- 2021-22 School Year USDA Foods Available
- USDA Foods Product Information Sheets
- USDA Food Processing
- USDA DoD Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program
- Food Distribution Webinars and Training
- Starting the Day with USDA Foods
- USDA Foods Handbook
- USDA's Food and Nutrition Service's Office of Community Food Systems
- National Farm to School Network
- USDA's Finding, Buying, and Serving Local Food - Introduction to Procurement Webinar Series