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.

2019 NSLP Training

•   Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Administrative Review

• Introduction to the Administrative Review Webinar

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.

• OSSE’s April 2017 Area Eligibility Memo

Civil Rights

• USDA Nondiscrimination Statement (English)
• USDA Nondiscrimination Statement (Spanish)
• Additional Discrimination Information
• And Justice for All Posters
• Memos
• 201 Child Nutrition Programs Civil Rights Training
• CR Laws, regulations, Executive Orders and related Other Guidance
• FNS Nondiscrimination Statement
• Frequently Asked Questions

Farm to School

• 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

Food Safety

• Conference for Food Protection – Guidance and Documents
• Center for Food Safety in Child Nutrition Programs
• Emergency Action Plan
• Food Recovery
• Guidance for School Food Authorities: Developing a School Food Safety Program Based on the Process Approach to HACCP Principles
• The Institute of Child Nutrition
• Water Emergency Preparedness Loss of Water Service in Schools
• How to develop an emergency readiness plan:
• A Flash of Food Safety-USDA Food & Nutrition Services Educational Video Series

Federal Reimbursement Rates

Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Program (FFVP)

• Fruits and Veggies: More Matters
• Fruit and Vegetables Market News
• USDA Team Nutrition Resources
• Harvest of the Month
• Best Practices: Handling Fresh Produce in Schools
• Storage 101
• Ensuring Traceability of Fresh Produce
• Agriculture in the Classroom
• FFVP Handbook for Schools

Food Buying Guide & Calculator

Healthier US Schools Challenge (HUSSC)

• Smarter Lunchrooms Movement

Healthy Schools Act

• Healthy Schools Act Informational Guide
• HSA Nutrition Overview
• Healthy Schools Act Nutrition Webinar

Local Wellness Policies (LWP)

• Local Wellness Policy Template
• Local Wellness Policy Checklist
• Local Wellness Policy Requirements Memo
• Local Wellness Policy Annual Self Evaluation & Action Plan Tool

Professional Standards

• Hiring and Training Requirements

USDA Food Distribution Program

• And Justice For All Poster
• USDA Foods Toolkit for Child Nutrition Programs
• USDA Foods Available List SY19
• USDA Foods Available List SY20
• USDA Product Information Sheets SY19
• USDA Product Information Sheets SY20
• USDA Food Processing
• USDA DoD Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program
• Food Distribution Webinars and Training
• Starting the Day with USDA Foods