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SPECIAL NUTRITION PROGRAMS

 

 

 

The Special Nutrition Programs provide reimbursement for well-balanced, nutritious meals served to individuals enrolled in participating programs.

 

 

Child and Adult Care Food Program

 

This program provides reimbursement to organizations providing licensed nonresidential child-care services.  Adult day care centers may participate.  Organizations may be reimbursed for two meals and one supplement or one meal and two supplements per day per child.

 

 

SFY 1998

 

SFY 1999

Number of Contracts

311

 

310

Number of Facilities/Sites

2,025

 

1,800

Program Funds (Approximate)

$16,500,000

 

$18,000,000

 

 

 

 

Total Number of Free Meals

13,644,231

 

13,788,840

Total Number of Reduced Meals

828,511

 

820,327

Total Number of Paid Meals

3,060,029

 

3,113,622

Total Meals

17,532,771

 

17,722,789

 

 

 

National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs

 

These programs provide reimbursement to an educational unit of high school grade or under operating under public or non-profit private ownership in a single building or complex of buildings.  Organizations that are licensed to provide residential child-care services are also eligible to participate in this program.  Institutions may be reimbursed for breakfast and lunch.

 

 

SFY 1998

 

SFY 1999

Number of Contracts

119

 

120

Number of Facilities/Sites

136

 

130

Program Funds (Approximate)

$3,080,000

 

$3,900,000

 

 

 

 

Total Number of Free Lunches

1,082,942

 

1,302,572

Total Number of Reduced Lunches

49,633

 

56,907

Total Number of Paid Lunches

643,884

 

686,457

Total Lunches

1,776,459

 

2,045,936

 

 

 

 

Total Number of Free Breakfasts

1,043,821

 

1,211,600

Total Number of Reduced Breakfasts

6,127

 

14,349

Total Number of Paid Breakfasts

33,554

 

37,726

Total Breakfasts

1,083,502

 

1,263,675

 

 

 

 

Total Number of Free Meals

2,126,763

 

2,514,172

Total Number of Reduced Meals

55,760

 

71,256

Total Number of Paid Meals

677,438

 

724,183

Total Meals

2,859,961

 

3,309,611

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SPECIAL NUTRITION PROGRAMS

 

 

 

Summer Food Service Program

 

 

This program provides reimbursement to summer camps and migrant centers for up to three (3) meals per day.  Other sites may be reimbursed for two (2) meals per day.

 

 

SFY 1998

 

SFY 1999

Number of Contracts

151

 

132

Number of Facilities/Sites

241

 

237

Program Funds (Approximate)

$2,006,632

 

$2,383,664

 

 

 

 

Total Number of Breakfasts

415,382

 

364,773

Total Number of Lunches

631,243

 

526,463

Total Number of Suppers

23,172

 

23,698

Total Number of Supplements

648

 

6,525

Total Meals

1,070,445

 

921,459

 

 

 

Special Milk Program

 

 

This program provides reimbursement to any school or non-profit institution based on the number of half-pints of milk served to participating children.  Reimbursement was provided for 358,409 half-pints of milk served to children in camps and schools in SFY 1999.

 

 

SFY 1998

 

SFY 1999

Number of Contracts

22

 

23

Number of Facilities/Sites

22

 

23

Program Funds (Approximate)

$28,535

 

$28,954

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Source:  Special Nutrition Programs Unit