Announcements

The Poughkeepsie City School District will provide free breakfasts and lunches to City of Poughkeepsie resident children who are 18 years of age or younger. The Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) provides free, nutritious meals and snacks to help children in low-income areas get the nutrition they need when they are out of school. The Food and Nutrition Service, an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, administers SFSP at the Federal level. Locally, SFSP is run by approved sponsors, including school districts. Sponsors provide free meals to a group of children at a central site, such as a school or a community center. They receive payments from USDA for the meals they serve. SFSP meal sites are approved as open, enrolled, or camp sites. Open sites operate in low-income areas where at least half of the children come from families with incomes at or below the Federal poverty level, making them eligible for free and reduced-price school meals. Meals are served free to any child at the open site. Enrolled sites provide free meals to children enrolled in an activity program at the site where at least half of them are eligible for free and reduced-price meals.