July 16, 2020
SNA urges USDA to allow school meal programs to continue serving students through the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) or Seamless Summer Option (SSO) and to immediately extend all SFSP/SSO COVID-19 waivers, including Area Eligibility waivers, through the end of SY 2020/2021. Due to current obstacles and the enormous financial impacts of the pandemic on families and school meal programs, SNA is requesting that all schools be allowed to serve meals to all students at no charge.
On July 10th, SNA sent a letter to
U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue to request that
USDA take swift action to guarantee safe and reliable access to healthy school
meals and ensure school meal programs can remain fiscally sustainable.