Get support for your summer meals site in Vermont
Summer is the most vulnerable time for youth food security, but there are federal nutrition programs designed to help: the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) and the Seamless Summer Option (SSO).
Contact Erica Morrell, our meal programs specialist, at emorrell@hungerfreevt.org for free, customized support to establish or grow summer meals in your community.
Check out which summer meal sites already exist near you using our map tool.
Want to establish a summer meal site in Vermont?
Hunger Free Vermont helps you:
Navigate the federal nutrition programs that fund summer meals and snacks.
Overcome challenges to your meal program like location, transportation, and equipment needs.
Attract participants through various outreach and marketing best practices.
And more!
Who is involved in providing summer meals?
Sponsors: Are responsible for administering the program at one or more sites and receive reimbursement for meals and snacks served. Any nonprofit organization (including schools) may sponsor a summer meal program in area eligible locations.
Sites: The physical locations where meals and snacks are served. Each site has a supervisor who oversees meal service and communicates with the sponsor.
Vermont Agency of Education: Facilitates summer meals for the state of Vermont by supporting local sponsors and communicating with federal agencies.
Hunger Free Vermont: Supports you! Our staff provides individualized support to sponsors and sites, makes available summer meal site information to the public, and engages partners to spread the word about the program.
Need summer meals outreach materials?
You can find a list of printable summer meals promotional materials here. Hunger Free Vermont has professionally printed copies and other promotional materials available upon request. Please email Erica Morrell, our meal programs specialist, at emorrell@hungerfreevt.org.