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SFG Revised: Brief History |
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A Brief History of Summer Food
| Summer food programs begin as a pilot to ensure that children's health needs are met during the long summer breaks. |
1968 |
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1975-1977 |
The Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) is officially established, offering standard pay per meals (reimbursement) as well as start up and advance payments to assist with initial program costs. |
| National budget cuts and fear of program fraud eliminate private non-profits as sponsors and decrease the number of areas eligible for the program. Program participation drops dramatically. |
1979-1981 |
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1986-1995 |
Legislation passed to address declining participation. This includes money for state outreach and monitoring, as well as easing regulations on non-profit sponsors. Also included were provisions qualifying homeless youth and food stamp recipients. |
| Welfare reform efforts aimed at streamlining the program, eliminate expansion as a program goal, lowers some reimbursement, and cuts start up grants. |
1996 |
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1998 |
Legislative reauthorization eliminates most restrictions on non-profit sponsors and moves toward program improvements. |
| Most recent authorization expands pilot programs to decrease paperwork and administration, improve nutrition, and make school based program simpler. |
2004 |
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2004 |
Oregon is chosen to participate in the Simplified Summer Food Program, which is an extension of the 14-state Lugar Pilot Program. This permits all sponsors to eliminate the operating and administrative cost comparisons to allow sponsors to receive the maximum reimbursement based on the number of meals served. In addition, sponsors may apply program reimbursements to cover their combined operating and administrative costs. |
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