The Division of Health and Wellness and USDA provide training and resource materials for all Child Nutrition Programs and Services in the District of Columbia.
2024-25 School Year
- 2024 Annual Training for School Food Authorities
- 2024 Annual Training for Vendors/Food Service Management Companies (FSMCs)
- OSSE Verification Training for School Food Authorities
2022-23 School Year Summer and School Meal Program Updates
- 2022-23 Claims Training
- 2022 School Meal Programs Annual Training
- Procuring Summer and 2022-23 School Year Meals
- School Meal Program Updates for Summer and the 2022-23 School Year
2022 Summer Series Trainings
- USDA Foods Recalls
- Using USDA Foods During a Disaster
- Best Practices for Local Procurement
- Food Safety
Administrative Review
- Public Notification - USDA Administrative Review Waiver
Area Eligibility in USDA Programs
Area Eligibility refers to the use of school data to establish the eligibility of an area so operators can provide free meals to children without the use of household applications; these programs include the Summer Feeding Program, At-Risk Supper Program, and Afterschool Snack Program. For a site or location to be deemed ‘Area Eligible’ it must be within attendance area to a school where 50 percent or more of its students qualify for free and reduced-price meals. Area Eligibility can help increase program participation and feed more children without the burden of applications or identification.