A brief funding lesson: Summer Eats/Summer Food Service Program is federally funded through the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and administered here by the Massachusetts Department of Early and Secondary Education (DESE). (Yes - that’s a lot of acronyms!)
Food 4 Kids has been an SFSP Sponsor serving the lower/outer Cape since the summer of 2013. Each summer we are reimbursed a fixed amount for each meal a child receives. The reimbursement rate/meal is set by the USDA and is the same across all 50 states, regardless of variations in the cost to prepare and deliver the meals. In 2023 that federal funding covered about 62% of our expenses.
Who Covers the Rest?
Thank You To Those Organizations That Provide Critical Financial Support
State-wide Organizations
Department of Early and Secondary Education
(Annual EATS Grant)
Project Bread
Local Funding Organizations
Cape & Islands United Way
Cape Cod 5
Nauset Newcomers
The Bernard & Judy Cornwell Foundation
Vela Foundation
Local Community Human Services Grants
Brewster
Chatham
Eastham
Harwich
Orleans
Wellfleet
Truro
Provincetown
Faith-Based Organizations
Church of the Holy Spirit (Episcopal)
Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts
Am HaYam - Cape Cod Havurah
Federated Church – Orleans
Individuals
All of Us at Food 4 Kids
and the Children and Families
of the Lower/Outer Cape
THANK YOU!
“It has been a pleasure working with your organization. Thank you for everything your organization does for the community. We look forward to working with you in the future.”