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Community of Practice Call October 1, 2020
Community of Practice Call October 1, 2020
About this Series
The Center for Ecoliteracy and LunchAssist host regular Community of Practice calls where we review the latest policy updates and highlight tools, best practices, and lessons learned from school districts and allied organizations across the state of California. This free series offers an opportunity for districts to connect with one another, share ideas, and build connections with community partners and government agencies around the state.
October 1, 2020 Call
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Chat: Community of Practice Call October 1, 2020
Welcome! Please introduce yourself by typing your name, position and where you work into the chat box. What is your favorite fall produce item?Sarah Carlson, Chief Operating Officer at Pisanick Partners in Cleveland OhioGood morning. Laura from Woodlake USD!Amy Glodde, No Kid Hungry.Sally Spero CN Director LakesideSarah Prince, Director, McMinn County Schools, TNJennie Norton, Director of Child Nutrition, Wahluke School District, Mattawa, WAMargie Saidel, VP Nutrition and Sustainability, Chartwells K12Kim Andreasen Director of Rescue Union and Buckeye Union School Districts.Good Morning! My name is Nicole Hite and I'm the Operations Supervisor at San Dieguito UHSD.Good morning, everyone! My name is Mickinzie and I work at LunchAssist! My favorite fall produce is butternut squash + sage!Lisa White, San Ramon Valley Unified, Area SupervisorJoan Orimaco, SBA, The Barack Obama Green Charter HS, NJJulia Burdick, Assistant Director School Nutrition, Amherst Regional Public Schools (Massachusetts)Good morning from Lakeside CAliforniaKathleen Paylor, FoodCorpsBarbara Hughes, County of SD HHSA, Nutrition Policy Advisor; Pumpkins!Good morning ALL! Rita Acevedo, Bear Valley USDRhonda here - SFSP specialist for the State of Alaska, Department of Education - Beets! Apples!Gina Pierce here. NS Supervisor Earl Warren Middle School SDUHSD.Morning everyone! Abby Halperin, Assessment and Grants Manager at the Center for Ecoliteracy. I’m excited about winter squash!Lorene Randazzo, SNS, RDN, LDNMorning Mary from PleasantonMichelle Hammond CN Director Glenwood Springs ColoradoErika Allen, Nutrition Director, Central Union High School District- El Centro, CABogalusa City SchoolsChristina Hecht, UC Nutrition Policy Institute. Hard choice - the brassicas!Cindy Long Loleta Elementary School CookGood morning! My name is Jamee Calisa. I’m a dietetic intern at CDE and my favorite fall produce is butternut squash.Hello! Annie Ryu, Director of Food Services at Lawndale Elementary School DistrictKimberly Lao, Child Nutrition Specialist, Antioch Unified School District, Antioch, CA.This is Jason Whipple, Director of Food Services at the Frontier Central School Disitrict. Hamburg NY Butternut SquashApplesApples!Hi I’m Jim Koulias with the Center for Ecoliteracy, Deputy Director. Fall produce - ripe tomatoes (I think I’m logged in as Alexa)Toni ChaffeePumpkins :-)Marge Robison, Dietitian @ Pisanick Partners, Cleveland, OH, Butternut Squash!Good Morning Everyone! Erica Lee from Robla School District. ALL types of winter squash..particularly roasted delicate rings!MaryAnn Mills, Community Education Manager, CalFresh Healthy Living, UC- applesBrendan Shields, Director of Food Services, Magnolia School District, I prefer Spring and Summer Produce!Kursten Orr, NDTR Child Nutrition Lead, Vallecitos School in Rainbow, CATrish Baugus, Calaveras USD … anything but carrots. PUMPKIN PIEBrianna Dumas, CDC, Brussels sprouts are my fav!Rachel Martinez - Food Service Director- Mora Independent School District, Mora, NMMelanie Moyer, Menu Systems Dietitian with San Diego Unified School District' PersimmonsGood morning! Amanda Bast, SFE in partnership with Ferguson-Florissant School District in Missouri. I enjoy local apples and butternut squash!Regina Salmon, Fortuna High School DistrictKathryn Richey-Alvin ISD CN SupervisoThis is Carrie Nickols from NHUHSD.Janette Broda, Nutrition Specialist, NCDPI. Favorite fall produce item is Apples from Western North Carolina!Melissa Manning, RD, from My School RDJacqueline Deadmore Food Service Director for Oroville Union High School DistrictpumpkinsMaria Davila, Director NS, Rowland USD; butternut squashToni Chaffee Director, Nutrition, Snowline JUSDMichelle Puckett NC Sweet PotatoesRosa Rubio, Director of Food Services, Calistoga JUSD, PUMPKINS!!!!!Tina Fabian, School Nutrition Director - so many choices - apples, squash, tomatoes!Brussels sproutsAmy Hedrick-Farr Santa Cruz City Schools - Pumpkins!!Hi Everyone: Polly Houston, Director of Child Nutrition Services, Lennox SDKaleigh, dietitian at Pittsburgh Public SchoolsCassandra Bahr, Lunch Program Director, Elevate SchoolRebecca Ward, Acalanes Union High School Dist. Fuyu Persimmons!Ericka Solis, Director of Community Relations at Los Angeles Academy of Arts and Enterprise. Favorite fall produce item is pumpkin!Brussel SproutsSuzanne Lugotoff, Director of CNS at Oxnard School District, Ventura County CAGood morning. Denise Kater Food Service Director USD #253 Emporia Kansas.Beth Haas NE. Depart. of Ed. Program Specialist.Good morning! Jodi from Armona School DistrictColleen Robinson from SDUSDMegan Beck, Director of Food Services for Guilderland Central School District. Butternut squash!Butternut squash croutonsKristen Groves Child Nutrition Supervisor. Pumpkin.Butternut SquashHello! Yilin Chen, dietetic intern from Lawndale elementary school district :)Susan Dalandan, Lehigh Valley Food Policy Council, PA - apples!Carolyn Bilden, Roundup Schools Food Service admin,.... Anything PumpkinEmily Cena, Director of Food & Nutrition, Ramona USD, pearsEmma here with the Climate-Friendly School Food Program at Friends of the Earth! Favorite Fall produce item is definitely all the SQUASH!crystal DeCaro- Lacey Township School District in Lanoka Harbor, NJYousef Buzayan, Farm to Cafeteria Program Manager at the Community Alliance with Family Farmers. Persimmons!Josephine Thomason, Nutrition Advisor, Healthier Generation - Butternut SquashCiao. Miguel Villarreal, San Ramon Valley USD Love them ALL. No favorites! #plantpoweredHello, I’m Samantha, dietetic intern with Golden Gate Dietetic Internship. Apple cider!Jill Lawson-Glen Rose ISD, My favorite Fall Produce Item is......That is too hard!! Any of the squashes... Butternut, Acorn, Spaghetti Squash.Hi everyone im Nora Ruiz ICant my computer has no camaraAdam Kesselman, executive director, center for ecoliteracy: all the many types of apples!Curtistine Walker, Director - Pittsburgh Schools Food ServiceGood morning. Patty Gallagher from RoselandSchool District in Santa Rosa. Favorite fall produce is pearsBen Thomas, CAFF, persimmons :)Liz Estavillo, Operations Coordinator from El Monte City SD...SQUASH!!!Karen Brown, Center for Ecoliteracy, applesKari Johnson - with Lunch at the Library CA. Apples and pumpkins! :)Good Mornng, my name is Noi Whitener I work for Chawanakee Unified Sch. Dist. Food Service Manager favorite autum food PersimmionsMorning! I'm the program manager in Sonoma Valley. Favorite Produce item = TOMATOES!Jill Lawson-Child Nutrition Director.Jessica Shelly, Director of Student Dining Services, Cincinnati Public Schools ... Patty Pan SquashBreana Diaz, Nutrition Services Coordinator, River Springs Charter School. Pumpkins :]spencer fischer director of child nutrition at Rosemount Apple valelRafael FloresDr. Robert Lewis, CEO - Santa Clarita Valley School Food Service AgencyHi Good Morning Everybody My Name is Ana Grajeda from Los Angeles California PeachAmanda Palmer food service drictorNora Ruiz from LAAAE CharterschoolSusan Delgado, Director, Mountain View SD Favortie produce item: CucumberNancy Whalen - RD w/Clovis USD - butternut squashHelloMario Lopez-Mendez, Nutrition Student at California State University, Sacramento, favorite fall produce: Brussels SproutsJune Richardson - Ravenswood City School District. Warm apple cobbler with traditional vanilla ice cream!Hello Everyone!Jen Reno, District Manager, Preferred MealsHello, Alexandra from Ellensburg WAGeri Lorenzana, Nutrition Specialist, Mountain View SDHello From Sand Creek Michigan!Kristin nisen, director for Brentwood USDGood Morning! Diana Carrillo from Central School District in Rancho CucamongaGood morning, Jessica Ortega Dietitian for Alvord Unified. Persimmons, Pumpkin, Brussel sprouts and butternut squash!Good morning from San Diego. Debbi Dodson, Recycling Coordinator, Carton Council.Amanda Venezia, Director, Londonderry School District, NHSarah Doherty - Nutrition Services Director at North Monterey County USD. Persimmons!!!Good Morning! Megan Flynn - RD Life Time FoundationAmy Rojo, Business Services Clerk (CNIPS manager is one of my many hats) at Loleta Elementary, multitasking but listening, Pumpkin soup!Hi Everyone! Frances from Vaughn Charter!Hello to all you Awesome Food Service Essential Workers?Brenda Ruiz, Sacramento Food Policy Council. Good morning!Good morning! Cindy Worthington, Manager, McCabe Union, El CentroLaurel Goins, Lucia Mar Unified. Looking forward to winter squash!Karen Luna Santa Clara Unified Director, persimmons!Angela DeSarro, Pittsburgh Public Schools Regulations Coordinator … love Pears!Chef B. - Bethany Markee, Orcutt Schools in North Santa Barbara CountyAmanda Mascia / Hunger Free Kids Manager / SD Hunger Coalition —> Brussel Sprouts!Mechelle Finney Food Service Director... Love Figs!Good morning! Maggie O’Meara, dietetic intern with Melissa Manning, RD. Sweet potatoes!Brandy Dreibelbis, Chef Ann Foundation, Butternut SquashPersimmons!!! Kelsey Pleasanton USD Coordinatorhi everyone Sharon Antiste Lummi Nation School Cook 2Adleit Asi, RUSD director, AppleHi Everyone, Mary Mathieu-Ruiz, SRVUSD, Nutritionist / Supervisor. Pumpkin!Josephine Culliton Chardon schoolsGood morning, Rachel Gekas, Director of CN at San Lorenzo USD. I love persimmons.Good morning! Teresita Lencioni from Carmel Valley Middle School (SDUHSD)leah walton, community action marin, persimmons!Nora Stewart- Farm to Institution Center in San Diego County- my favorite is pumpkin bread and apple cider!Ashley Harris - Director of Child Nutrition for Jackson County School District in Mississippi - Favorite Fall Produce is winter squash!Rose Hanson, Trumansburg NY. Cox Orange Pippin Apples!Hi I am Susie Cooper, Supervisor/Director at Orange County Educational Arts Academies in Santa Ana, CA, and my favorite fall produce Butternut SquashSchool Nutrition Director, TrumansburgHello everyone, and Good morning!Hello Paloma! Great to see you!Robin Carafa Nutrition Services Supervisor San Dieguito Union High School DistrictCathy Paredes, Food Service Director, Borrego Springs USD; favorite fall produce: Yams ;-)Great photo!!Good morning, Everyone! Krysta from Center for Ecoliteracy. My favorite fall produce is delicate squash, especially roasted with maple syrup!Erin Primer, SLCUSD Food Service Director, looking forward to tasting local Kiwanos this month!Registration Link: [link]Good Morning! Kat Soltanmorad, Tahoe Truckee USD. Fave fall fruit - PomegranatesWhoop! Go OSIDE!Congratulations Catherine! Very well deserved!Congrats Catherine!Congrats to Catherine! So proud of you!Awesome work with recipes Sonoma Valley!That's so amazing, Go Georgia!AWESOME!!What impact have the new waivers had on participation in your school or district? How do participation rates compare to pre-COVID numbers? Are you serving more meals, less meals, or about the same numbers as you did this summer?Will this continuing resolution expand P-EBT to pre-k enrolled in CACFP?Great news!Great Yay!we are serving many many many more meals after the waiver- same numbers as in spring-CACFP - reimbursed under NSLP?What is meant by CACFP At Risk Attendance Required when students are not attending school?Folks' FRPM eligibility has changed alot since Spring. let's continue to promote FRPM applications so our families will be eligible for P-EBTre: CACFP At-Risk Production Records not required-- is this CA only or national?No Kid Hungry has compiled ideas and links for six weeks of virtual activities that kids can complete at home to satisfy CACFP At-risk enrichment. The format is intended to support documentation for your state agency to demonstrate that an activity was offered for each date that meals were served and claimed.CDE wants an answer!! What are we doing to promote program integrity!Can the after-school snacks be claimed under the school meals program?Will that suffice?Building on Mickinzie’s question - if you’re okay with us sharing the info publicly and with policymakers, please let us know how the USDA meal waivers have affected your programs by sharing your weekly meal counts for all programs before and after the waivers.CDE can provide a solution!!! I'm feeding children.What strategies you are using to help encourage families to return meal applications? Please share!Can we serve after school snacks & get reimbursed with SSOHI, new director here- please define LCFFWhat do we do about Verification?We are taking note of all the questions in the chat box and will address them at the end!RE: Meal app strategies we implemented the same strategies we do annually. During our "Data Confirmation" which is enrollment, personal phone calls, emails and working with various departments for outreach.Hi Rebecca — if you are not in CA it doesn’t apply. In CA, LCFF is the local control funding formula.CDE is asking specifically what measures are being taken to ensure no duplicate meals. What are other districts doing? CDE wants a specific plan, i.e. punch cards, tracking names. Any other ideas?Our Transportation Department is now accepting our F/RP eligibility letter as proof of need, to offer free/reduced bus passesWe (Napa) have been told that our CBEDS is due on 10/7. Can someone speak to this?Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) is how California Districts are funded.Amy-CBEDS/Calpads extending CBEDS to January Fall censusThank you all for your feedback! It was instrumental in making this win happen.My state agency is not recommending verification at this time so as not to confuse families!FoodCorps Election Day Resources: [link]Sara thank you for sharing that. What state are you in?Is it a 'should' or a 'shall' in California for Staff COVID-19 Testing?My Nutrition Dept. has exhausted all avenues for marketing the importance of application. I've now tapped the district to market the importance and how it affects other funding aspects within the district.Are students back on campus in your district? We’d love to know if you are serving meals indoors vs. outdoors, and if students are visiting the cafeteria.Learning hubs in our district and students eating in the classroom.Amy - CBEDS/LCFF has been pushed back to Dec/JanHere at Ferguson-Florissant in MO, we’re virtual at present, sending out meal kitsHeads up that my department had to pay $183,000 for partitions during meals ... it is an allowable cost :-(We have a hub that is set up actually outdoors and others are pods with 8 students physically distanced in classroomsRight now 150 students in learning hubsWe have been back in school since August 10 We are serving meals everywhere. Most students come through the line with their "cohort" - some eat in café, some in classrooms, some outside, some in the gym and some in the library. We moved a few tables to hallways at the largest schools.We are collecting Household Income Forms and it was super slow in the beginning but we have reached out to the Office managers and teachers and they are contacting parents. The results skyrocketed just overnight. I would start with a target list of last years Free and Reduced qualified families.The program integrity info will be available to all even if we are not Lunch assist pro?Hi Rebecca - Yes! We will send out our sample Parent Meal Pick Up Policy which includes program integrity language for preventing duplicate meals :)Hybrid opens Oct 15 for us. 2 days a week, 3 cohorts (third cohort are for parents who elect not to return at all) on campus Mon/Tue and Thurs/Friday. Wed is deep clean day and distance learning for students. We will offer both meals on campus and continue curbside, neighborhood deliveries and doorstop. Every school has a different on campus meal operation.This will go out in the call notes and be posted to our websiteLanyards are another option for mask storage when not being wornWow - Jessica that is a lot! I wonder if it is allowable as well. What state are you in? Did you check with your state agency?Great! Thanks LunchAssist!!Ohio -- yes checked -- yes allowed since it is attributed to only meal timesYou provide such good information, thank you!How can we have access to Safety Precaution pamphlet? Is this avaiable for us to share with Parents as well?Yes this is on our website now :)www.lunchassist.org/covid-19Thank you.The safety toolkit is part of our free COVID-19 resources.Erika Mendoza, Healdsburg Unified School DistrictHow are you participating in F2S during the pandemic?Great educational flyer!Thanks, Miguel! It’s a printable brochure on The Collective :)Where can we get a copy of the slide presentation?Hi Joan, we will send out a copy of the presentation and all of the resources we are mentioning after the callWe will try to get them out to you all by Monday!Breaking news- It looks like Trump approved the $8 billion in nutrition assistance this morning. Seems like this was approved by the House last week: [link]Great, thank youyes he didDownload the Center for Ecoliteracy’s coloring book pages! [link] We’ll also provide this link in the follow-up resources :)Hi everyone- With some students back in the classroom. Are you using a tally sheet for meals served at school?Great work TEAM LUNCHASSIST and CENTER FOR ECOLITERACY - we love your sessions and resources - love from OHIO! Check out @pisanickpartners social media for ideas for encouraging families to fill out free and reduced applications AND all things FTS!! XOThanks, Maureen!What are you doing to celebrate F2S month or National School Lunch Week with your children and families?hey Maureen and Jennifer! huge thanks from ICN!Great work Thank you!!Thanks Shannon! We love your team at ICN. Keep up the great work!And Happy World School Milk Day!Check out farm-to-school events including Crunch Events across the country here: [link]Thank you, Paloma! Can we get a copy of the CA Crunch flyer or a link to information on this?Wow, Jennifer's already on it!We will send the CA Crunch Flier you see on the screen in the call notes as wellReminder - CRUNCH day/week is celebrated in many states, not just California!free resources at feedourfuture.org including harvest of the month recipe videos for cafeteria and HOME! Take a pledge and get FREE swag!Thank you so much. Your team is doing a phenomenal job. I appreciate you so much!!!Please post Yousef's email!00:54:21
Mickinzie Lopez | LunchAssist:00:55:20
Mickinzie Lopez | LunchAssist:
Reminder - If you asked a question in the chat box earlier, and it hasn’t been answered, we have flagged them and will address them during our discussion at the end, so stay tuned!00:55:28
Paloma Perez Bertrand:
Thank you Kim! we truly appreciate all of you!!00:55:39
Jennifer L. McNeil:
Thanks Yousef and CAFF!00:55:52
Mickinzie Lopez | LunchAssist:
NFSN Webinars: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Fz7M_H65RRCj0qfEPKAACA00:56:09
Mickinzie Lopez | LunchAssist:
Nominate a Food Champion: http://www.farmtoschool.org/our-work/farm-to-school-month#champions00:56:22
Mickinzie Lopez | LunchAssist:
No Kid Hungry Webinar Registration: http://bestpractices.nokidhungry.org/webinars/rural-response-lessons-learned-covid-19-and-strategies-back-school00:56:41
Yousef - CAFF:
Thank you all for your support in continuing to grow the local food movement.
00:56:50
Leyla Marandi:
Thank you, Yousef!00:57:25
Jennifer L. McNeil:
Wow that sounds like a great webinar! :)00:57:37
Leyla Marandi:
We’ll try to send a link in the follow up email :) Thanks Maddy for sharing this opportunity with us00:57:46
Mickinzie Lopez | LunchAssist:
Recorded Let’s Eat Healthy Webinar: https://www.healthyeating.org/products-and-activities/programs-services/professional-development-advising/food-access?utm_campaign=SFS-FFFB_0820_follow-up&utm_content=SFS-FFFB_0820_follow-up&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Farmers+to+Families+Food+Box+Town+Hall+Follow+Up00:59:19
Mickinzie Lopez | LunchAssist:
Chef Ann Resource: https://www.thelunchbox.org/management/emergency-feeding00:59:34
Jennifer L. McNeil:
Thank you Brandy!01:00:34
Mickinzie Lopez | LunchAssist:
How are you keeping your team focused on hope and your collective “why”?01:00:49
Jennifer L. McNeil:
We appreciate everything you are all doing at the Chef Ann Foundation. In fact I know that Chef Ann motivated many of us to enter school nutrition, including myself when I got to meet her as a Cal Poly nutrition student. Thank you for sharing today!01:01:10
Janette Broda:
The Chef Ann Resource link is not working. Is there another link?01:01:44
Mickinzie Lopez | LunchAssist:
Brandy - can you provide an updated link?01:01:58
Mickinzie Lopez | LunchAssist:
How are you collaborating with your team or helping them develop new skills?01:02:21
Leyla Marandi:
Hi all — I got an error read for CAF. Since they just launched, they may be doing an quick update. We’ll make sure to share it out in the follow up email — there’s SO many good ideas on there. Thank you CAF team :)01:02:41
Brandy Dreibelbis:
https://www.thelunchbox.org/management/emergency-feeding/food01:02:46
Mickinzie Lopez | LunchAssist:
We will be sure to finalize all links and send them out in the follow-up resources! Apologies!01:03:05
Dede Duong:
Thank you so much Brandy!01:03:41
Mickinzie Lopez | LunchAssist:
Thanks to our community to supporting us when we have tech issues. ;)01:04:53
Susan Dalandan:
Our state said PEBT would extend to children in day care01:04:58
Susan Dalandan:
We are in PA01:05:20
Mickinzie Lopez | LunchAssist:
Thanks for sharing, Susan!01:05:31
Beth Alarcon:
Thank you, Susan and Brenda!01:06:02
Joan Orimaco:
We are from NJ, are they giving another round of PEBT?01:06:55
Leyla Marandi:
Glad you are joining from NJ, Joan :) P-EBT was extended through the Continuing Resolution passed by the Senate yesterday. Your state should have more news about this for you soon.01:08:29
Joan Orimaco:
Thank you Leyla01:08:42
Susan Dalandan:
PEBT authorized in the bill just passed, along with funding for states to administer the program. Also authorized states to have authority over SNAP waivers and not rely on USDA01:10:04
Mickinzie Lopez | LunchAssist:
Great overview, Jen!01:10:42
Catherine Paredes:
Are the supper and/or snacks through CACFP allowable to All children under 18, as with the SSO and SSFP?01:10:54
Brenda Ruiz:
when is California CDE next tuesday@2?01:11:49
Kat Soltanmorad:
HI Mickinzie, Our teams deliver meals and know our families well. The feedback and appreciation they receive being out in the community every other day helps tremendously! Teachers forward thank you notes from students to site kitchens frequently. Our local paper and district Media Coordinator is updated weekly on our happenings- we feature our team with media outlets and social media frequently. They are our dept!01:11:57
Jennifer L. McNeil:
Catherine - yes CACFP can be open to all children 18 and under if you are an “open” site01:12:05
Krysta Williams:
@ Brenda Oct 6th is California CDE Tuesday at 201:12:38
Sarah Prince:
TN is requiring verification :(01:12:40
Jessica Shelly:
Same here -- Ohio has said to hold off on verification01:12:48
Mickinzie Lopez | LunchAssist:
Kat - that is amazing feedback, thanks for sharing!!01:12:50
Anna Severns:
I think that was Massachusetts - they were speculating that USDA Q&A coming next will address it01:13:03
Hollie Hillard:
Michigan said to wait if we are doing SFSP01:13:22
Erin Primer:
CA (CDE Auditor) told me if we collect meal apps and assign a status,, we must do verification01:13:24
Jennifer Herrold:
Indiana says verification continue01:13:25
Amanda Venezia:
That's what we heard in NH as well. Hold off on verification and wait for USDA Q and A01:13:44
Kim Andreasen:
Now that the $8 B bill was passed maybe we will here today about verification;01:13:44
Mickinzie Lopez | LunchAssist:
Thanks everyone for sharing your state’s guidance!01:13:51
Ida Daniels:
Florida verification will continue01:13:59
Jessica Shelly:
Hand held clickers here01:14:03
Cassandra Bahr:
Would love to hear best practices from others for running a closed SSO site.01:14:19
josephine Culliton:
we are using our POS sytem Still01:14:23
Frances Montoya:
Yes we are going to use a roster sheet. For meals in the classroom.01:14:23
Mary Mathieu-Ruiz:
SRVUSD is tallying01:14:49
Hollie Hillard:
We are doing classroom rosters as well.01:15:05
Christina Cazares:
tally sheets01:15:34
Susan Dalandan:
Summary of new bill01:15:38
Brenda Ruiz:
verification is a sample right? are we supposed to verify everyone now? did that change? guidance on verification plz01:15:58
Mary Mathieu-Ruiz:
Any news on the Disaster Claim due 9/30? in CA?01:16:03
Regina Salmon:
Thank you!01:16:20
Mickinzie Lopez | LunchAssist:
Brenda - Yes, verification is still just a sample :)01:16:42
Mary Mathieu-Ruiz:
Thank you! We filed yesterday.01:17:43
Jiwon Jun:
Jus to confirm, we CAN serve CACFP At-Risk suppers and snacks on holidays? Different CDE specialists were saying different things (some saying yes, it’s allowed and others saying no, we cannot serve holiday supper and snacks)01:19:07
josephine Culliton:
Ohio is hold off verification?01:19:14
JUNE RICHARDSON:
I believe it was confirmed YES allowed.01:19:28
Leyla Marandi:
Thank you, June! (and hello!! :D)01:19:51
Ana Grajeda:
Is P-EBT coming back for our families? we are in California Great Job01:20:06
Susan Dalandan:
That was the case in PA, too. And according to the final USDA policy guidance it is yes to holiday supper and snacks. We had to have our state director request verification from regional USDA office and circulate through their staff.01:20:32
Mickinzie Lopez | LunchAssist:
Josephine - you will want to double-check this, but that was a comment made by an Ohio district in the chat box above01:20:42
Michael Jochner:
FYI - Alberstons/Safeway offered two additional grants, up to $500,000. (Innovation & Feeding Marginal Groups) If you have an "innovative" way to feed kids, I'd highly recommend you all apply. (I scored $100,00 in the first wave)01:20:45
Michael Jochner:
http://national.albertsonscompaniesfoundation.org/01:20:51
Leyla Marandi:
Amazing, Michael. THANK YOU!01:20:56
Mickinzie Lopez | LunchAssist:
WOW01:21:35
Michael Jochner:
Now looking at "Freight Farms" through the grant to grow our own salad bar items via Freight Farming.....01:21:52
Michael Jochner:
https://www.freightfarms.com/01:22:10
Madeline Sublet:
For PEBT, does that mean they get an additional amount if they already received it initially, or is it for new families that have not received anything?01:22:51
Paloma Perez Bertrand:
Extensions of P-EBT can be a great strategy for encouraging families to fill out the FRPM applications!01:22:57
Brenda Ruiz:
yes, very different in every state!01:25:09
josephine Culliton:
thank you01:25:09
Jessica Shelly:
THANK YOU!!!!!01:25:11
Frances Montoya:
Thank you!01:25:13
Christina Hecht:
Thanks everyone!!01:25:13
Kaleigh Talbert:
Thank you01:25:14
Paloma Perez Bertrand:
Let's all celebrate F2S month!!!01:25:15
Regina Salmon:
Thank you!01:25:16
Noi Whitener:
Thank you!!!01:25:18
Jodi Cooper:
Thank you!01:25:18
Brenda Ruiz:
thank you!01:25:19
Polly Houston:
thank you all01:25:21
Lisa White:
Thank you!01:25:21
Jennifer L. McNeil:
Have a great weekend everyone!01:25:24
Sharon Antiste:
thank you01:25:24
Adleit Asi:
Thank you!01:25:27
Dede Duong:
Thank you so much!!!!!01:25:27
Michael Jochner:
Thanks teams!01:25:28
Susan Cooper:
Thank you01:25:35
NORA RUIZ:
thank you all01:25:35
Pamela Meade:
Thank you!01:25:38
Mercedes Cordova:
Thank you01:25:41
Mary Mathieu-Ruiz:
Great presentation as always! I don't know how you keep it all straight! :-)01:25:43
Polly Houston:
Thank you!0
