Summer Food Service Program offers nutritious meals to reduce childhood hunger.
(Salem, OR) – Free meals for Oregon children ages 18 and younger includes those who are enrolled at camps and other enrolled summer meals programs. The Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) is part of the Oregon Department of Education’s efforts to “Bridge the Gap” students face after the end of one school year and the start of another. A complete list of these Oregon locations can be found on the ODE website.
Foster children, children who receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) benefits, or households receiving Food Distribution Programs on Indian Reservations (FDPIR) benefits are automatically eligible to receive free meal benefits at eligible program sites (enrolled summer programs or residential summer camps). Meals are available without regard to race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), age, disability, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.
Other children from families whose income is at or below the levels in the following table are also eligible for free meal benefits if enrolled in any of these programs.
2024-25 SFSP Income Eligibility Standards
Participants may qualify for reduced price meals if the household income falls at or below the limits on this chart.
If you have questions, please contact ODE Community Nutrition Manager Meghan Tschida at (971) 701- 9004 or [email protected]
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