Escambia County Withdraws As Summer Feeding Program Sponsor

April 10, 2008

Escambia County will not serve as a sponsor for 2008 Summer Feeding Program for children in the county, including four sites in the North Escambia area.

For many years, the Board has, with permission from the Escambia County School District, voluntarily served as the sponsor for this program. The program has traditionally operated on grant funding, but during the last two program years, the School District has had to offset the operational deficit.

Summer nutrition for children under the Ms. Willie Ann Glenn Act requires each school district to develop a plan to sponsor summer nutrition programs. The schoolboard will offer a program to students via its cafeteria services facilities.

“The Board of County Commissioners regrets this decision but, due to the projected amount of reimbursements for the 2008 program, it will be extremely difficult to operate the program without additional funding,” the county announced Wednesday.

Last year’s program provided nutritionally balanced meals at 37 sites across the county, including the Carver Community Center in Century, Carver/Century K-8 School, the Quintette Community Center and Ransom Middle School. Those four sites all served breakfast last year, and the Carver/Century school site served a breakfast each day.

The school district’s plan for the summer feeding program have not yet been announced.

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