Developed by: D.C. Hunger Solutions, DC Department of Health, DC Office of
the State Superintendent of Education, DC Public Schools, DC Department of
Human Services, DC Department of Aging and Community Living
District of Columbia
Federal Nutrition
Programs Toolkit
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INTRODUCTION
Every resident of the District of Columbia has a right to healthy, aordable, culturally
appropriate food. This Toolkit was created for residents, community based organizaons
(CBOs), health care providers, District agencies, and anyone interested in ensuring everyone
has access to healthy, aordable food. Agencies, CBOs, and providers can use the Toolkit to
refer their parcipants to federal nutrion programs, and individuals can learn how to apply
and where to access benets, food, and meals.
Access to aordable, nutrious food and meals is central to living a healthy life. The District
operates federal nutrion programs which oer a variety of benets - from money for
groceries to balanced meals - for all age groups. Each program is unique and serves a dierent
group of people with dierent benet types. This Toolkit was created to help people navigate
these programs so that individuals and families receive the support they need for healthy diets
and lives.
The federal nutrion programs are administered federally by the US Department of Agriculture
and the Administraon for Community Living and operated in the District by state agencies
including the DC Department of Health, DC Oce of the State Superintendent of Educaon,
DC Department of Human Services, and DC Department of Aging and Community Living. These
agencies partner with organizaons across the District to provide benets, meals, snacks, and
food boxes through the federal nutrion programs.
We hope you nd this Toolkit useful and eecve. Connecng people to federal nutrion
programs can help combat food insecurity and ensure residents have the nutrion needed to
live a healthy, producve life.
These instuons are equal opportunity providers.
USDA Non-Discriminaon Statement: www.fns.usda.gov/usda-nondiscriminaon-statement
Oce of Civil Rights: www.hhs.gov/ocr/civilrights/resources/laws/index.html
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Age groupings and associated food programs
PREGNANT
WOMEN AND
NEW MOMS
SENIORS
02 Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program
(SNAP)
04 Special Supplemental
Nutrition Program for
Women Infants, and
Children (WIC)
05 WIC Farmers’ Market
Nutrition Program
(WIC FMNP)
06 The Emergency Food
Assistance Program
(TEFAP)
INFANTS
(BIRTH – 1 YEAR)
CHILDREN
(2 – 5 YEARS)
CHILDREN
(6 – 18 YEARS)
CHILDREN WITH
DISABILITIES
(6 – 18 YEARS)
ADULTS
(19 – 59 YEARS)
ADULTS WITH
DISABILITIES
(19 – 59 YEARS)
OLDER ADULTS
(60+ YEARS)
04 Special Supplemental
Nutrition Program for
Women Infants, and
Children (WIC)
05 WIC Farmers’ Market
Nutrition Program
(WIC FMNP)
08 Pandemic Electronic
Benefits Transfer
(P-EBT)
09 Child and Adult Care
Food Program (CACFP)
10 Summer Food Service
Program (SFSP)
04 Special Supplemental
Nutrition Program for
Women Infants, and
Children (WIC)
05 WIC Farmers’ Market
Nutrition Program
(WIC FMNP)
08 Pandemic Electronic
Benefits Transfer
(P-EBT)
09 Child and Adult Care
Food Program (CACFP)
10 Summer Food Service
Program (SFSP)
11 School Nutrition
Programs (SNP)
02 Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program
(SNAP)
06 The Emergency Food
Assistance Program
(TEFAP)
08 Pandemic Electronic
Benefits Transfer
(P-EBT)
09 Child and Adult Care
Food Program (CACFP)
10 Summer Food Service
Program (SFSP)
11 School Nutrition
Programs (SNP)
02 Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program
(SNAP)
04 Special Supplemental
Nutrition Program for
Women Infants, and
Children (WIC)
05 WIC Farmers’ Market
Nutrition Program
(WIC FMNP)
06 The Emergency Food
Assistance Program
(TEFAP)
08 Pandemic Electronic
Benefits Transfer
(P-EBT)
09 Child and Adult Care
Food Program (CACFP)
10 Summer Food Service
Program (SFSP)
11 School Nutrition
Programs (SNP)
02 Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program
(SNAP)
06 The Emergency Food
Assistance Program
(TEFAP)
02 Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program
(SNAP)
04 Special Supplemental
Nutrition Program for
Women Infants, and
Children (WIC)
05 WIC Farmers’ Market
Nutrition Program
(WIC FMNP)
06 The Emergency Food
Assistance Program
(TEFAP)
09 Child and Adult Care
Food Program (CACFP)
13 Nutrition Programs for
Older Adults (DACL)
02 Supplemental Nutrition
Assistance Program
(SNAP)
06 The Emergency Food
Assistance Program
(TEFAP)
07 Commodity
Supplemental Food
Program (CSFP)/
Grocery Plus
09 Child and Adult Care
Food Program (CACFP)
13 Nutrition Programs for
Older Adults (DACL)
15 Senior Farmers’ Market
Nutrition Program
(Senior FMNP)
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SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP)
WHO IS ELIGIBLE FOR SNAP?
• Individuals (even if you are working), families,
older adults/seniors, persons experiencing
homelessness, persons with a disability,
many immigrants, and cizen children of
undocumented immigrants
• Household size and income determine if a
resident is eligible to receive SNAP. More
informaon can be found here: dhs.dc.gov/
service/snap-eligibility.
HOW TO APPLY
• Applicaons can be completed online through
the DC Benets Portal (dcbenets.dhs.dc.gov/)
or by downloading the “DC First” mobile phone
app through the Apple App Store or Google Play
store. You can also download an applicaon
from the DC Department of Human Services,
Economic Security Administraon (ESA) website,
or go to the nearest ESA Service Center to pick
up an applicaon.
• Gather the documents needed for your
applicaon – download a list of the documents
needed to apply.
• Submit your applicaon online, drop o your
applicaon to any open ESA Service Center, or
email your applicaon to info@dchunger.org.
You have the right to submit an incomplete
applicaon if you have completed and signed the
rst page.
CONTACT INFORMATION
• Phone: (202) 727-5355 or (202) 807-0405
• Email: [email protected]
• Website: dhs.dc.gov/snapinfo
• LOCATIONS OF ESA SERVICE SITES
• Congress Heights Service Center:
4049 South Capitol St. SW (OPEN)
• H Street Service Center:
645 H St. NE (OPEN)
• Taylor Street Service Center:
1207 Taylor St. NW (OPEN)
• Anacostia Service Center:
2100 Martin Luther King Ave. SE (OPEN)
• Fort Davis Service Center:
3851 Alabama Ave. SE (OPEN)
WHAT IS SNAP?
• The District’s Supplemental Nutrion Assistance Program (SNAP) (formerly known as Food Stamps)
helps individuals and families buy the food they need for good health.
• Eligible residents receive benets on an Electronic Benets Transfer (EBT) card that they can use to buy
groceries at SNAP-accepng grocery stores, corner stores, and farmers’ markets.
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SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (SNAP)
OTHER RESOURCES
• D.C. Hunger Soluons provides SNAP applicaon
assistance and case status inquiries. You can
contact them at (202) 640-1088 or emailing
info@dchunger.org.
• SNAP Employment and Training Program
(SNAP E&T)
x The Supplemental Nutrion Assistance
Employment and Training (SNAP E&T)
Program helps SNAP users in achieving their
career goals. SNAP E&T provides parcipants
(age 16 and older) with a variety of services
focused on their interests and needs to
help them in the workforce. The program is
completely voluntary, and parcipants receive
reimbursement for eligible transportaon,
child care, and other expenses related to
parcipaon.
x To apply, please call the SNAP E&T oce at
(202) 535-1178 or email dhs.snape[email protected]
to get started. All services are currently being
oered remotely due to the coronavirus
(COVID-19) public health emergency. Sta is
available to assist Monday through Friday from
8:15 a.m.-4:45 p.m.
x The SNAP E&T main oce is located at 2100
MLK Jr Ave. SE, Suite 300, Washington, DC. The
program is co-located twice per week at Adams
Place Homeless Shelter (2210 Adams Place, NE)
x The program provides outreach services on a
rotang basis ve days a week at all ve DHS
Service Centers.
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SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN (WIC)
WHO IS ELIGIBLE FOR WIC?
• Pregnant women; women who delivered a baby
in the past six months to 12 months; infants and
children up to age 5; infants and children up to
age 5 who are cared for by grandparents, fathers,
foster parents, or other legal guardians may be
eligible
• DC residents
• Household income is 185 percent below the
federal poverty line
• If you receive SNAP (Food Stamps), TANF, or free
school meals in DC, you are also eligible for DC
WIC.
Check out this pre-screening tool to see if you are
eligible - wic.fns.usda.gov/wps/pages/preScreenTool.
xhtml
HOW TO APPLY
• To apply for WIC, residents should call their local
WIC site.
• Site locaons and contact informaon can be
found at dcwic.org/wic-locaons.
• Addional informaon for how to apply for
DC WIC can be found at dcwic.org/how-to-apply-
for-wic.
CONTACT INFORMATION
• Phone: (202) 442-9397
• Email: info.[email protected]
• Website: dcwic.org
• Instagram: @dcwic
LOCATIONS OF SERVICE SITES
• There are 13 local WIC clinics in DC.
• Find a local WIC clinic near you at
dcwic.org/wic-locaons.
• You can nd a list of local grocers, pharmacies,
and farmers’ markets accepng WIC benets
here.
WHAT IS WIC?
• WIC helps pregnant women, new mothers, infants (6-12 months), and children up to age 5 years buy
the food they need for good health.
• Eligible residents receive benets on checks that they can use to buy groceries at WIC-accepng
grocery stores, corner stores, pharmacies, Commissary, and farmers’ markets. *Please note DC WIC
will change to an EBT card by April 2022.
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WIC FARMERS’ MARKET NUTRITION PROGRAM (WIC FMNP)
WHO IS ELIGIBLE FOR WIC FMNP?
• Pregnant and postpartum women, infants (6-12
months), and children up to age 5
• Pregnant women; women who delivered a baby
in the past six months to 12 months; infants
6-12 months and children up to age 5; infants
and children up to age 5 who are cared for by
grandparents, fathers, foster parents, or other
legal guardians may be eligible
• DC residents
• Household income is less than 185 percent of
Federal Poverty Level
If you receive WIC in DC, you are also eligible for WIC
FMNP in DC.
HOW TO APPLY
• In order to receive WIC FMNP benets, a
resident must be enrolled in the WIC Program.
• To apply for the WIC program, interested
residents can contact a WIC site. Site locaons
and contact informaon can be found at
dcwic.org/wic-locaons.
• More informaon can be found here:
dcwic.org/how-to-apply-for-wic.
WHAT IS THE WIC FARMERS’ MARKET NUTRITION PROGRAM (WIC FMNP)?
• WIC FMNP helps pregnant women, new mothers, infants (6-12 months), and children up to age 5
buy fresh and local fruits, vegetables and cut herbs from approved farmers and receive nutrion
educaon.
• Eligible residents receive benets on an checks that they can use to buy fresh fruit, vegetables, and
herbs at FMNP-accepng farmers’ markets.
• The WIC FMNP season runs from June 1-Oct. 31
CONTACT INFORMATION
• Phone: (202) 442-9397
• Email: info.[email protected]
• Website: dcwic.org
• Instagram: @dcwic
LOCATIONS OF SERVICE SITES
• There are 13 local WIC clinics in DC.
• Find a local WIC clinic near you at
dcwic.org/wic-locaons.
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WHO IS ELIGIBLE FOR TEFAP?
Residents
• DC residents who receive SNAP, TANF, Medicaid,
or have income 185 percent below the federal
poverty line.
Organizaons
• The Capital Area Food Bank is the distribung
organizaon, contracted by the District of
Columbia, to operate the TEFAP program and
distribute USDA Foods to agencies that operate
feeding and nutrion programs for eligible DC
residents.
• To be eligible to distribute TEFAP commodies,
an organizaon must be a public or private
nonprot 501(c)3 organizaon.
HOW TO APPLY
Residents
• To receive TEFAP foods for home preparaon
and consumpon (groceries), applicaons are
completed at food pantries using the “DC TEFAP
Self-Disclosure Form.”
x Required informaon includes name, address,
number of individuals in household, and self-
declaraon of TEFAP eligibility.
x Residents must cerfy for the program
annually at food distribuon sites.
• To receive TEFAP foods as prepared meals, from
soup kitchens, no applicaon is required.
• There are no restricons on how oen a
household can receive TEFAP foods and how
oen food pantries can distribute TEFAP to
households.
THE EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (TEFAP)
Organizaons
• For informaon on being a subrecipient agency
under the Capital Area Food Bank, please contact
their organizaon at (202) 644-9807.
CONTACT INFORMATION
• Email: osse.nutrionprogr[email protected] (please
specify TEFAP in the subject line)
• Website: osse.dc.gov/service/emergency-food-
assistance-program-tefap
• Phone: (202) 644-9807 (Capital Area Food Bank
Hunger Hotline)
LOCATIONS OF SERVICE SITES
• There are 81 TEFAP sites in the District. Sites
can be found on the Capital Area Food Bank’s
website: capitalareafoodbank.org/nd-food-
assistance/
WHAT IS TEFAP?
• The TEFAP is a US Department of Agriculture program that assists with supplemenng the diets of
low-income Americans, including the elderly, by providing them with emergency nutrion assistance
at no cost.
• The District of Columbia provides TEFAP foods to local agencies, such as food banks, which in turn
distribute the food to soup kitchens and food pantries that directly serve the public.
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COMMODITY SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD PROGRAM (CSFP)
WHO IS ELIGIBLE FOR CSFP?
• Seniors, age 60 and older
• DC residents
• Household income less than income 130 percent
of Federal Poverty Level
HOW TO APPLY
• To apply for CSFP, residents can call the Grocery
Plus hotline at (202) 644-9880.
• More informaon can be found on Capital Area
Food Bank’s website here.
WHAT IS THE COMMODITY SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD PROGRAM (CSFP) /Grocery Plus
• CSFP, also known as Grocery Plus, provides seniors, age 60 and older, a monthly food box with a variety
of healthy foods including canned fruit, vegetables, meat, sh; canned and dried beans and peanut
buer; cereal, pasta, and rice; and milk and cheese.
• Seniors also receive nutrion educaon and referrals to healthcare and social services.
CONTACT INFORMATION
• Phone: (202) 644-9880
• Website: capitalareafoodbank.org
LOCATIONS OF SERVICE SITES
• The Capital Area Food Bank provides Senior
FMNP checks at 71 senior sites in the District.
Call (202) 644-9880 for informaon on locaons
of service sites.
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PANDEMIC ELECTRONIC BENEFITS TRANSFER (P-EBT)
WHO IS ELIGIBLE FOR P-EBT?
• Children in pre-K 3 through Grade 12 who qualify
for free or reduced-price school meals or aend
a Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) school. To
determine if a school is operang the CEP, please
reach out to the school directly.
• Children age 6 and younger who live in a
household that receives SNAP.
For more informaon, please visit the DHS website:
dhs.dc.gov/p-ebt
HOW TO APPLY
• Families cannot apply to the P-EBT program
individually.
• Students are eligible for P-EBT if they aend a
school operang the CEP, are directly cered by
another benets program such as SNAP or TANF,
or based on submission of a free and reduced-
price meal (FARM) applicaon submied directly
to their school.
CONTACT INFORMATION
• Website: dhs.dc.gov/p-
ebt
WHAT IS P-EBT?
• Through P-EBT, eligible children receive temporary emergency nutrion benets loaded on EBT cards
that are used to purchase food.
• Children who would have received free or reduced-price meals under the Naonal School Lunch
Program, if their schools were not closed or operang with reduced hours or aendance for at least
ve consecuve days, are eligible to receive P-EBT benets.
• Addionally, children age 6 and younger with disrupons in child care who live in a household that
receives SNAP are eligible.
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CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM (CACFP)
WHO IS ELIGIBLE FOR CACFP?
Individuals:
• Infants and children receive no-cost or low-cost
meals through their child development facility or
day care home.
• All youth who are age 18 and younger at the
start of the school year and any person with a
disability can get meals through parcipang
aerschool programs.
• Anyone younger than 25 years old or who has a
disability can get meals at emergency shelters
they live in.
• Adults who are age 60 and older or those age 18
and older with a disability can receive no-cost
or low-cost meals at the adult day center where
they also receive social and health services.
Center/Home Eligibility
• In order to receive reimbursement for meals served
to these age groups, your center/home/school must
be approved to parcipate in the CACFP.
Several types of facilies are eligible for this
program, including:
• Licensed child care centers, before- and aer-
care centers, and day care homes.
• Aerschool programs with structured acvies
(not compeve sports).
• Emergency shelters.
• Licensed adult day care centers.
HOW TO APPLY
Individuals:
• Youth or those with disabilies at parcipang
aerschool programs or are living in parcipang
emergency shelters can receive meals
automacally.
• Families with infants and children enrolled in
child care centers or family day care homes,
as well as adults enrolled in adult day centers,
are asked to ll out a condenal form with
household income informaon. This form is
provided by the facility/home and helps facilies
determine how much reimbursement the facility
will receive for meals they serve.
Center/Home:
• Day care home providers apply to the CACFP
under a sponsoring organizaon.
• Child care centers can choose to complete an
applicaon to the CACFP independently or under
a sponsoring organizaon through OSSE’s web-
based system, Orchard.
• All organizaons and providers interested in
parcipang in the CACFP can view their opons
here: osse.dc.gov/publicaon/cacfp-app-process.
• Applicaons can be completed year-round. Your
facility will be assigned a program specialist to
support program operaons.
CONTACT INFORMATION
• Email: osse.nutrionprogr[email protected]
(please specify CACFP in the subject line)
• Website: osse.dc.gov/service/child-and-adult-
care-food-program-cacfp
• Phone: (202) 727-6436 (parents/guardians/
adults: please contact the facility you or your
child aends rst)
LOCATIONS OF SERVICE SITES
• Child care centers and home providers that
parcipate in the CACFP are listed here:
childcareconnecons.osse.dc.gov/MyChildCare/
home.
WHAT IS CACFP?
• The CACFP provides approved child development facilies, adult day care centers, sponsored day care homes,
aerschool programs, and emergency shelters with monthly reimbursement for the meals and snacks they serve.
Meals that are reimbursed must meet federal guidelines.
• Parcipang organizaons receive training and technical assistance, nutrion educaon, and food safety
informaon.
• Facilies must be eligible and receive approval to operate the CACFP before applying for any reimbursement.
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SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM (SFSP) - LOCALLY KNOWN AS DC YOUTH MEALS PROGRAM
WHO IS ELIGIBLE FOR SFSP?
• All youths age 18 and younger can receive
no-cost meals at parcipang meal sites in the
community.
• Individuals with disabilies who are older than
age 18 and parcipate in school programs for the
mentally or physically disabled can also receive
meals at these sites.
• No cost, no sign-up, no registraon, and no ID
required.
HOW TO APPLY
Families/Youth:
• There is no ID or applicaon required to
parcipate in SFSP.
• All youths in DC age 18 and younger can receive
service by vising any parcipang open meal
site located in the District.
Sites:
• Sites may apply on their own or under a
sponsoring organizaon.
• Site applicaon approval in the SFSP is required.
• Sites that are interested in being part of the
SFSP under an approved summer sponsor can
contact Shanek[email protected] for the list of
parcipang sponsors.
Sponsors:
• The state agency approves sponsor applicaons,
conducts training of sponsors, monitors SFSP
operaons, and processes program payments.
Sponsors sign agreements with their state
agencies to run the program.
• Applicaons through OSSE’s web-based system,
Orchard, are available each year on Feb. 1.
Sponsor applicaons cannot be accepted aer
June 15.
• If you are interested in applying for your own
site and/or other meal sites, contact Shaneka.
[email protected] to discuss the applicaon process.
CONTACT INFORMATION
• Phone: (202) 664-0458
• Email: osse.nutrionprogr[email protected]
(Please specify DC Youth Meals Program in the
subject line)
• Website: osse.dc.gov/dcsummermeals
LOCATIONS OF SERVICE SITES
• Text FOOD to 877-877 or call 1-866-3-HUNGRY
• USDA’s SFSP site map: www.fns.usda.gov/
meals4kids
• Open DCPS and DPR meal sites are listed on
coronavirus.dc.gov/food
WHAT IS THE SFSP?
• The SFSP, is a federally funded, state-administered program. SFSP reimburses program operators who
serve no-cost healthy meals and snacks to youth age 18 and younger in low-income areas during
summer months.
• The SFSP also operates in the event of an unancipated school closure, extreme weather event, natural
disaster, or any other event that may cause schools to be closed more than two weeks.
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WHAT ARE SNPs?
The SNPs include the School Breakfast Program (SBP), Naonal School Lunch Program (NSLP), Aerschool
Snack Program (ASP), Seamless Summer Opon (SSO), Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Program (FFVP), and
Special Milk Program (SMP). These programs provide nutrious low- or no-cost meals and snacks to
students in the District.
SCHOOL NUTRITION PROGRAMS (SNP)
WHO IS ELIGIBLE FOR SNP?
Residents:
• Students enrolled in parcipang schools and
residenal child care instuons (RCCIs).
Organizaons:
• DCPS, public charter schools, private schools,
and RCCIs.
HOW TO APPLY
Residents:
• Students aending a Community Eligibility
Provision (CEP)school do not have to apply.
Meals served at CEP schools are provided at
no-cost to students.
• Students aending a school that oers free,
reduced-price, and paid meals will need to
complete a Free And Reduced-price Meal (FARM)
applicaon. This form is condenal. Families
can see if their student will receive free or
reduced-priced meals using the USDA annual
Income Eligibility Guidelines.
x There is no cost for breakfast at schools that
parcipate in the SBP.
Organizaons:
• Eligible schools and RCCIs can apply as an SFA for
the NSLP (including the SBP, ASSP, and SSO) or
SMP through OSSE’s web-based system, Orchard.
• SFAs must apply to parcipate on an annual basis
and are required to meet certain nutrion, meal,
and administrave requirements. Applicaons must
• SBP: The SBP provides reimbursement to
states to operate nonprot breakfast programs
in schools and residenal childcare instuons.
OSSE administers the SBP at the state level,
and local school food authories (SFAs)
operate the program in schools.
• NSLP: NSLP is a federally assisted meal
program operang in public, public charter,
and nonprot private schools and residenal
child care instuons. It provides nutrionally
balanced, low-cost or free lunches to children
each school day.
• ASP: The aerschool snack component of
the NSLP is a federally assisted snack service
that lls the aernoon hunger gap for school
children. At the state level, it is administered
by OSSE, which operates the snack service
through agreements with local SFAs. SFAs are
ulmately responsible for the administraon of
the snack service.
• SSO: SSO makes it easier for schools operang
either the SBP or NSLP to feed children during
the tradional summer vacaon periods and,
for year-round schools, long school vacaon
periods. The schools serve free meals to youth
age 18 and younger under the school meal
program rules. Meals are reimbursed at the
free rates for school lunches, school breakfasts,
and aerschool snacks.
• FFVP: FFVP is an important tool in our eorts
to combat childhood obesity. The program has
been successful in introducing school children to a
variety of produce that they otherwise might not
have the opportunity to sample.
• SMP: The SMP provides milk to children in
schools and child care instuons who do
not parcipate in other federal meal service
programs. The program reimburses schools and
instuons for the milk they serve.
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be submied in Orchard by Aug. 31 annually. SFAs
will be assigned a program specialist to support
program operaons.
• CEP schools: Schools that elect to adopt the CEP
must not collect FARM applicaons from families
and must provide breakfast and lunch meals to
all students free of charge.
• Schools that adopt the CEP are reimbursed using
a formula based on the percentage of students
categorically eligible for free meals based on
their parcipaon in federal nutrion programs
such as SNAP or TANF.
• Pricing schools: Schools that do not qualify for
or choose to elect the CEP should collect FARM
applicaons from families and charge families at
a free, reduced-priced or paid rate dependent on
their household income or parcipaon in other
federal nutrion programs such as SNAP or TANF.
Each SFA sets their school’s paid lunch price as part
of the applicaon process. School breakfast is free
for all DC students enrolled in schools parcipang
in the SBP.
• Pricing schools are reimbursed per meal served
at annual rates set by the US Department of
Agriculture.
SFAs are eligible to apply to the FFVP if they serve
elementary school students, operate the NSLP and are in
good standing, and have 50 percent or more of students
eligible for free or reduced-priced meals. A separate
Orchard applicaon is required for the FFVP.
CONTACT INFORMATION
• Email: OSSE.NutrionProgr[email protected]
(please specify School Nutrion Programs in the
subject line)
• Website: osse.dc.gov/service/nutrion-services
• Phone: (202) 727-6436 (families: please contact
the schools directly rst before using general
phone line)
LOCATIONS OF SERVICE SITES
• DCPS and DC Public Charter Schools parcipate
in the school meal programs. Private schools and
RCCIs can parcipate as well.
• Families are encouraged to reach out to
their child’s school to learn more about their
school’s parcipaon in federal school nutrion
programs.
• Schools may contact OSSE to see if they are
eligible.
SCHOOL NUTRITION PROGRAMS (SNP)
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WHO IS ELIGIBLE FOR NUTRITION
PROGRAMS FOR OLDER ADULTS (DACL)?
• Home-Delivered Meals: Adults 60 and older,
the spouses of homebound adults, or disabled
persons who reside with these homebound
adults may be eligible to receive home-delivered
meals. You must rst be screened by the
Department of Aging and Community Living
(DACL).
• Community Dining: Any Adult 60 and older,
the spouses of homebound adults, or disabled
persons who reside with older adults are
welcome. These meals are nutrious and are
served in community sengs such as senior
centers, senior housing, or churches (Note:
currently, community dining is closed due to the
Public Health Emergency).
• Nutrion Supplements: Adults 60 and older with
a physician’s prescripon or diean assessment
that determines unintenonal weight loss, frailty,
underweight or a condion that interferes with
nutrional intake may all qualify for medically
therapeuc liquid nutrion supplements
including Ensure Plus, Boost Glucose Control,
and Nepro.
DEPARTMENT OF AGING AND COMMUNITY LIVING (DACL) NUTRITION PROGRAMS
• Nutrion Counseling: Nutrion Counseling is an
important part of the prevenon and treatment
of many diseases and condions. A Lead Agency
Registered Diean Nutrionist or Licensed
Nutrionist can oer support for improving
your nutrional status based on your needs.
This one-on-one dietary guidance is tailored
to each individual and involves an evaluaon
of nutrional history, current dietary intake,
medicaon use, or chronic illnesses.
• Nutrion Educaon: Nutrion Educaon
programs are designed to promote beer
health and well-being by providing accurate
and culturally sensive nutrion, physical
tness, or health informaon and instrucon
to parcipants and caregivers in a group or
individual seng, supervised by a Lead Agency
Registered Diean or Licensed Nutrionist.
WHAT IS THE DEPARTMENT OF AGING AND COMMUNITY LIVING (DACL) AND LEAD AGENCIES?
DACL provides leadership for programs for older adults funded by the Older Americans Act to improve
health, address hunger, and support independence and cognive funconing. These services are
provided directly through six Lead Agencies, which are neighborhood-based resource centers that
administer programming and services to older adults and are located across the District.
WHAT ARE NUTRITION PROGRAMS FOR OLDER ADULTS?
In order to thrive, you need food that tastes good and is good for you. Nutrion programs for older adults
are designed for adults age 60 and older and adults with disabilies. Services oered include community
dining (currently closed due to COVID-19), home-delivered meals, nutrion screening, nutrion
counseling, nutrion supplements and nutrion educaon.
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HOW TO APPLY
• Call Informaon and Referral: (202) 724-5626.
• Sta will begin the client applicaon process
and refer clients to their local Lead Agency
(TERRIFIC, Inc. for Wards 1,2, and 4; IONA for
Ward 3; Seabury for Wards 5,6; East River Family
Strengthening Collaborave for Wards 7,8) to
receive services.
CONTACT INFORMATION
• Phone: (202) 724-5626
• Email: [email protected]
• Website: dacl.dc.gov/service/nutrion
• Instagram: @dcagingnews
LOCATIONS OF SERVICE SITES
• There are 46 Community Dining Sites found
throughout the District. (Note: Sites are currently
closed due to the Public Health Emergency)
• There are three Adult Day Health Centers
open for in person programming: Genevieve
N. Johnson Zion Adult Day Care, Iona Senior
Services operates two Adult Day Care Programs
including Iona Washington Home Center and
Iona Wellness & Arts Center.
• There are six Senior Wellness Centers open for
in person acvies: Bernice Fontenau, Hae
Holmes, Model Cies, Hayes, Washington, and
Congress Heights.
• Virtual services including online tness and
wellness classes, workshops, support groups,
can be accessed through dacl.dc.gov under
the “DACL Events” tab or at daclvirtualevents.
splashthat.com/.
DEPARTMENT OF AGING AND COMMUNITY LIVING (DACL) NUTRITION PROGRAMS
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SENIOR FARMERS’ MARKET NUTRITION PROGRAM (SENIOR FMNP)
WHO IS ELIGIBLE FOR SENIOR FMNP?
• Seniors, age 60 and older
• DC residents
• Household income less than Income 130 percent of
Federal Poverty Level
• If you receive Commodity Supplemental Food
Program (Grocery Plus) in DC, you also qualify for
Senior FMNP in DC
• In order to receive Senior FMNP benets, a resident
must be enrolled in the Commodity Supplemental
Food Program (Grocery Plus)
HOW TO APPLY
• To apply for the Commodity Supplemental Food
Program (Grocery Plus), residents can call the
Grocery Plus hotline at (202) 644-9880.
• More informaon can be found on Capital Area
Food Bank’s website here.
WHAT IS THE SENIOR FARMERS’ MARKET NUTRITION PROGRAM (SENIOR FMNP)?
• Senior FMNP helps seniors, age 60 and older, to buy fresh and local fruits, vegetables, cut herbs and
honey from approved farmers and receive nutrion educaon.
• Eligible residents receive benets on an checks that they can use to buy fresh fruit, vegetables, and
herbs at Senior FMNP-accepng farmers’ markets.
• The WIC FMNP season runs from June 1-Oct. 31.
CONTACT INFORMATION
• Phone: (202) 644-9880
• Website: capitalareafoodbank.org
LOCATIONS OF SERVICE SITES
• The Capital Area Food Bank provides Senior FMNP
checks at 71 senior sites in the District. Call (202)
644-9880 for informaon on locaons of service
sites.
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