Do you have an after-school program? Do you need help providing food? Minneapolis Public Schools Culinary & Wellness Services is committed to expanding access to quality food for youth throughout our community - in and out of our schools. We partner with public, private nonprofit or for-profit organizations – large and small - to provide nutritious meals that support the long-term health of all youth - physically, mentally, and academically. With the help of the USDA and partnering community organizations, MPS CWS sponsored almost One Million no-cost meals via the 2019 Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) and the 2018-2019 Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP). Providing no-cost meals through the CACFP At-Risk Afterschool Meal Program helps students get the nutritious meals they need and helps our community partners to focus their resources back into their programs, paying competitive wages to community-based youth workers and deepening their bonds with the youth that they serve.
Complete the 2022-2023 Afterschool Food Program (At-Risk CACFP) Application & Agreement today to partner with Minneapolis Public Schools to provide no cost meals to youth in your program.
To be eligible, the afterschool program in your public, private nonprofit, or for-profit organization must:
If your organization meets these requirements, your next step is to complete the 2022-2023 Afterschool Food Program (At-Risk CACFP) Application & Agreement. We are happy to work with partners of any size. Afterschool Food Program menus begin September 6th, 2022, so complete the application as soon as possible.
Please read the information included in the Application & Agreement. In the past we have sent the agreement out as a separate document. This year, the application will also serve as the agreement for the 2022-2023 At-Risk CACFP session that must be presented to the Minnesota Department of Education for approval of Afterschool Food distribution at your site.
Planning for the 2022-2023 Afterschool Session
Congress has not extended the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) authority to issue nationwide waivers, so we are returning to pre-pandemic Afterschool Food Program (At-Risk CACFP) operations. This means that sites eligible for At-Risk CACFP based on a COVID-19 area eligible waiver will no longer be eligible to participate in At-Risk CACFP. MPS does offer Smart Snacks for purchase for sites that will no longer qualify for the At-Risk CACFP due to returning area-eligibility requirements. Here is the Smart Snack order information.
Important for ALL SITES
These changes will be covered in the annual training that is distributed at the end of August.
Please email Hashep Seka-Nygaard, Community Site Supervisor, with any questions. Current partners can visit the Community Site Resources webpage for materials to support their food program.
Click the link above for downloadable materials to support food service at your community site.
Visit our Community Site Resources page where you can download and print various materials to support food service at your site.