Through state legislation or district policy changes, states and localities have taken a variety of steps to increase participation in school breakfast.

Through state legislation or district policy changes, states and localities have taken a variety of steps to increase participation in school breakfast.

This file includes data and information you will need to complete the Summer Meals Proclamation and Resolution Sample Policies.

This resource provides sample language to use in a Mayoral Summer Meals Proclamation.

This resource provides sample language to use in a Summer Meals Mayoral Proclamation or City Council Resolution.

This resource provides state policymakers and advocates with sample language to use in a Gubernatorial Proclamation or Simple Resolution recognizing the importance of summer meals programs.

This resource highlights ideas for how states, localities, and schools can leverage COVID relief funds like State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF), Emergency Elementary and Secondary Education Relief (ESSER) Funds, and Governor's Emergency Education Relief (GEER) Funds to mitigate the impact of nationwide child nutrition waiver expirations for Summer 2022 and School Year 2022-2023. 

New legislation extends the USDA's authority to issue nationwide waivers for Summer 2022 operations, provides more limited nationwide waiver authority for School Year 2022-2023, and offers additional per-meal reimbursement rates for one year.