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Programs
Program
National School Lunch Program (NSLP)
Administering Agency
Ohio Department of Education
What may be provided
Lunches and afterschool snacks
Who Receives the Funding
Public and private schools and residential child care agencies
Who qualifies
Free Meals: Children with family income at or below130% of the federal poverty level; Reduced-Price Meals: Children
with family income at or below 185% of the federal poverty level; Full-Price Meals: All children with family income
above 185% of the federal poverty level.
Population served
Children attending participating schools and agencies. Children may also receive afterschool snacks through this
program.
# Eligible
In SY 05-06, all children (over 1.8million) with 653,688 eligible for free or reduced-price meals
# Served
In SY 05-06, 1,085,030 total children receivedl unch. 533,212 children received free or reduced-price lunches
% Eligible served
74%
Program
School Breakfast Program (SBP)
Administering Agency
Ohio Department of Education
What may be provided
Breakfasts
Who Receives the Funding
Public and private schools and residential child care agencies
Who qualifies
Free Meals: Children with family income at or below130% of the federal poverty level; Reduced-Price Meals: Children
with family income at or below 185% of the federal poverty level; Full-Price Meals: All children with family income
above 185% of the federal poverty level.
Population served
Children attending participating schools andagencies.
# Eligible
n SY 05-06, all children (over 1.8million) with 653,688 eligible for free or reduced-price meals
# Served
In SY 05-06, 284,315 total children received breakfast. 222,046received free or reduced-price breakfast
% Eligible served
31%
Program
Summer Food Service Program (SFSP)
Administering Agency
Ohio Department of Education
What may be provided
Meals and snacks
Who Receives the Funding
Sites sponsors vary but may include schools, community centers, public or private non-profit agencies, residential
camps, government agencies, and public or private non-profit colleges or universites with National Youth Sports
Program activities.
Who qualifies
Sites must meet one of these criteria: 1) Location in an area served by a school where 50% or more of students
are enrolled in free or reduced-price meals 2) Location in an area where 50% or more of the population earns less
than 185% of the federal poverty level 3) Income eligibility information gathered from all children verifies that
participants live in households that earn less than 185% of the federal poverty level.
Population served
Children attending participating schools, agencies, activities, etc.
# Eligible
In July, 2006, 44,374 children were served in Ohio's Summer Food Service Program
# Served
In July, 2006, all children (over 1.8million) with 653,688 eligible for free o reduced-price meals
% Eligible served
10%
Program
Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)
Administering Agency
Ohio Department of Education
What may be provided
Meals and snacks
Who Receives the Funding
Non-residential child or adult care establishments such as group or family child care, child or adult centers,
homeless shelters, Head Start programs, recreation centers, settlement houses, afterschool programs and selected
for-profit childcare centers (with 25% of children low-income).
Who qualifies
All children parrticipating in CACFP sponsored programs receive free meals and/or snacks, bu tprovider reimbursement
rate is based on each child's family income level.
Population served
Meals: Children up to age 12,children of migrant workers 15 years and younger, adults over 60 and adults that are
functionally impaired at any age in an adult daycare setting; Snacks: school-agechildren up to 18 years of age.
# Eligible
Because there is no data that tracks how many families need child care it is not possible to identify
# Served
From January 2005 -December 2005, 113,752 children were served daily. Over 57 million meals were served for CACFP
during the same time period
% Eligible served
N/A
Program
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC)
Administering Agency
Ohio Department of Health
What may be provided
Coupon for supplemental nutritious foods, nutrition education and health care referrals
Who Receives the Funding
Individual women and their children.
Who qualifies
Participants must earn less than 185% of the povertylevel and be at medical or nutritional risk as certified by
a health professional.
Population served
Pregnant women, new mothers, infants, and children throughage four.
# Eligible
In FY '06, 370,997 women, infants, and children
# Served
In FY '06, 275,602 women, infants, and children
% Eligible served
74%
Program
Food Stamp Program (FSP)
Administering Agency
Ohio Department of Job and Family Services
What may be provided
Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) cards topurchase eligible food
Who Receives the Funding
Individuals and families
Who qualifies
Households with net income at or below the federa lpoverty level and gross income at or below 130% of poverty.
All families also have to meet resource requirements.
Population served
Most recipients are children, elderly, disabled, or low-income workers.
# Eligible
1,386,934 individual sliving below the federa lpoverty level
# Served
1,944,514 individuals
% Eligible served
75%
*2004 Federal Poverty Guidelines
Sources: Ohio Department of Education; Ohio Department of Health; Ohio Department of Job and Family Services; U.S.Department
of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service; and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
