CA Farm to School Summit, LCFF & Verification Reminders

Here’s what you need to know this week:

CA Farm to School Summit

Last week, Hannah & Camille from LunchAssist joined over 900 people from the F2S community at the incredibly well-organized California Farm to School Summit. "This conference blew us away with the number of districts and partners here, the food was so fresh, everything was reusable, and the farm that hosted - Soil Born Farms - is incredible!" Many thanks to everyone who stopped by our table, and to CDFA, CEL, and everyone who organized the event. We’re so grateful to be part of such a beautiful F2S community!☀️

Farm to School Webinar

We’re channeling all that fresh Farm to School Summit energy into an upcoming ICN webinar: join LunchAssist and the Institute of Child Nutrition next Thursday, Oct. 29 at 12 p.m. PT for Strengthening Farm to School Initiatives for Sustainable Success!

California LCFF Reminder

The last day to receive Alternative Income Forms or Meal Apps for LCFF purposes is Oct. 31. You can process them after the 31st, but they must be received by the nutrition department by this date to count towards LCFF. And even though Oct. 31 is the last day for AIFs or Apps, the November Direct Cert. list can still be used. Read more about LCFF here!

Verification Reminder

If your school nutrition program uses school meal applications (not CEP or non-base year P2), don’t forget to complete verification by Nov. 16 (since the 15th is a Sunday). Verification is "complete" when households are verified and Letters of Verification Results have been sent to households. This SNP Verification Checklist and our other verification resources in the PRO resource library can be helpful if you haven’t already completed verification!

P.S. Don't forget to use the correct NDS on those verification letters!

⭐️ Resources

• October Checklist
• SNP Verification Checklist
• Farm to School Resources
• Net Cash Resources Calculator + Instructions
• Training Library Course Catalog
• ICYMI! The Lunch Break Oct. 1 Recording

📆 Upcoming Events

• 🎉 Oct. 18-24: Farm to CACFP Week
• Oct. 26: Advocacy in Action Webinar - SNA
• ✨ Oct. 29: Strengthening Farm to School Initiatives for Sustainable Success - ICN x LunchAssist!
• Oct. 29: CA Farm to School Network Call - CDFA
• Nov. 3: Grain Expectations: Mastering CACFP Requirements - CDSS
• ✨ Nov. 19: Our next New & Aspiring Directors Academy (NADA) call!

LunchAssist is an allowable use of the Cafeteria Fund, KIT Funds, and R&R Grant. 🥳 Schedule a demo to learn more.