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Latest News for the Summer Meal Programs

New Summer 2022 FAQs Now Available

" June 9, 2022 - New Summer 2022 FAQs have been published on the SquareMeals.org COVID-19 response page. Please familiarize yourself with the guidance, as operations are expected to transition back to pre-pandemic standards.
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June 9, 2022 - Per USDA and beginning Summer 2022, SFSP and SSO operations are expected to return to standard congregate feeding; however, there are some flexibilities available should a COVID-19 incident disrupt operations at or around your site(s). To help navigate this transition back to "normal," TDA has published a new set of Summer 2022 FAQs on the SquareMeals COVID-19 response page located at: https://squaremeals.org/FandNResources/CoronavirusUpdateforContractingEntities.aspx. TDA will continue to update these FAQs throughout the summer as new guidance is released.

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