MEMORANDUM

2011 Memorandums

IM-#5      01/21/11

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
FAMILY SUPPORT DIVISION
P.O. BOX 2320
JEFFERSON CITY, MISSOURI
TO:
ALL COUNTY OFFICES
FROM:
ALYSON CAMPBELL, DIRECTOR
SUBJECT:
SUMMER ELECTRONIC BENEFIT FOR CHILDREN (SEBTC)

DISCUSSION:

On December 16, 2010, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded Missouri Department of Social Services a demonstration grant to test new ways to provide nutrition assistance and access to healthy foods to low-income children during the summer. The grant project, the Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer for Children (SEBTC), will be piloted in the Kansas City, Missouri area, beginning later this spring. The pilot aims to reduce the level of food insecurity among children during the summer months.

Missouri DSS staff with the Division of Finance and Administrative Services (DFAS) and Family Support Division (FSD) in Central Office will be in partnership with staff from the Local Investment Commission (LINC), Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS), and Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE).

SEBTC is designed to provide Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) benefits during the summer break to children who are currently receiving free or reduced lunches through the National School Lunch Program. In this project, a select number of children in the Kansas City, Hickman Mills, and Center school districts will be chosen to participate in the program.

County staff may receive phone calls regarding the SEBTC benefits. Additional information regarding this project will be available closer to the implementation date. If questions are received prior to additional information being provided, send the questions to ColeFSPolicy@dss.mo.gov.

NECESSARY ACTION:

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