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Education & Training-SFSP

The Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) offers a variety of education and training opportunities for SFSP sponsors, including program information, tools, and related links useful for training staff and program operation. For current training opportunities, refer to the section link on the right titled Workshop-SFSP.

The Nutrition Education & Training resources listed below promote nutrition and physical activities that are fun for children and enhance the summer programs. To view or download materials from USDA (Summer Food Service Program home page located at http://www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/summer/), click on the underlined links:

  • Sponsors (for program information)
  • Library (for Outreach Materials, Handbooks, Media Toolkit and other tips).

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To view or download Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) materials, click on the following PDF or Word icons below:

Nutrition Education Resource Links  65Kb (2/27/07)  45Kb (2/27/07)
     Links to public and private agency web sites that offer resources to assist in nutrition education.
Sponsor Training Attendance Verification Form  39Kb (3/8/07)  46Kb (3/8/07)
     Sponsor form documenting that staff attended a sponsor training for the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP).
Video: Food, Fun and Good Health: The Role of Site Supervisors in the Summer Food Service Program (13 minute, English) (native) 129Mb (3/3/06)
     Excellent video for training SFSP staff. NOTE: This mpg file requires software (such as Windows Media Player) to view.
Video: Food, Fun and Good Health: The Role of Site Supervisors in the Summer Food Service Program (13 minute, Spanish) (native) 132Mb (3/3/06)
     Excellent video for training SFSP staff. NOTE: This mpg file requires software (such as Windows Media Player) to view.