Child Nutrition Programs (CNP)

About Child Nutrition Programs

Alaska Child Nutrition Programs (CNP) commits to help school districts and other program sponsors provide quality nutrition programs assuring that our families are well-nourished, healthy, and our children are ready to learn.

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Our Programs

Alaska Farm to School

Farm to school enriches the connection communities have with fresh, healthy food and local food producers by changing food purchasing and education practices at schools and early care and education settings.

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USDA Food Program

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) purchases commodity foods through direct appropriations from Congress, and under surplus-removal and price support activities for the Food Distribution Program.

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Child and Adult Care Food Program

The Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) is a program that provides healthy meals and snacks to children and adults receiving day care.

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Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program

The Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP) provides all children in participating schools with a variety of free fresh fruits and vegetables at times other than during the school meals.

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Summer Food Service Program

The Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) is a federally funded program that provides free, nutritious meals to children age 18 or younger living in low-income areas, or pockets of poverty during the summer months when school is not in session.

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School Nutrition Programs

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP), School Breakfast Program (SBP), Special Milk Program (SMP), and After School Snack Program are federally assisted meal programs operating in public and nonprofit private schools and residential child care institutions.

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Special Milk Program

The Special Milk Program (SMP) provides milk to children in schools, child care institutions, and eligible summer camps that do not participate in other Federal child nutrition meal service programs.

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USDA Nondiscrimination Statement (English)

In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.

Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.

To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/USDA-OASCR%20P-Complaint-Form-0508-0002-508-11-28-17Fax2Mail.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation.

The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:

Mailing Address

U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410

Fax

833-256-1665 or

202-690-7442

Email

program.intake@usda.gov

(This institution is an equal opportunity provider).

Contact Us

Program Manager
Program Coordinator (USDA 
Foods, TEFAP, FFVP)
School Meals Program 
Coordinator (NSLP)
Program Coordinator (CACFP)
Child Nutrition Grants
Program Specialist (SFSP)
Program Specialist (School 
Wellness)
Education Program Associate II 
(Special Milk Program)
Education Program Assistant 
(USDA Foods, TEFAP)
Education Program Assistant 
(CACFP & SFSP)