{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["92(5)"],"submitter":["Lu SV"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Background</h4>The Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) provides free and nutritious meals to children under age 18 during out-of-school times. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Maryland sponsors served over 9.5 million meals to children through an expanded version of the SFSP. This study aimed to explore and compare the factors that enabled 2 SFSP sponsors in Maryland to dramatically increase meals distribution during the pandemic.<h4>Methods</h4>Sponsors were selected based on their responses in the larger study and demographic characteristics of the area in which they served. Semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted over Zoom-4 interviews with Sponsor A (3 interviews with the sponsor, 1 interview with their vendor) and 1 interview with Sponsor B. Qualitative data were analyzed inductively and deductively. Participation data from 2019 and 2020 were obtained from the Maryland State Department of Education and analyzed.<h4>Results</h4>Despite their differences in organization type and geographic region, they identified similar facilitators to their success-communication with the community and utilization of the United States Department of Agriculture-issued waivers.<h4>Conclusions</h4>Strengthening community communication networks and permanently integrating more flexibility into regulation of the SFSP may increase meals participation during future out-of-school times."],"journal":["The Journal of school health"],"pagination":["429-435"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC9115166"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Serving Summer Meals During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case Study of 2 Summer Food Service Program Sponsors in Maryland."],"pmcid":["PMC9115166"],"pubmed_authors":["Harper KM","Gross J","Gross SM","Medina-Perez K","Lu SV","Wilson MJ"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Serving Summer Meals During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case Study of 2 Summer Food Service Program Sponsors in Maryland.","description":"<h4>Background</h4>The Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) provides free and nutritious meals to children under age 18 during out-of-school times. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Maryland sponsors served over 9.5 million meals to children through an expanded version of the SFSP. This study aimed to explore and compare the factors that enabled 2 SFSP sponsors in Maryland to dramatically increase meals distribution during the pandemic.<h4>Methods</h4>Sponsors were selected based on their responses in the larger study and demographic characteristics of the area in which they served. Semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted over Zoom-4 interviews with Sponsor A (3 interviews with the sponsor, 1 interview with their vendor) and 1 interview with Sponsor B. Qualitative data were analyzed inductively and deductively. Participation data from 2019 and 2020 were obtained from the Maryland State Department of Education and analyzed.<h4>Results</h4>Despite their differences in organization type and geographic region, they identified similar facilitators to their success-communication with the community and utilization of the United States Department of Agriculture-issued waivers.<h4>Conclusions</h4>Strengthening community communication networks and permanently integrating more flexibility into regulation of the SFSP may increase meals participation during future out-of-school times.","dates":{"release":"2022-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2022 May","modification":"2025-04-04T07:34:46.461Z","creation":"2025-02-19T00:47:25.679Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC9115166","cross_references":{"pubmed":["35253227"],"doi":["10.1111/josh.13145"]}}