The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has authorized KSDE to approve waiver requests to allow local program operators to offer non-congregate meals when participants observing Ramadan are fasting during typical meal service times.
The waiver is available for the School Nutrition Programs (SNP) and the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP). For the CACFP, the waiver is available in emergency shelters, adult day care centers, outside-school-hours care centers (OSHCC), and the at-risk afterschool component.
The waiver application is available at https://cnw.ksde.gov under SNP, SNP What's New, Ramadan Meal Service Waiver Application.
Contact KSDE Child Nutrition and Wellness at (785) 296-2276 with questions.