Summer Meal Programs - All Summer Sites - Contact and Program Participation Information - Program Period 2024
<b>This data is intended for reporting purposes only.</b>
Please visit <a href=https://squaremeals.org/Programs/Summer-Meal-Programs/Summer-Meal-Site-Map target="_blank">SummerFood.org</a> or <b>text FOOD to 304-304 </b> to find an open summer meal site near you.
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<b>About the Dataset</b><br>
This dataset contains <b>contact and program participation information for summer meal sites approved by TDA to operate summer 2024.</b> Changes in participant information can occur through August. Unless otherwise noted, summer meal programs operate mid-May through August. Under approved circumstances, summer meal programs may be used during the school year to prevent interruption in school meal service.
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An overview of <b>all summer meal program data available</b> on the Texas Open Data Portal can be found at our <b><i> <a href=https://data.texas.gov/stories/s/52en-tt82 target="_blank">TDA Data Overview - Summer Meal Programs</a> </b></i>page.
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An overview of <b>all TDA Food and Nutrition data available</b> on the Texas Open Data Portal can be found at our <b><a href=https://data.texas.gov/stories/s/TDA-Data-Overview-Food-and-Nutrition-Programs-Open/nk79-w2cs/ target="_blank">TDA Data Overview - Food and Nutrition Open Data</a></b> page.
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<b>More information about accessing and working with TDA data on the Texas Open Data Portal</b> can be found on the SquareMeals.org website on the <b><a href=http://www.squaremeals.org/FandNResources/PublicInformationRequests/TDAFoodandNutritionOpenData.aspx target="_blank">TDA Food and Nutrition Open Data</a> </b>page.
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<b>About Dataset Updates</b><br>
TDA aims to post new program participation data by May 1 of the active program year. Data updates will occur daily and end 60 days after then close of the program year. <b>Any data posted during the active program year is subject to change. </b>
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<b>About the Agency</b><br>
The Texas Department of Agriculture administers 12 U.S. Department of Agriculture nutrition programs in Texas including the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), and summer meal programs. TDA’s Food and Nutrition division provides technical assistance and training resources to partners operating the programs and oversees the USDA reimbursements they receive to cover part of the cost associated with serving food in their facilities. By working to ensure these partners serve nutritious meals and snacks, the division adheres to its mission — <i>Feeding the Hungry and Promoting Healthy Lifestyles.</i>
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<i><b>For more information on these programs, please visit us at <a href=http://www.SquareMeals.org target="_blank">SquareMeals.org</a>.</b></i><br>
Querying over HTTP
Splitgraph serves as an HTTP API that lets you run SQL queries directly on
this data to power Web applications. For example:
curl https://data.splitgraph.com/sql/query/ddn \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d@-<<EOF
{"sql": "
SELECT *
FROM \"texas-gov/summer-meal-programs-all-summer-sites-contact-and-m6ah-wwj6\".\"summer_meal_programs_all_summer_sites_contact_and\"
LIMIT 100
"}
EOF
See the Splitgraph documentation
for more information.