Non-Congregate 101: The Building Blocks To Successful And Sustainable Rural Summer Meals

This popular Summer Nutrition Summit session is being brought to you again as part of our Summer Webinar series! This session will provide an introduction to the rural non‑congregate (RNC) summer feeding model and how it expands meal access across geographically dispersed communities. A panel of experts—a former school nutrition director, a community‑based sponsor, and a state agency staff member—will explain how RNC works, offer practical budgeting approaches for long‑term sustainability, and shared outreach, training, and menu strategies that boost participation. You will also receive a tutorial on our new streamlined summer meals financial calculator to make RNC budgeting easier and more actionable.