Allow Participant Status “Pending”

My Food Program has four potential "statuses" that a child could be in:

1. Active
2. Pending
3. Incomplete
4. Inactive

Sponsors typically use the status "pending" to mean that the child has been added to My Food Program but they have not received all the paperwork (enrollment form, income form, infant meal notification, etc.). Children that are in "pending" status in My Food Program can still be checked in for attendance and meal counts.

If the status "pending" is enabled for your sponsorship, then new children will automatically be set to "pending" when they are first created. When an enrollment form is entered, the child is automatically changed from "pending" to "active"

IMPORTANT: A child who is in "pending" status will be included in a claim if the sponsor chooses to allow children without enrollment forms to be included in a claim. 

• Login as a Sponsor Admin
• Click on the green tab for Setup

• Click on Sponsor Setup

• Scroll down to the checkbox labeled "Allow Participant Status "Pending"

• Make your selection
• Scroll to the bottom and click the green "Save" button