ARAM Participant Program

This feature allows users to add the ARAM program type to a participant. All meals claimed for the ARAM program type are automatically set at the Free reimbursement level.

Remember that to take a meal count for the ARAM program type, the 

• sponsor, 
• site, 
• meal and 
• participant 

To use this feature:

• Click on Participants & Rosters from the main dashboard

• Click on the name of the participant
• Scroll down to the Participant Programs section

• Click the orange "Add Program" button

• You will receive a pop-up alert reminding you that you will need to save your work when you are finished

• Click OK to clear the pop-up and you will see a new row in Participant Programs
• Select ARAM from the first dropdown
• In Start Date, enter the first date that this participant can be claimed for ARAM meals
• Leave the End Date blank

• Scroll to the bottom of the page and click Save

• Enter the end date in the row for ARAM
• Scroll to the bottom and click save

Note: it is unusual to need to enter an end date for ARAM for a participant. If you are wanting to turn off ARAM meals for the summer, you should instead change the ARAM dates for the site in Site Details.

• Participants can have the ARAM program type and also have one of the program types listed below.
• CACFP Standard
• CACFP Preschool
• CACFP School Age
• Participants who are eligible for ARAM will have an "AR" box next to their name on the meal count page
• Once you enter the ARAM program type for a child, you still need to make sure all of these settings are correct in order to take an ARAM meal count
• The Sponsor needs to be eligible for ARAM
• The Site Program for ARAM needs to be active
• The meal type needs to be ARAM
• If you want to claim ARAM meals for a breakfast, am snack or lunch on a weekday, the sponsor must enter an ARAM Release Day.

• If you have a participant with the ARAM program type and also a CACFP program type, you can ask the system to automatically maximize your reimbursement by making sure any meals eligible for the ARAM claim are included, even if originally marked for the CACFP program type.
• You can choose if you want participants with the ARAM program type to be automatically set to Pending when their enrollment form expires.
• You can choose if you want participant with the ARAM program type to be included in missing paperwork reports and reminders.