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Community Eligibility Provision
Ready to Serve!
Food Services at HCCD
As an integral part of our students’ daily educational experience, Food Service is the first contact for our students. We recognize the importance and impact we have on setting the pace in our students’ day. It is our goal to make every student we serve feel they are seen, heard, welcomed, and appreciated by providing nutritious and savory breakfasts, lunches, suppers, and snacks.
Our resolute Food Service staff possesses decades of experience preparing and serving food to our students. Their dedication to our students is the embodiment of Food Service. During the Pandemic, Food Service was there, making sure families were given three meals and a snack every day, including weekends. Lunch always contained a hot entrée, offered with a smile and a wave!
As the saying goes, “Not all superheroes wear capes.” In the case of HCCD Food Service staff, these superheroes wear aprons!
A Win-Win
Who Benefits from School Food Services?
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THE CHILD: To develop a lifetime of physical well-being, we provide them with food for learning and education in proper diet.
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THE PARENT: This is an economical way to provide at least one-third of your child’s daily nutritional requirements.
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THE SCHOOL: School Food Services provides and contributes as a major educational resource to the health and welfare of students.
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THE LOCAL ECONOMY: It provides jobs to area residents as well as being a vast market for purchased foods, equipment, and supplies.
Community Eligibility Provision
We are pleased to inform you that our schools will be implementing a new provision available to schools participating in the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs called the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP).
What does this mean for you and your child(ren)?
All enrolled students in our school district, regardless of income level, are eligible to receive a healthy school breakfast and school lunch at no charge each day. No further action is required of you. Your child(ren) will be able to participate in these meal programs without having to pay a fee or submit a meal application.
The CEP is a new alternative to the traditional meal application process associated with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) National School Breakfast and Lunch Programs. CEP alleviates the burden on families by eliminating household applications, while helping schools reduce costs associated with collecting and procesing those applications.
Non-Discrimination Statement
In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.
Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.
To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ad-3027.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:
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Mail:
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410 -
Fax:
(833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442 -
Email:
Program.Intake@usda.gov
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
Questions & Contact
Contact Name
PHONE
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