APS FOOD AND NUTRITION SERVICES 2020-2021 PUBLIC RELEASE FOR COMMUNITY ELIGIBILITY PROVISION
07/01/2020 – ALBUQUERQUE – APS Food and Nutrition Services is slated to implement the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) for Free Meal Reimbursement in School Year 2020-2021. Through CEP, a school district, a group of schools or a single school may offer meals at no charge to all students. This eliminates the procedure of distributing and processing meal applications.
The Healthy, Hunger Free Kids Act of 2010 includes the implementation of CEP to insure that every student in lowincome neighborhoods and/or districts can participate in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and School Breakfast Program (SBP). To qualify, a district or school must have 40 percent or more of its students eligible for free meals based on direct certification.
By participating in CEP and eliminating the need for meal applications, APS Food and Nutrition Services will reduce administrative and printing costs. Families also benefit from the elimination of completing and submitting meal applications.
Adobe Acres ES, Alameda ES, Alamosa ES, Alvarado ES, Apache ES, Armijo ES, Atrisco ES, Barcelona ES, Bel Air ES, Bellehaven ES, Carlos Rey ES, Chaparral ES, Chelwood ES, Cleveland MS, Cochiti ES, Collet Park ES, Comanche ES, Del Norte HS, Dolores Gonzales ES, Duranes ES, E. Gonzales ES, E.G. Ross ES, East San Jose ES, Emerson ES, Ernie Pyle MS, Eugene Field ES, Freedom HS, Garfield MS, George I. Sanchez Collaborative Community School, Griegos ES, Governor Bent ES, Grant MS, Harrison MS, Hawthorne ES, Hayes MS, Helen Cordero ES, Highland Autism Center Annex, Highland HS, Hodgin ES, Inez ES, Jackson MS, Janet Kahn ES, Jimmy Carter MS, John Adams MS, Kennedy MS, Kirtland ES, Kit Carson ES, La Luz ES, La Mesa ES, Lavaland ES, Lew Wallace ES, Longfellow ES, Los Padillas ES, Los Puentes Charter, Los Ranchos ES, Lowell ES, MacArthur ES, Manzano Mesa ES, Mark Twain ES, Mary A. Binford ES, Matheson Park ES, McCollum ES, McKinley MS, Mission Avenue ES, Mitchell ES, Montezuma ES, Mountain View ES, Native American Comm. Academy, Navajo ES, New Futures HS, NM School For The Deaf, Painted Sky ES, Pajarito ES, Polk MS, Reginald Chavez ES, Rio Grande HS, Robert F. Kennedy Charter, Rudolfo Anaya ES, School On Wheels HS, Siembra Leadership Charter, S.R. Marmon ES, Sombra del Monte ES, Taft MS, Taylor MS, Technology Leadership HS, Tomasita ES, Truman MS, Albq. Talent Dev. Charter, Valle Vista ES, Van Buren MS, Vision Quest Alternative MS, Washington MS, West Mesa HS, Wherry ES, Whittier ES, Wilson MS and Zuni ES, are participating in a Universal Breakfast and Lunch Program for the current school year 2020-2021. If your children attend any of the schools listed, breakfast/lunch will be available to them at no charge. All students enrolled at this school may participate in the breakfast/lunch program at no charge to them.
Studies have shown that children who are not hungry perform better in school. By providing breakfast/lunch to all children at no charge, we are hoping to create a better learning environment for our students.
The school breakfast and lunch that we serve follows U.S. Department of Agriculture guidelines for healthy school meals. The Universal Meals Program cannot succeed without your support; please encourage your children to participate in school meal programs.
In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g. Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.), should contact the Agency (State or local) where they applied for benefits. Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.
To file a program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, (AD-3027) found online at: http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html, and at any USDA office, or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by: mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights 1400 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; fax: (202) 690-7442; or email: program.intake@usda.gov. This institution is an equal opportunity provider.