OSPI NEWS RELEASE: Find a Summer Meals Site Near You!

Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction sent this bulletin at 06/14/2023 09:00 AM PDT

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Find a Summer Meals Site Near You!

A student in line for a meal provided by her school, Methow Valley Elementary School in Winthrop, WA. (Photo by OSPI)

OLYMPIA — June 14, 2023 — Good nutrition is essential for effective learning every day, all year long. Just as learning does not end when school lets out, neither does the need for good nutrition.

Every year, the federally funded Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) provides nutritious meals to children living in identified areas of high need. The program is available now through the end of August.

Summer meal programs help children aged 18 and under get the nutrition they need to learn, play, and grow during the summer. This program is sponsored by many organizations throughout Washington, including schools, nonprofit organizations, local governments, and tribes.

In the summer of 2022, approximately 850,000 meals were provided to children at 805 sites across Washington. Programs operate in areas where 50% or more of the children are in households that are at or below 185% of the federal poverty level. In a household of four people, an annual income of $55,500 represents 185% of the federal poverty level.

Resources in English to find a Summer Meals site near you:

Call 1–866–3-HUNGRY (1–866–348–6479)
Text “Food” to 304–304
Find summer meals sites online

Resources in Spanish to find a Summer Meals site near you:

Call 1–877–8-HAMBRE (1–877–842–6273)
Text “Comida” to 304–304
Find summer meals sites online

For more information, please contact the Child Nutrition Services department within the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction at 360–725–6200 or email summermeals@k12.wa.us.

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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/USDA-OASCR%20P-Complaint-Form-0508-0002-508-11-28-17Fax2Mail.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:

mail:
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250–9410; or
fax:
(833) 256–1665 or (202) 690–7442; or
email:
program.intake@usda.gov

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