Jul 24, 2024
Community Eligibility Provision in School Nutrition Programs:
Students that attend Woodbridge School District will be able to eat school breakfast and/or lunch at no cost due to USDA’s Community Eligibility Provision.
Community Eligibility Provision was enacted as a result of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act 2010 and provides universal meal service to students in schools/districts that qualify. The CEP is an alternative to collecting, approving, and verifying household eligibility applications for free and reduced price meal benefits. If at school has an Identified Student Percentage of at least 25, the entire school qualifies for the CEP.
Good nutrition can contribute to the academic success of students. USDA encourages districts/schools that qualify for the CEP to consider this option and the many benefits it provides:
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- Reduced administrative cost and burden in preparing, distributing, and processing annual free and reduced applications
- Streamlined meal service at the Point of Service
- No school meal debt, all students eat free
- No overt identification of student eligibility
- Alternative feeding such as Breakfast in the Classroom and Grab & Go are easier to implement
For more information, please contact Christopher T. Rogers at 302-337-7990.
Civil Rights Complaint Procedures
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 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 complaint of discrimination, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027; the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form (AD-3027) can be found online at: https://.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
(2) fax: (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or
(3) email: program.intake@usda.gov.
DDOE ALL PROGRAMS Civil Rights Complaint Procedure Template 2024 Woodbridge School District
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.