Westerville City Schools Announces Summer Food Service Program

Westerville City Schools is participating in the Summer Food Service Program.  Meals will be provided to all eligible children free of charge.  (To be eligible to receive free meals at a residential or nonresidential camp, children must meet the income guidelines for reduced-price meals in the National School Lunch Program. The income guidelines for reduced-price meals by family size are listed below.)  Children who are part of households that receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly foods stamps) benefits, or benefits under the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR), or Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) are automatically eligible to receive free meals.

Acceptance and participation requirements for the Program and all activities are the same for all regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability, and there will be no discrimination in the course of the meal service.  Meals will be provided June 20, 2016 through July 22, 2016 (no meals will be served the week of July 4 through July 8) at the sites and times as follows:

• Huber Ridge Elementary School (Grades 4-8), 5757 Buenos Aires Blvd., Westerville OH 43081; and
• McVay Elementary (Grades K-3), 270 S. Hempstead Road, Westerville OH 43081. 

Breakfast will be served from 8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. at both sites.  Lunch will be served from 12:00 p.m. – 12:30 p.m. at both sites.

If you wish to file a Civil Rights program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, found online at http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html, or at any USDA office, or call (866) 632- 9992 to request the form.  You may also write a letter containing all of the information requested in the form.  Send your completed complaint form or letter to us by mail at U.S. Department of Agriculture, Director, Office of Adjudication, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410, by fax (202) 690-7442 or email at program.intake@usda.gov.

Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339; or (800) 845-6136 (Spanish).  USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.

Household Size-Income Scale for USDA Nutrition Programs

Effective July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2016

Listed below are the USDA Income Guidelines to establish eligibility for children attending camp or enrolled sites.  A child is considered ‘needy’ if for the determined household size, income is at or below: