Osseo Area Schools To Provide Free Meals To Eligible Children Through Federally Funded Summer Program

Press release from Osseo Area Schools:

May 28, 2020

Osseo Area Schools will provide free meals to children at five schools through the federally funded Summer Food Service Program. Any child 18 years of age and younger will be eligible to eat a meal if they arrive during the specific times listed below.

Crest View Elementary (8200 Zane Ave. N, Brooklyn Park)
Monday through Friday, July 6 to August 14
Breakfast: 9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.Lunch: 11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.

Garden City Elementary (3501 65th Ave. N, Brooklyn Center)
Monday through Friday, July 6 to August 14
Breakfast: 9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.Lunch: 11:45 p.m. - 12:45 p.m.

North View Middle School (5869 69th Ave. N, Brooklyn Park)
Monday through Friday, July 6 to August 14
Breakfast: 9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.Lunch: 11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.

Park Brook Elementary (7400 Hampshire Ave. N, Brooklyn Park)
Monday through Thursday, June 22 to July 16 (no service July 3)
Breakfast: 9:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.Lunch: 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Park Center Senior High (7300 Brooklyn Blvd., Brooklyn Park)
Monday through Thursday, June 22 to July 16 (no service July 3)
Breakfast: 9:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.Lunch: 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Meals will be provided at no charge to all children without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability, and all meals will meet nutritional standards established by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Adults may purchase a meal for the following price: breakfast: $2.40; lunch: $4.25.

In accordance with federal civil rights law and 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 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:

(1) Mail:

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights

1400 Independence Avenue, SW

Washington, D.C. 20250-9410;

(2) Fax: (202) 690-7442; or

(3) Email: program.intake@usda.gov.

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

This press release was produced by Osseo Area Schools. The views expressed here are the author’s own.