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La Casa de Don Pedro Participating in the Summer Food Service Program

La Casa de Don Pedro to participate in Summer Food Service Program starting July 1, 2025

(Elgin Cintron)

NJDA SFSP NOTIFICATION TO THE COMMUNITY OPEN SITES

La Casa de Don Pedro is participating in the Summer Food Service Program. Meals will be provided to all children without charge and are the same for all children regardless of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identify and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity and there will be no discrimination in the course of the meal service. Meals will be provided, at a first come, first serve basis, at the sites and times as follows:

Meals will be provided Monday-Friday, from July 1st-August 15, 2025.

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Sites/Days of Operation/Hours:

  • 317 Roseville Avenue, Newark, NJ 07107
    • Monday to Friday
    • 11:00 am – 1:00 pm (lunch) ; 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm (snack)
  • 23 Broadway, Newark, NJ 07104
    • Monday to Friday
    • 11:00 am – 1:00 pm (lunch) ; 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm (snack)
  • 43-47 Broadway, Newark, NJ 07104
    • Monday to Friday
    • 11:00 am – 1:00 pm (lunch) ; 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm (snack)
  • 282 First Avenue, Newark, NJ 07107
    • Monday to Friday
    • 11:00 am – 1:00 pm (lunch) ; 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm (snack)

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 race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identify and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.

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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-Compli..., 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:

(1) 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.

This institution is an equal opportunity provider

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