NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM

NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM

Children need healthy meals to learn. Empower College Prep and Empower College Prep High School offer healthy meals (breakfast & lunch) every school day at NO COST to the students, due to the schools’ participation in the Provision 2 program of the National School Lunch/School Breakfast Programs.

While the meals are provided at no cost, the school must determine which students qualify for free meals or for reduced-price meals. Below is the meal application for free or reduced-price meal benefits, as well as a set of detailed instructions. Please fill out the application and turn it into the school office.

Los niños necesitan comida saludable para aprender. Empower College Prep y Empower College Prep High School ofrecen comidas saludables todos los días escolares SIN COSTO alguno para los estudiantes. Esto es debido a la participación de la escuela en Provisión 2 del programa Nacional de Almuerzo Escolar/Programa de Desayuno Escolar.

Aunque las comidas se ofrecen sin costo alguno, la escuela debe determinar qué estudiantes califican para recibir comidas gratis o comidas a precio reducido. Abajo está la aplicación para beneficios de comidas gratis o a precio reducido, en conjunto con instrucciones detalladas. Favor de llenar la solicitud y entregarla a la oficina de la escuela.

Local Wellness Policy & Assessment 

We are committed to the optimal development of every student and believe healthy eating and physical activity are not only good for our students, but will support the academic goals of our school as well. Our wellness policy outlines our goals and nutritional guidelines to promote the health and wellbeing of all students.

• Local Wellness Policy
• Wellness Policy Assessment – (Coming 2023/2024 school year)

If you are interested in supporting our work around wellness, here are some ways you can be involved:

• Join our Wellness Committee
• Participate in our next review of our wellness policy
• Lead a nutrition education or physical activity lesson
• Volunteer at our next parent event to distribute wellness information
• Donate equipment or other materials related to nutrition or physical activity

Contact Jose Martinez at (602) 283-5720 if you are interested in getting involved.

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

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 : (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.

Conforme a la ley federal y las políticas y regulaciones de derechos civiles del Departamento de Agricultura de los Estados Unidos (USDA), esta institución tiene prohibido discriminar por motivos de raza, color, origen nacional, sexo (incluyendo identidad de género y orientación de sexual), edad, discapacidad, venganza o represalia por actividades realizadas en el pasado relacionadas con los derechos civiles.

La información del programa puede estar disponible en otros idiomas además del inglés. Las personas con discapacidades que requieran medios de comunicación alternativos para obtener información sobre el programa (por ejemplo, Braille, letra agrandada, grabación de audio y lenguaje de señas americano) deben comunicarse con la agencia estatal o local responsable que administra el programa o con el TARGET Center del USDA al (202) 720-2600 (voz y TTY) o comunicarse con el USDA a través del Servicio Federal de Transmisión de Información al (800) 877-8339.

Para presentar una queja por discriminación en el programa, el reclamante debe completar un formulario AD-3027, Formulario de queja por discriminación del programa del USDA, que se puede obtener en línea, en https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ USDAProgramComplaintForm-Spanish- Section 508 Compliant.pdf, en cualquier oficina del USDA, llamando al (866) 632-9992, o escribiendo una carta dirigida al USDA. La carta debe contener el nombre, la dirección y el número de teléfono del reclamante, y una descripción escrita de la supuesta acción discriminatoria con suficiente detalle para informar al Subsecretario de Derechos Civiles (ASCR, por sus siglas en inglés) sobre la naturaleza y la fecha de la presunta violación de los derechos civiles. La carta o el formulario AD-3027 completado debe enviarse al USDA por medio de: : (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.