!!UPDATES!!

• EPS is sponsoring FREE Meals this summer July 11th - August 5th at Endeavour Elementary, Riverview Elementary, Silverstar Elementary, and Frontier Middle Schools.

>>> Schedule to be determined

>>> Meals will be for on-site consumption (grab-n-go no longer available) served to Evergreen School District students and other community children 18 years and younger. Infant meals not available.

>>> These resources can be used to locate USDA free meal availability in your area:

Summer Meals Locator- https://www.fns.usda.gov/meals4kids

USDA National Hunger Hotline- can be reached Monday–Friday:

Families can call 1-866-3-HUNGRY (1-866-348-6479)

For Spanish, families can call 1-877-8-HAMBRE (1-877-842-6273)

Texting Line - Families may text "Food" or "Comida" to 304-304 to find free summer meals near them.

Meal Site Locator - https://www.nokidhungry.org/find-free-meals

In the event of an unexpected closure, notification and updates will be posted at the top of this webpage. To the best of our ability, we will provide details as to when meal service will be expected to resume.

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**Paper Application Step-by-Step Instructions:

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Complete a Paper Free and Reduced-Price Meal Benefit Application and mail or hand it in

at your child's school or the Child Nutrition Services office at the district's Administrative Services Center:

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[ENGLISH] (application only) [SPANISH] application only) [RUSSIAN] (application only)

Do you want to allow your Free/Reduced-price benefit eligibility status to be used for additional opportunities or resources? Mail or hand in the Parent Consent to Share form at either your child's school or the Child Nutrition Services office at the Administrative Services Center. *Original signed form must be turned in. Please do not email the form.

Parent Consent to Share F/R Eligibility Information:

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USDA Non-Discrimination Statement:

In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (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 online 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: mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; fax: (202) 690-7442; or email: program.intake@usda.gov.

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

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Evergreen Public Schools Non-Discrimination Statement:

Evergreen Public Schools does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following employees have been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination.

Cale Piland Holly Long Tracy Thompson

If you have a disability that requires you to need assistance to access school facilities, programs or services, please notify the school principal.