The Edison Local School District announced its intent to file a waiver with the USDA to apply to operate under the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP). If approved, the district will provide breakfast and lunch to all children at no charge.
While the district is awaiting approval, it will still need to collect meal applications for free, reduced-price, and paid student meals. We would like the community to understand that there is no specific deadline as to when the application would be approved. It is a lengthy process, In the past the district has not qualified for this program. However, due to changes in demographics, the district can qualify.
The district will continue to provide information regarding the application process as it is made available.
While the waiver to the state is pending, the district will be operating under a special program titled Provision 2.
The ability of the Edison Local School District to offer this special alternative rests upon the success of the school in receiving a completed application for free and reduced-price meals for the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program from each household in the school.
Applications will be furnished by the Edison Local School District and will be sent home with students. Additional Applications are available at each building. For additional information, please contact Christine Chipps at 740-282-0065, Ext. 1114, or Brenda Stone at 740-282-0065, Ext, 1100. Completed applications should be returned to the following location:
Edison Local School District
Attention: Christine Chipps, Director of Food and Nutrition
14890 State Highway 213 740-282-0065 ext: 1114
Hammondsville, Ohio 43930
christine.chipps@edisonwildcats.org
FREE HEALTH CARE: Families with children eligible for school meals may be eligible for FREE health care coverage through Medicaid and/or Ohio’s Healthy Start & Healthy Families programs. These programs include coverage for doctor visits, immunizations, physicals, prescriptions, dental, vision, mental health, substance abuse and more. Please call 1-800-324-8680 for more information or to request an application. Information can also be found on the web at http://jfs.ohio.gov/ohp/consumers/familychild.stm. Anyone who has an Ohio Medicaid card is already receiving these services.
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:
- Mail:
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or - Fax:
(833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or - Email:
Program.Intake@usda.gov
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