Press Release from the PPEP TEC National School Lunch Program

PPEP Tec High Schools will be participating in the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program. As part of this program, Alice S. Paul LC, Celestino Fernandez LC, Cesar Chavez LC, Colin L. Powell LC, Jose Yepez LC, Raul H. Castro LC, will offer healthy meals every school day at NO COST to the students due to the implementation of Community Eligibility Provision for School Year 2022-2023. Students will be able to participate in these meal programs without having to pay a fee or submit a household application.

 

 

 

For more information, you may call Anabel Robles at (520) 294-6997 or e-mail at [email protected].

 

 

 

 

 

 

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: (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: [email protected].

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.