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MCPS Announces Participation in Food and Nutrition Programs for 2017-18 School Year

September 18, 2017

Montgomery County Public Schools announces participation in the School Breakfast Program, the National School Lunch Program, the Afterschool Snack Program, the At Risk Afterschool Supper Program and the Family Day Care Program.  Meals will be provided to all enrolled participants regardless of race, color, sex, age, disability, or national origin, and there will be no discrimination in the course of meal service and access to facilities.

Eligibility for free or reduced-price meal reimbursement is based on the following annual income eligibility guidelines effective from July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018.  Meals will be provided at the sites listed below:

 

   Household Size

                   Reduced-Price Meals

 

Year

Month

Twice per month

Every Two Weeks

Week

            1

 $22,311

 $1,860

  $930

  $859

 $430

            2

  30,044

  2,504

   1,156

   1,140

  578

            3

  37,777

  3,149

   1,575

  1,453

  727

            4

  45,510

  3,793

  1,897

   1,751

  876

            5

  53,243

  4,437

   2,219

   2,048

  1,024

            6

  60,976

  5,082

   2,541

   2,346

  1,173

            7

  68,709 

  5,726

   2,863

   2,643

  1,322

            8

  76,442

  6,371

   3,186

   2,941

  1,471

 For each additional  family member add …

 $7,733

 $645

  $323

  $298

 $149
 

Please contact the Division of Food and Nutrition Services for additional information by calling 301-284-4900 or visiting our website at http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/departments/foodserv

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: program.intake@usda.gov.
This institution is an equal opportunity provider
 
The Maryland State Department of Education does not discriminate on the basis of age, ancestry/national origin, color, disability, gender identity/expression, marital status, race, religion, sex, or sexual orientation in matters affecting employment or in providing access to programs and activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. For inquiries related to Department policy, please contact: Equity Assurance and Compliance Officer,  Office of the Deputy State Superintendent for Finance and Administration,  Maryland State Department of Education,  200 W. Baltimore Street - 6th Floor, Baltimore, Maryland 21201-2595, 410-767-0426 - voice, 410-767-0431 - fax, 410-333-6442 - TTY/TDD                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    

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