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Meal Program

 Healthy meals at Value SchoolsAt Value Schools, healthy meals are an essential part of a young person's educational experience. Eating a healthy breakfast, lunch and dinner help students focus and ensures they are fit, engaged, healthy, and performing to the high expectations of Value Schools.
 
Value Schools knows the best way for children to learn is to ensure they have healthy meals throughout the day. Value Schools participates in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP), a non-pricing meal service option for schools and school districts in low-income areas. CEP allows the nation’s highest poverty school districts to serve breakfast and lunch at no cost to all enrolled students without collecting household applications.
 
Value Schools makes sure every student can have a nutritious breakfast and lunch every day!
 
If you have questions, please contact Veronica Caballero, Nutrition and Wellness Program Director at [email protected].
 
Download a copy of theValue Schools Wellness Policy in English or Español.
Nondiscrimination Statement:

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) nondiscrimination statement for child nutrition program participants.

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/ad-3027.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; or
  2. fax: (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or
  3. email: [email protected]
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

Bid Proposal for Food Service

Value Schools is now accepting bid proposals for Food Service Management Companies for the school year 2024-2025.  Please click here to see the details.  If you have any questions please contact Veronica Caballero by email at [email protected] or by phone at (213) 388-8676.  The deadline for bid proposals is May 8, 2024.