Richland One to Provide Free Meals to Children at 27 Sites This Summer, June 13–July 28

Again this summer, Richland One will provide free meals to any child age 18 or younger, regardless of their school district attendance zone, through the federally-funded Summer Food Service Program.

From June 13 through July 28, depending on the site, meals will be available Monday through Thursday in 27 locations throughout the district. Breakfast will be served from 7:45 – 9 a.m. and lunch will be available from 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. All other meals must be eaten on site, since there are no pick-up options available this summer.

Richland One’s Summer SOAR program and camp participants will be fed at one of the 27 locations. Non-program participants are encouraged to receive breakfast and lunch daily at the four sites listed below, but they also may receive meals at any of the other locations:

• Carver-Lyon Elementary School    2100 Waverly Street, Columbia, SC 29204
• Eau Claire High School                    4800 Monticello Road, Columbia, SC 29203
• Lower Richland High School           2615 Lower Richland Blvd, Hopkins, SC 29061
• St. Andrews Middle School              1231 Bluefield Road, Columbia, SC 29210

For additional information, go to the district’s website at www.richlandone.org, click on the Departments tab, and then click on the Nutrition Services link. Questions or concerns may be directed to Richland One Nutrition Services at (803) 231-6953 or sfsp@richlandone.org.

NOTE TO MEDIA:

The USDA requires that the following non-discrimination statement accompany information about its programs:

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 to 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.

Richland One Summer Food Service Program Sites

(June 13, 2022 to July 28, 2022)

**OPEN sites in which both summer program participants and non-program participants may receive meals daily.

*OPEN-RESTRICTED sites with limited participation for non-summer program participants, which may in turn affect the number of children that can be served at these locations.