AUGUST 14, 2025 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Kevin Christian, APR, CPRC, Director of Public Relations

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MCPS EXPANDING EVENING MEAL

SERVICE TO ADDITIONAL

AFTER-SCHOOL SITES

MARION COUNTY – Marion County Public Schools’ Food and Nutrition Department is expanding its Afterschool Meals Program, part of the Child Care Food Program.

The department added two new sites to the 37 already operating for the new school year. Both Ross Prairie and Winding Oaks Elementary Schools are now part of the service providing nutritious meals to children enrolled in Marion Afterschool Programs.

Meals are offered at no cost to students regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability.

This year’s 39 participating sites include:

If you have any questions about this program, please contact the Food and Nutrition Services office at 352.671.4197.

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 based on 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 available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities needing alternative methods of communication (such as Braille, large print, audiotape, or 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 the 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 3. E: mail: [email protected].

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