Free summer meals for kids at 11 schools

The City School District of Albany once again is participating in the Summer Food Service Program, this year serving breakfast and lunch at 11 schools.

Meals will be provided to all children (18 years of age and under) without charge and are the same for all children regardless of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), age or disability, and there will be no discrimination during the meal service.

Meals will be provided, on a first-come, first-served basis, at the sites and times listed below:

• Albany High School, 700 Washington Ave.
  • July 7-Aug. 20, Monday-Friday
    • Breakfast: 8:30-9:30 a.m.
    • Lunch: Noon-1 p.m.
• Albany International Academy, 50 Lark St.
  • July 7-Aug. 8, Monday-Friday
    • Breakfast: 8:30-9:30 a.m.
    • Lunch: Noon-1 p.m.
• Albany School of Humanities, 108 Whitehall Road
  • July 7-Aug. 15, Monday-Friday
    • Breakfast: 8-9 a.m.
    • Lunch: 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
• Arbor Hill Elementary School, 1 Arbor Drive
  • July 7-Aug. 15, Monday-Friday
    • Breakfast: 9 a.m.-9:30 a.m.
    • Lunch: 11:30 a.m.-noon
• North Albany Middle School, 570 North Pearl St.
  • July 7-Aug. 7, Monday-Thursday
    • Breakfast: 8:30-9 a.m.
    • Lunch: 11-11:30 a.m.
• Pine Hills Elementary School, 41 North Allen St.
  • July 7-Aug. 1, Monday-Friday
    • Breakfast: 8:30-9 a.m.
    • Lunch: Noon-12:30 p.m.
• Sheridan Preparatory Academy, 400 Sheridan Ave.
  • July 7-Aug. 1, Monday-Friday
    • Breakfast: 8:30-9 a.m.
    • Lunch: Noon-12:30 p.m.
• Stephen and Harriet Myers Middle School, 1 Elbel Court
  • July 7-Aug. 7, Monday-Thursday
    • Breakfast: 8:30-9 a.m.
    • Lunch: 11-11:30 a.m.
• Thomas O’Brien Academy of Science and Technology, 94 Delaware Ave.
  • July 7-Aug. 1, Monday-Friday
    • Breakfast: 8:30-9 a.m.
    • Lunch: Noon-12:30 p.m.
•  Tony Clement Center for Education, 395 Elk St.
  • July 15-Aug. 20, Monday-Friday
    • Breakfast: 8:45-10 a.m.
    • Lunch: 11 a.m.-noon
• William S. Hackett Middle School, 45 Delaware Ave.
  • July 7-Aug. 7, Monday-Thursday
    • Breakfast: 8:30-9 a.m.
    • Lunch: 11-11:30 a.m.

Questions? Contact School Lunch Director Lisa Perron at (518) 475-6644 or lperron@albany.k12.ny.us.

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: 
Program.Intake@usda.gov

The City School District of Albany is an equal opportunity provider.