City Charter Schools participates in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and School Breakfast Program (SBP), which serves meals to students every day. A copy of the policy is available at our central office (11625 W. Pico Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90064), and may be reviewed by any interested party.
Click here to see a table of income eligibility guidelines for 2014-2015.
The household size and income criteria are used to determine a student’s eligibility for free, reduced-price or full-price meal benefits. Children from households with incomes at or below eligible levels may qualify for free or reduced-price meals. Children who receive Food Stamps, California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs), Kinship Guardianship Assistance Payments (KinGAP) or Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR) benefits are automatically eligible for free meals, regardless of the income of the household in which they reside. Eligibility for a foster child is based on a separate application and solely on the child’s income.
For more information, read our NSLP & SBP Participation Announcement.
Free Summer Meals Available!
For those families that qualify for free or reduced price lunches (see eligibility above), free summer meals are being served across Los Angeles. Please click here for more information and to find a location near you!
School Wellness Policy:
City Charter Schools is committed to the optimal development of every student. Due to children’s need to access healthy foods and opportunities to be physically active in order to grow, learn, and thrive, we are committed to providing school environments that promote and protect children’s health, well-being, and ability to learn by supporting healthy eating and physical activity.
City Charter Schools’ Wellness Policy outlines our efforts to support student wellness via nutrition promotion and education, and healthy physical activity. Click here to read our current Wellness Policy. It can also be viewed in the main office on all of our school sites.
The Wellness Policy was developed in collaboration with parents, staff, community members, meal providers, and City Charter School’s Board of Directors in accordance to the requirements outlined by the Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004, and more recently by the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 (HHFKA).
Join the School Wellness Committee!
If you are interested in being a part of the our School Wellness Committee, the group of parents, students, staff, meal providers, and other concerned community members responsible for creation and implementation of the Wellness Policy, please click here to share your interest.
This committee meets a minimum of once per year, and our next meeting will be in September 2015 (date and time to be confirmed). At this meeting we will review the Wellness Policy and evaluate City Charter Schools’ implementation of it. Be sure to contact us for details about time and location of the meeting if you are interested in attending. Details will also be posted on this website at least 2 weeks prior to the meeting.
Non-Discrimination Policy:
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination against its customers, employees, and applicants for employment on the bases of race, color, national origin, age, disability, sex, gender identity, religion, reprisal and, where applicable, political beliefs, marital status, familial or parental status, sexual orientation, or all or part of an individual’s income is derived from any public assistance program, or protected genetic information in employment or in any program or activity conducted or funded by the Department. (Not all prohibited bases will apply to all programs and/or employment activities.) If you wish to file a Civil Rights program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, found online at http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html, or at any USDA office, or call (866) 632-9992 to request the form. You may also write a letter containing all of the information requested in the form. Send your completed complaint form or letter to us by mail at U.S. Department of Agriculture, Director, Office of Adjudication, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20250-9410, by fax (202) 690-7442 or email at program.intake@usda.gov.
Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing, or have speech disabilities and wish to file either an EEO or program complaint please contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339 or (800) 845-6136 (in Spanish). Persons with disabilities who wish to file a program complaint, please see information above on how to contact us by mail directly or by email. If you require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) please contact USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
