Food Services

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Food Services Department!

**IMPORTANT 2021-22 SCHOOL YEAR MEAL SERVICE UPDATE**

The El Segundo Unified School District Food Services Department will offer breakfast and lunch to all students at no cost starting August 25, 2021. This is made possible through a waiver from the United States Department of Agriculture and California Department of Education. We encourage all families who may be eligible for free or reduced-price meals to complete and submit an Alternative Household Income Form. Eligible families are able to access additional meal support through the Pandemic Electronic Benefits Transfer (P-EBT) program.

The P-EBT program allocates additional funds to eligible children to purchase groceries outside of the school meal program. There have been prior issuances to eligible children in the summer and fall of 2020. The 2021 Summer P-EBT program was approved on July 22, 2021, and will provide each eligible child benefits totaling $375 in a single issuance. If a child was previously eligible for P-EBT benefits, summer P-EBT benefits will be issued onto an existing P-EBT card. If a child becomes newly eligible prior to August 15, 2021, that child will be issued a new P-EBT card that will be mailed during the month of December 2021. More information can be found here: https://capandemic-ebt.org/.

In addition to providing eligible families important resources, completing the Alternative Income Form will provide additional funding to the El Segundo Unified School District. Qualifying children receive supplemental funding through the Local Control Funding Formula to enhance student services across the district.

Completed Alternative Household Income Forms can be submitted to Evelyn Castro either via email at ecastro@esusd.net, by mail (El Segundo Unified School District (ATTN: Evelyn Castro), 641 Sheldon St., El Segundo, CA 90245, or drop off in the green drop box located in our district office lobby.

School Year Meals at no cost

Throughout the 2021-22 school year our Food Services Department will provide five days’ worth of meals to all students, 1 to 18 years old during school meal times.

Students enrolled in distance learning can pick up a week's worth of meals every Friday, from 7:30 am - 8:30 am at El Segundo High School (Oak Street entrance). If you do not see a Food Services employee outside when you arrive at the High School, feel free to enter through the cafeteria doors. Pre-orders are not required but can be submitted via email to Cami Gonzalez at cgonzalez@esusd.net. Please submit your order by 2:00 pm each Thursday, if possible.

Special Meal Requests

Should you need a special meal request for your student due to a medical situation, please download and fill out the attached flyer and bring the completed form to the District Office for the school nurse and cafeteria records.

For assistance contact Evelyn Castro in the Business Office: ecastro@esusd.net or 310-615-2650 ext1524

MySchoolBucks Meal Payment Accounts

Due to COVID-19, cash transactions will no longer be accepted. If you have a meal balance and would like to request a refund or a funds transfer between students, please print and complete the attached refund/request form.

The original, signed document must be returned to the District Office for processing. Please either drop it off in the green drop box located below our lobby phone or mail it to El Segundo Unified School District (ATTN: Evelyn Castro), 641 Sheldon St., El Segundo, CA 90245. No scans or faxes can be accepted. If you have any questions, please contact Evelyn Castro at ecastro@esusd.net or (310) 615-2650 x1524.

Non-Discrimination Statement

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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 responsible Agency or USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or 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 discrimination complaint, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, AD-3027, found online at How to File a Program Discrimination Complaint 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:

(1) mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410;

(2) fax: (202) 690-7442; or

(3) email: program.intake@usda.gov.

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