Nutrition Services
Nutrition Services
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Information and Resources Regarding Meal Services
We know that many families depend on schools not only for their students’ education, but also for meals. PPS Nutrition Services will be resuming meal services on Wednesday, September 2. On August 31, USDA announced that it is continuing a program that made free breakfast and lunch available to all children during the summer. This is a great benefit to our students and families and means we will be able to offer seven days’ worth of meals every week for not just PPS students, but all Portland children ages 1-18.
We expanded our meals sites from the spring and summer to 38 schools where families can pick up breakfast and lunch on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, from 3 to 5 p.m.
As we settle into a regular class schedule with distance learning through at least November 5, our meal service will be:
- Mondays: 2 days’ worth of food
- Wednesdays: 2 days’ worth of food
- Fridays: 3 days’ worth of food
The full list of meal pickup sites, along with information about food home delivery that will be available for families that need assistance accessing meals, is available at our Fall 2020 Meals webpage. Click here for a map of all Nutrition Sites. All sites are outside, and we ask that you wear a facemask and practice physical distancing as you pick up meals. Menu information, along with allergy and carbohydrate counts can be found in the drop down menu below.
Households financially impacted by the Coronavirus (COVID-19) may be able to qualify for The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). SNAP offers food benefits to eligible, low-income individuals and families. Find out if you are eligible and how to apply for food benefits by clicking here. For more information or support, please contact the Nutrition Services department at 503-916-3399 or nutritionservices@pps.net.
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Safety Plans
- Drive-Up Safety Plan
- Drive-Up Meal Service (Staff Practices)
- Walk-Up Safety Plan
- Walk-Up Meal Sevice (Staff Practices)
- Meal Prep Areas (Staff Practices)
- Face Covering Use
- Safely Serving our Familes (Video)
- Summer 2020 Parks Training
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Resources for Locating Food
- Please call 211 or visit Oregon Food Bank
- Online Application for SNAP Benefits
Contacts
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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: (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. This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
