The Portland Public Schools will be operating various summer meal sites across the city of Portland this summer. Meals and times will be posted at sites and maps have been distributed to students at school.  School Sites will begin operation on June 26, 2023 or July 5, 2023 and continue through August 4, 2023, and some through August 11, 2023, Monday- Friday. Community sites will operate from June 26, 2023 to August 18, 2023, Monday –Friday.

All children and teens 18 years and younger may receive a meal free of charge and are the same for all children regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability, and there will be no discrimination in the course of the meal service. Meals will be provided on a first-come, first-serve basis, at any of the meal site locations. There is no meal service on Tuesday, July 4^th.

To get more information about sites and times, see the map at the Summer Meals page on our website. You also may dial 2-1-1, text “Summer Meals” to 97779, or go online to http://www.fns.usda.gov/summerfoodrocks, or go to https://www.maine.gov/doe/hotlunchsummer.

PORTLAND OPEN MEAL SITES

Opens June 26, 2023 (Most open Monday-Friday)

·                 East End Community School

·                 Rowe Elementary School

·                 Deering High School

·                 Portland High School Monday-Thursday (Ends July 27, 2023)
·                 King Middle School

·                 BGC Cumberland Ave

·                 BGC Sagamore Club House

·                 BGC Riverton Club House

·                 Study Center at Kennedy Park

·                 Munjoy South Playground

Opens June 26, 2023 Monday, Thursday, Friday

·                 North Deering Garden

Opens July 5, 2023 (Monday-Friday)

·                 Moore Middle School

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/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 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

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

The Maine Human Rights Act prohibits discrimination because of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, religion, ancestry or national origin.

Complaints of discrimination must be filed at the office of the Maine Human Rights Commission, 51 State House Station, Augusta, Maine 04333-0051. If you wish to file a discrimination complaint electronically, visit the Human Rights Commission website at https://www.maine.gov/mhrc/file/instructions and complete an intake questionnaire. Maine is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

The Portland Public Schools is Maine’s largest school district, with approximately 6,500 students, and is also the most diverse. About one-third of the district’s students come from homes where languages other than English are spoken—a total of more than 50 languages. 49.8 percent of the district’s students are white and 50.2 percent are students of color. Approximately half of PPS students qualify for free or reduced-price school meals.