Meal Applications
Please read the information below. Dear Tracy Unified Families, The State of California established a Universal Meals Program, effective July 1, 2022, requiring school districts to offer one free breakfast and one free lunch to all students each school day. The legislation mandates that school sites where more than 40% of enrolled students participate in county assistance programs, such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), or CalWORKs, must operate a federal meal provision program. While meals are free for all students, the District still needs to collect household information from each family to maximize State funding available for educational programs.
The District understands that filling out these forms seems unnecessary since meals are free for all students, but collection of this information is crucial and can provide several benefits to TUSD schools and to eligible families such as:
Estimadas familias del Distrito Escolar Unificado de Tracy, El Estado de California estableció un Programa Universal de Comidas, a partir del 1 de julio de 2022, que requiere que los distritos escolares ofrezcan un desayuno y un almuerzo gratis a todos los estudiantes cada día escolar. La legislación exige que las escuelas donde más del 40% de los estudiantes inscritos participan en programas de asistencia del condado, como el Programa de Asistencia Nutricional Suplementaria (SNAP), Asistencia Temporal para Familias Necesitadas (TANF) o CalWORKs, deben operar un programa federal de provisión de comidas. Aunque las comidas son gratuitas para todos los estudiantes, el Distrito aún necesita recopilar información del hogar de cada familia para maximizar los fondos estatales disponibles para programas educativos. El Distrito entiende que llenar estos formularios parece innecesario ya que las comidas son gratuitas para todos los estudiantes, pero la recopilación de esta información es crucial y puede brindar varios beneficios a las escuelas de TUSD y a las familias elegibles, tales como:
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Nondiscrimination Statement
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/USDAOASCR%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:
- mail:
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or - fax:
(833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or - email:
[email protected]
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
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