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FREE LUNCHES THIS SUMMER FOR ALL KIDS & TEENS!

 

Weekdays (Monday through Friday) this summer, free lunches will be available for your kids, their siblings, cousins and friends (ages 1 to 18) without paperwork, income verification, and regardless of immigration status.  No ID or sign-up necessary. 

 

To receive a meal:

Drop in between 11:30am and 12:15pm at Sunset Empire Park & Recreation District, located at 1120 Broadway St., Suite 100. 

 

Meals will be served Monday June 23, 2025 through Friday August 22, 2025, with the exception of July 4th (no meals served on the Fourth of July). 

 

Meals will be served all over the state and across the country.  To find a free meal site near you call 211 or text the word “FOOD” to 304-304 or visit summerfoodoregon.org.  Check out the Summer Meals Finder https://www.fns.usda.gov/summer/sitefinder  to take advantage of meals during all of your summer travels. 

 

FOOD BENEFITS FOR SCHOOL-AGED KIDS

As the Oregon Department of Human Services (ODHS) and ODE announced earlier this month, the Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) is a grocery benefits program for school-aged children.  It helps families buy food for their school-aged children when school is out.   Each summer, families will get one yearly payment of $120 for each eligible child to buy groceries. They will receive the benefits in one payment on an Oregon EBT card. 

Please note that Seaside School District students are NOT automatically signed up for Summer EBT benefits.  This is because we are a Community Eligible Provision (CEP) school. 

Families that have SNAP, TANF, OHP, Medicaid, or are in foster or resource care through Child Welfare don’t need to apply.  Summer EBT food benefits will be added to their Oregon EBT card automatically.  Families will get a letter for each eligible child by mail or email when their benefits have been sent. 

Families that do NOT have SNAP, TANF, OHP, Medicaid, or are not in foster or resource care through Child Welfare and may be eligible WILL NEED TO APPLY.  Children are likely to qualify if they live in households that meet income requirements for those programs.  Families can go to the English Online Family Portal (sebt.oregon.gov) or to the Spanish Online Family Portal (ebtv.oregon.gov) to check to see if their child may be eligible and to submit an application or contact the SEBT Call Center at 1-833-ORE-SEBT (833-673-7328) to obtain a paper application. 

If you need additional assistance please feel free to contact us directly at 503-738-5591. 

Food Service

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Jessica Smith
Food Service Manager
(503) 738-5591
jsmith@seasidek12.org

Seaside School District Food Services is happy to announce all enrolled students receive a FREE healthy breakfast and lunch for the 2024-25 school year due to our participation in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP).  Families do not need to fill out or submit an application for free or reduced-price meals at this time thanks to our district-wide CEP status.  All Seaside School District students are automatically enrolled in this program.  Access to nutritious meals is a crucial component of student success and well-being, and we are thrilled to be able to take advantage of this opportunity on behalf of our students. 

The Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) is a non-pricing meal service option for schools and school districts in low-income areas.  CEP allows the nation’s highest poverty schools and districts to serve breakfast and lunch at no cost to all enrolled students without collecting household applications. Instead, schools that adopt CEP are reimbursed using a formula based on the percentage of students categorically eligible for free meals based on their particiapation in other specific means-tested programs, such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF). 

This does not, however, make families in our District eligible for discounted utilities, internet, and other programs that require a Free and Reduced Meal determination letter.  If you are interested in qualifying, please fill out the Family Income Survey Form, and we can help you obtain the necessary documents. Please note that we will mail out letters in August for any directly certified families which than may assist with reduced fees for other school programs and/or can be used to show eligibility for other assistance programs in the community.

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Family Income Survey Form

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USDA Nondiscrimination Statement

Food & Nutrition Services

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: 

U.S. Department of Agriculture USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form

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
     

Free language assistance, auxiliary aids, and/or accommodations are available upon request. Please contact (503) 738-5591 or email jrisner@seasidek12.org