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Franklin City Public Schools recently announced the sponsorship of the At-Risk Afterschool Meals Program. 

A school division news release stated that the same meals will be available at no separate charge to all participants at each site.  

Meals will be provided at the following facilities: 

• S.P. Morton Elementary School — 300 Morton St.
• J.P. King Jr. Middle School — 501 Charles St.
• Franklin High School — 310 Crescent St.

For further information, contact Nelisa Vargas at 757-304-5433.

For additional information, people can also contact the Virginia Department of Education, Office  of School Nutrition Programs by calling 804-225-2082. 

In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture 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 or from any USDA office or 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 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 Ave., 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.