Nutrition, Health and Physical Fitness Policy

Nutrition, Health and Physical Fitness Procedure

If you need this information in another language, please call 509-397-3042.

Si necesita esta información en otro idioma, llame al 509-397-3042.

This document includes important information regarding food benefits for your child. If you need dietary accommodations for your child, additional assistance, or this information translated into another language at no cost to you please contact us at 509-397-3042.

Este documento incluye información importante con respecto a los beneficios alimentarios de su hijo/a. Si necesita una dieta especial para su hijo/a, asistencia adicional, o que se traduzca esta información a otro idioma sin costo, comuníquese con nosotros al 509-397-3042.

Beginning in 2024, the state of Washington launched a new Summer EBT program called SUN Bucks. The program provides families with $120 for each eligible school-aged child to buy food when school is out. ELIGIBILITYSome children will automatically be eligible for SUN Bucks, while others will need to apply. Students may be automatically eligible if they:

• Are enrolled at a school that offers the National School Lunch or School Breakfast Program and qualifies through a Free and Reduced Price Meal application or Family Income Survey; or
• Are age 8-18 and are a member of a household already receiving assistance program benefits (SNAP, TANF, FDPIR).

Students who do not qualify automatically can apply by contacting the SUN Bucks Contact Center at 1-833-543-3230 (TTY: 1-800-833-6348) between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday - Friday (except observed holidays). Click here for more information on SUN Bucks.

New for the 2024-25 school year, Jennings Elementary School students will receive meals at NO COST! Although meals are free for JES students, completing the free and reduced-price meal application is still required to ensure school funding for other state and federal programs.

Colfax Junior/Senior High School students will continue to qualify for meal benefits based on eligibility determined by submitting the Child Nutrition Eligibility & Benefit Education Application (formerly the Application for Free and Reduced-Price Meal Benefits) or through the Direct Certification program.

We strongly encourage ALL families to complete a free and reduced-price meal application and a Consent to Share eligibility form. This not only determines a student's qualification for free or reduced-price meals but also provides additional benefits such as waived ASB participation fees. Additionally, certain state and federal programs are funded based on the district's free and reduced-price meal percentage. Without this information, the district could lose vital funding for educational programs that our students are entitled to.

• National School Lunch and Breakfast Program Flyer

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.