Portland Summer Meals Program for Children, Teens Starts this Month

PORTLAND, Maine – The Portland Public Schools and Opportunity Alliance will be operating 15 summer meal sites across the city of Portland this summer. Meals and times will be posted at sites and will be distributed prior to the end of school. Sites will begin operation on June 18 and continue through August 23. All children and teens 18 years and younger may receive a meal free of charge, on a first-come, first-serve basis, at any of the meal site locations.

To get more information about sites and times, you may dial 2-1-1, text “Summer Meals” to 97779, or go online tohttp://www.fns.usda.gov/summerfoodrocks, or https://www.portlandschools.org/departments/operations/food_service/free_summer_meals 

Portland Open Meal Sites:

East End Community School

Farmer’s Market (Wed Only)

Front Street Community Center

North Deering Gardens

Riverton Community Center

Sagamore Community Center

Lyman Moore Middle School

Deering Oaks Park

Deering High School

Portland High School

Reiche School

Ocean Ave Elementary

Kennedy Park Community Center

Munjoy South Playground

YMCA

The Portland Public Schools and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) are equal opportunity providers and employers.

In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity, in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA.

Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.) should contact the Agency where they applied for benefits. Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing, or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.

To file a program discrimination complaint, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, AD-3027, found online at How to File a Program Discrimination Complaint and at any USDA office or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter 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;

(2) fax: (202) 690-7442; or

(3) email: program.intake@usda.gov.

USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.

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.

If you wish to file a discrimination complaint electronically, go to File a Complaint at: https://www.maine.gov/mhrc/file and complete the intake questionnaire. Before completing this process it may be helpful to review relevant links under Guidance on the Maine Human Rights Commission website at: https://www.maine.gov/mhrc/ If you are not sure how the Maine Human Rights Act may apply to you, please review the publication “What It Is! How It Works!.”

Maine is an equal opportunity provider and employer.