Community Eligibility Provision

Dear Parent:  

We are pleased to inform you that your child’s school has been selected to participate in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) program for the 2025-2026 school year.    

Your school will offer healthy meals to ALL students through CEP at no charge. Every child has access to free breakfast, lunch, and afterschool snacks every day. NO MEAL APPLICATION IS NEEDED for your child to participate in this program.  

For more information about APS' nutrition program and school menus, please visit https://www.atlantapublicschools.us/nutrition.  

If you have any questions, please contact:   

Atlanta Public Schools  
Nutrition Department – District Office Operations Service Center (OSC) 256 Clifton St. Atlanta, GA 30317  
404-802-2540  

Sincerely,   
Mr. Eric Bankhead  
Senior Executive Director of Nutrition Department  

  

Nondiscrimination Statement: This explains what to do if you believe you have been treated unfairly.  

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:  

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:  program.intake@usda.gov  

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.