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Help Prevent Poor Nutrition and Childhood Hunger in the Summer

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CHEYENNE – In an effort to combat hunger and poor nutrition, the Wyoming Department of Education is seeking sponsors for a federally funded program to provide nutritious meals and snacks to children in low-income areas during the summer months.

“Last year, Wyoming Summer Food Service Program [SFSP] sites provided 296,071 meals and snacks to children and teenagers,” said WDE Nutrition Team Supervisor Tamra Jackson. “That was an increase of almost 55,000 additional meals over the previous summer, but is still only 50% of the meals we serve to at-risk students during the school year.”

Typical sponsors include public and private nonprofit schools; local, municipal, county, tribal and state government entities; private nonprofit organizations; public and private nonprofit camps; and public and private nonprofit universities or colleges. Sponsors are reimbursed a set amount per each meal served.

Summer food program sites must be in the attendance area of a school where 50 percent or more of students are eligible for free and reduced-price meals, or the site must be within the boundaries of a U.S. Census block where at least 50 percent of children are eligible for free and reduced-price meals at school. The sites are open to all area children under age 18.

For more information on sponsoring a SFSP in your community, please contact Amanda Anderson at 307-777-7168, or amanda.anderson@wyo.gov. For a listing of current Wyoming SFSP sites, dial 211.

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, religion, sex, gender identity (including gender expression), sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, family/parental status, income derived from a public assistance program, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity, in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA (not all bases apply to all programs). Remedies and complaint filing deadlines vary by program or incident.

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 responsible Agency or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or 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.

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Media Contact:
Kari Eakins, Communications Director
kari.eakins@wyo.gov
307-777-2053

Department Publishes List of Food Program Participants

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CHEYENNE – The Wyoming Department of Education published today an updated list of all the participating Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) organizations in Wyoming. The CACFP reimburses these organizations for meals they serve according to program requirements. These organizations are reimbursed for children ages birth to 12 years of age. The CACFP teaches good eating habits, and assures that well-balanced, nourishing meals are served to children in these participating centers. These meals are made available to all enrolled children at no separate charge regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or age.

All children who are part of a Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) or Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR) household are eligible to receive free meal benefits from the participating center. Foster children and head start children are eligible as well. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) participants will be eligible to receive free or reduced meal benefits from the participating center depending on the participant’s income.

The Income Eligibility Guidelines below determine what the reimbursement will be for each participating center. These guidelines are in effect from July 1, 2015, through June 30, 2016.

INCOME ELIGIBILITY GUIDELINES
(Effective from July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2016)

CACFP Income Eligibility Guidelines

The updated list of program participants by county is below and is now available at edu.wyoming.gov/beyond-the-classroom/nutrition/cacfp/.

LIST OF PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS BY COUNTY

Albany

  • U.W. Early Care & Education Center
  • Developmental Preschool and Day Care
  • Laramie Child Development
  • Laramie Head Start
  • Kiddie Cottage Daycare
  • Basic Beginnings North
  • Basic Beginnings South/Aaron’s Place

Big Horn

  • Basin Head Start, Absaroka Head Start
  • Lovell Head Start Absaroka Head Start
  • Shooting Star Academy

Campbell

  • Boys and Girls Club of Campbell County
  • Campbell County Head Start, WY Child and Family Development

Carbon

  • Rawlins Head Start, Carbon County Child Development
  • Saratoga Head Start, Carbon County Child Development
  • Wee Folks Place

Converse

  • Douglas Child & Family Development, WY Child and Family Development
  • Glenrock Early Childhood Center, WY Child and Family Development
  • Glenrock Boys and Girls Club, Boys and Girls Club of Central Wyoming

Fremont

  • Lander Child Development Services, Child Development Services of Fremont County
  • Riverton Child Development Services, Child Development Services of Fremont County
  • Ethete Head Start/Early Head Start, Eastern Shoshone & Northern Arapaho Birth to Five Head Start
  • Ft. Washakie Head Start, Eastern Shoshone & Northern Arapaho Birth to Five Head Start
  • Great Plains Head Start, Eastern Shoshone & Northern Arapaho Birth to Five Head Start
  • Smart-Start Quality Care
  • World Cares Inc./Small World Children’s Center
  • Donna’s Day Care
  • Tears, Laughs & Cuddles Child Care
  • Happy Kids Daycare
  • Lander Head Start, Absaroka Head Start
  • Riverton Head Start, Absaroka Head Start

Goshen

  • Lil’ Bits n Spurs Child Care
  • Torrington Learning Center, WY Child and Family Development
  • Lincoln Infant and Toddler Center, WY Child and Family Development

Hot Springs

  • Thermopolis Center, Absaroka Head Start

Johnson

  • Buffalo Children’s Center
  • Buffalo Head Start, Absaroka Head Start
  • Noah’s Ark Christian Daycare

Laramie

  • LCCC Children’s Discovery Center
  • Tiny Taught Daycare, DBA I Am a Promise
  • F.E. Warren AFB Child Development Center
  • F.E. Warren Youth Center
  • Community Action of Laramie County/Head Start
  • IYAH Learning Center
  • Promise Patch Preschool and Daycare
  • Colleen’s Kiddy Care, Inc.
  • DKC Enterprises/World of Wonder Child Care
  • DKC Enterprises/World of Wonder Too
  • Diamonds In the Rough
  • Triumph Early Learning Center
  • First Steps Childcare & Preschool
  • Pine Bluffs Day Care
  • All About Me Child Care
  • Alphabet Academy
  • South High School – Supper
  • Kiddie Kollege
  • Silly Bear

Lincoln

  • Kemmerer Child Development Center, Lincoln Uinta Child Development Association (LUCDA)
  • Afton Child Development Center, LUCDA
  • Thayne Child Development Center, LUCDA
  • Alpine Child Development Center, LUCDA

Natrona

  • Natrona County School District #1, Bar Nunn, Cottonwood, Evansville , Grant, Mills, Mountain View, North Casper, Paradise Valley, Pineview, University Park, Willard, Midwest
  • Angel Child Care
  • Casper College, Inga Thorson Early Childhood Learning Center
  • Child Development Center of Natrona County 1
  • Child Development Center of Natrona County 2
  • Sunshine Corner Day Care
  • Learning Junction Children’s Center
  • Natrona County Head Start/Home Start, WY Child and Family Development
  • Natrona County Early Head Start, WY Child and Family Development
  • Lifesteps Early Head Start, WY Child and Family Development
  • Evansville Boys and Girls Club, Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Wyoming
  • Mills Boys and Girls Club, Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Wyoming
  • Paradise Valley Boys and Girls Club, Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Wyoming
  • Verda James, Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Wyoming
  • Busy Bumblebees Child Care Center
  • Quality Child Caring Center, Curtis site, Wyoming Nutrition Services
  • Neighborhood Child Caring Center
  • Neighborhood Child Learning Center
  • Wyoming Nutrition Services, Sponsoring Agency of  Day Care Homes

Niobrara

  • Lusk Early Childhood Center, WY Child and Family Development

Park

  • Northwest College Child Care Center
  • The Learning Garden
  • Winsor Castle Daycare & Preschool
  • Cody Head Start, Absaroka Head Start
  • Powell Head Start, Absaroka Head Start
  • A Little Paradise
  • The Crane Academy

Platte

  • Platte County Day Care/Kid’s Kastle
  • Wheatland Early Childhood Center, Wyoming Child and Family Development
  • Guernsey Early Childhood Center, Wyoming Child and Family Development

Sheridan

  • Marion Day CareTongue River Child’s Place
  • Children’s Center
  • Sheridan Head Start, Absaroka Head Start
  • Brite Beginnings
  • Harmony Child Care Center
  • Great Foundations Preschool
  • First Light Children’s Center

Sublette

  • Children’s Discovery Center
  • The REAL Center/The Redstone Early Active Learning Center

Sweetwater

  • Green River Head Start, Sweetwater County Head Start
  • Rock Springs Head Start, Sweetwater County Head Start

Teton

  • EH/Headstart, Mercill Site, Rafter J Site, The Children’s Learning Center

Uinta

  • Evanston Child Development Center, Lincoln Uinta Child Development Association
  • Bridger Valley Child Development  Center, Mountain View, LUCDA
  • Mountain View Children’s Learning Foundation, Evanston Child Development Association
  • Evanston Child Development Center, Evanston Child Development Association

Washakie

  • Worland Head Start, Abasorka Head Start

Weston

  • Newcastle Child Development Center, Weston County Child Development Center
  • Upton Child Development Center, Weston County Child Development Center
  • Little One’s Family Child Care

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 (State or local) 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 complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, (AD-3027) found online at: http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html, 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.

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

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Media Contact:
Kari Eakins, Communications Director
kari.eakins@wyo.gov
307-777-2053