South Messenger - August 21st, 2022

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Eastland-Fairfield free and
reduced lunch program
Eastland-Fairfield Career & Technical
Schools announced its 2022-23 program
year policy for Free and Reduced Price
Meals for students unable to pay the full
price of meals served under the National
School Lunch and School Breakfast
Program.
Each school office and the central office
has a copy of the policy, which may be
reviewed by any interested party.
The Federal Income Eligibility
Guidelines will be used to determine eligibility.
Children from families whose annual
income is at or below the federal guidelines
are eligible for free and reduced-price
meals.
Application forms are distributed to all
homes in a letter to parents or guardians.
To apply for free and reduced-price benefits,
households should complete an application
and return it to the school.
Additional copies are available at the principal’s
office in each school. A complete
application is required. Households that
currently receive Special Nutrition
Assistance Program Benefits or Ohio
Works First funds for a child must provide
the child’s name, the SNAP or OWF case
number and signature of an adult household
member on the application.
Households that do not receive SNAP or
OWF funds must provide the names of all
household members, the last four digits of
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the Social Security Number of the adult
signing the application or state “none” if
the adult does not have a Social Security
Number, the amount and source of income
received by each household member (state
the monthly income) and the signature of
an adult household member. If any of this
information is missing, the school cannot
process the application.
Families with children eligible for school
meals may be eligible for free health care
coverage through Medicaid and/or Ohio’s
Healthy Start & Healthy Families programs.
These programs include coverage
for doctor visits, immunizations, physicals,
prescriptions, dental, vision, mental
health, substance abuse and more. Call 1-
800-324-8680 for more information or to
request an application. Information can
also be found on the web at
http://jfs.ohio.gov/ohp/consumers/familychild.stm.
Anyone who has an Ohio
Medicaid card is already receiving these
services.
The information provided on the application
is confidential and will only be used
for the purpose to determine eligibility and
may be verified at any time during the
school year by school or other program officials.
To discourage the possibility of misrepresentation,
the application forms contain
a statement above the space for signature
certifying that all information furnished
is true and correct. Applications are
being made in connection with the receipt
of federal funds. Schools or other officials
may check the information on the application
at any time during the school year.
Deliberate misrepresentation of information
may subject the applicant to prosecution
under applicable state and federal
laws.
Households will be notified of the
approval or denial of benefits.
Foster children are categorically eligible
for free meal benefits regardless of the
household’s income. If a family has foster
children living with them and wishes to
apply for such meals or milk for them, contact
the school for more information.
Under the provision of the policy,
Eastland-Fairfield Career & Technical
Schools will review applications and determine
eligibility. If a parent or guardian disagrees
with the decision on the application
or the result of verification, the decision
may be discussed with the determining
official on an informal basis. If a formal
appeal is desired, the household has the
right to a fair hearing. A fair hearing can
be requested either orally or in writing
from: Eastland-Fairfield Career &
Technical Schools, Attn: Dr. Kimberly
Pietsch Miller, 4300 Amalgamated Place,
Groveport, OH 43125
The policy contains an outline of the
hearing procedure.
Households may apply for benefits any
time during the school year. If a household
is not currently eligible and if the household
size increases or income decreases
because of unemployment or other reasons,
the family should contact the school to file
a new application. Such changes may
make the children of the family eligible for
free or reduced-price benefits if the family
income falls at or below the levels shown
above.
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 or contact USDA through
the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-
8339.
To file a program discrimination complaint,
a Complainant should complete
Form AD-3027, USDA Program
Discrimination Complaint Form which can
be obtained online at:
https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/doc
uments/USDA-OASCR%20P-Complaint-
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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
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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.
No Kidding program
The Franklin County commissioners
voted to accept a $1 million grant from the
U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services to operate a three-year program to
address economic mobility and responsible
parenting with teens and young adults.
The county’s Child Support
Enforcement Agency (CSEA) will administer
the grant and provide instruction using
the No Kidding Ohio curriculum to promote
economic mobility, build parenting
and healthy relationship skills, reduce
unplanned pregnancies, and prevent relationship
violence.
“Each of us commissioners has kids and
we know that, even in the best of circumstances,
parenting can be really tough. For
young people who are still figuring themselves
and their relationships out, and who
might not yet have a career or other
resources to fall back on, it’s even more difficult,”
said board of commissioners president
Erica Crawley. “And once you’ve
started a family, it can be even tougher to
get ahead, so with this program, we aim to
help give young people the tools and confidence
they need to thrive.”
In addition to material from child support
experts, the program will use a peerto-peer
approach, employing young parents
to augment its lessons with their own firsthand
experience. It will include a social
media and digital marketing campaign to
further the message and reach teens and
young adults with the knowledge, skills,
and resources that will help them achieve
their goals, move up the ladder of economic
mobility, and to be successful, responsible
parents.
Franklin County’s teen birth rate is
more than twice the state and national
averages, with 41.6 births per 1,000 women
aged 15-19. The grant will fund two fulltime
positions in CSEA, which will partner
with several other county and community
agencies to provide a full suite of wraparound
services to the program participants.
The new program will be stood up over
the course of the next year, with programing
set to begin in the fall of 2023.
Southeast Library
The Southeast Branch of the Columbus
Metropolitan Library is located at 3980 S.
Hamilton Road, Groveport. For information
visit www.columbuslibrary.org or call
614-645-2275.