OCO Nutrition Service Summer Food Service Program Providing Free Meals for Children

FULTON – OCO Nutrition Services is participating in this year’s Summer Food Service Program. Meals will be provided to all children without charge regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability, and there will be no discrimination in the course of the meal service.

“Summer is an exciting time for children to enjoy playtime with friends, a week at camp, a family vacation, or time at the pool,” said Coordinator of OCO Nutrition Services Lori Halstead. “But for many children who receive free and reduced-price meals at school, summer can mean hunger. Just as learning does not end when school lets out, neither does a child’s need for good nutrition. Once again, we have partnered with U.S. Department of Agriculture to provide free meals to children while school is out for the summer. There are no income requirements. All children ages 18 and under are invited to enjoy a free meal at designated sites. Meals will be served onsite where the children can enjoy activities and recreation.”

Meals will be available at the following sites and times. All locations will be closed Thursday, July 4^th in recognition of the holiday. Please place orders for the meals at the site the day before you attend.

The sites open are Monday-Friday unless otherwise noted.

Meals will be provided free at the following community meal sites:

Hannibal Library, 162 Oswego St. Hannibal

Available Wednesday and Thursday only.

Lunch 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 Noon, July 10^th through August 22^nd.

Anthony J. Crisafulli Ice Rink, 32 Fort Ontario Rd. Oswego

Breakfast 8:00-9:00 a.m. and Lunch 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 Noon, July 1st through August 30^th.

Goettel Community Park, 755 N. Main St. Central Square

Snack 10:00 a.m. -10:15 a.m. Lunch 11:30 a.m. – 12:00 Noon, July 8^th through July 26^th.

Taft Bay Park, 851 St. Route 49, Bernhards Bay

Available Monday through Thursday only.

Lunch 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Snack, 2:30-3:00 p.m., July 1st through August 15^th.

Oswego YMCA Youth Center, 201 East 6^th Street, Oswego

Lunch, 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. Snack, 2:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. July 1^st– August 30^th.

Fulton War Memorial, 609 W Broadway, Fulton

Breakfast, 9:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m. Lunch, 11:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. July 1^st through August 30^th.

Brewerton Library, 5440 Bennett Street, Brewerton

Lunch, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. July 1^st-August 30^th.

CNY Arts, 121 Cayuga Street, Fulton

Breakfast, 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. Lunch, 12:00 Noon -12:30 p.m. July 22^nd-Auguest 16^th

Meals will also be provided free to children in the following enrolled programs:

Camp Zerbe, 253 State Route 104, Williamstown

Breakfast, 9:00 a.m. -9:30 a.m. Lunch, 12:00 – 12:30 p.m., July 1^st through August 16^th.

Fulton YMCA, 715 West Broadway St. Fulton

Breakfast 8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Lunch, 11:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. July 1^st– through August 23^rd.

 Camp Foundations, 7877 State Route 104 Oswego

Lunch 11:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. July 1^st through August 16^th.

The North Country Hub

90 Wilson Road, Central Square

Lunch 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. Snack, 3:00 p.m.- 3:30 p.m. July 8^th through August 15^th

“OCO Nutrition Services has sponsored the Summer Food Service program for the past 14 years and have served over 208,000 meals to children in our communities,” said Halstead. “We are happy to be offering this program again and I encourage families to participate and remember that hunger doesn’t take a vacation.

SFSP Notification to the Community

Oswego County Opportunities Inc announces its participation in the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP). Meals will be provided to all children 18 years and under without charge. 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 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. 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: https://www.usda.gov/oascr/how-to-file-a-program-discrimination-complaint (link is external), 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: [email protected]. This institution is an equal opportunity provider. Persons interested in receiving more information should contact: Oswego County Opportunities Inc-Saf, 239 Oneida St Fulton, NY 13069-1228.

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