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Summer Meal Program

 

 

 

Athens City Schools is pleased to offer the 2026 Summer Meal Program, open to children 18 years old and younger in Athens and Limestone County. This program will be available at Athens Elementary, located at 515 North Madison Street, from June 1 - June 18 (Monday - Thursday only). Breakfast will be served from 8:15 AM to 8:45 AM, with lunch from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM. Dine-in only. First-come, first-served. Pick-up/take-out will not be available. If you have any questions, call (256) 233-6600 or email Tandy.Blackwell@acs-k12.org.

 

 

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USDA Food and Nutrition

Sun Bucks

Alabama SunBucks is a program offered through the Alabama State Department of Human Resources. Students were automatically enrolled if they received Free/Reduced Lunch during the 2025-2026 school year or if your household receives benefits such as SNAP, TANF, and/or Medicaid. Learn more about the program and eligibility at https://www.alabama-sunbucks.com. If you have any questions about the Alabama SunBucks program, you can contact Alabama DHR at support@alabama-sunbucks.com or 1-800-443-3536. Or you can reach out to our ACS Child Nutrition Coordinator at tandy.blackwell@acs-k12.org.

 

Sun Bucks 2025

 

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ALSUNBucksnon-CEPflyerEnglish.pdf
ALSUNBucksnon-CEPflyerEnglish (PDF)

If you’ve already received your Alabama SUN Bucks card with yourchild’s name on it in the mail, activate the card, and start using yourcard to shop for healthy and delicious food once the benefits load!

If you weren’t automatically enrolled in the program, you can checkyour eligibility, apply, and learn more at www.alabama-sunbucks.com.

For families that receive SUN Bucks cards this year, hold onto yourcards! Eligible families will receive benefits on the same card nextsummer.

If you have questions, email support@alabama-sunbucks.com or call1-800-443-3536 for support in English and Spanish.

Have a great summer!

Summer Meals

Healthy Meals are available FREE to anyone 18 years old and younger at many locations around the US throughout the summer while school is out! To find a location near you, visit https://www.fns.usda.gov/summer/sunmeals 
 
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SUN Feeding Outreach Flyer

USDA Statement of Nondiscrimination

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/ad-3027.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:
1.       mail:
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or
2.       fax:
(833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or
3.       email:
Program.Intake@usda.gov
 This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
 
Departamento de Agricultura de Estados Unidos Declaración de no discriminación
 De acuerdo con la ley federal de derechos civiles y las normas y políticas de derechos civiles del Departamento de Agricultura de los Estados Unidos (USDA), esta entidad está prohibida de discriminar por motivos de raza, color, origen nacional, sexo (incluyendo identidad de género y orientación sexual), discapacidad, edad, o represalia o retorsión por actividades previas de derechos civiles. La información sobre el programa puede estar disponible en otros idiomas que no sean el inglés. Las personas con discapacidades que requieren medios alternos de comunicación para obtener la información del programa (por ejemplo, Braille, letra grande, cinta de audio, lenguaje de señas americano (ASL), etc.) deben comunicarse con la agencia local o estatal responsable de administrar el programa o con el Centro TARGET del USDA al (202) 720-2600 (voz y TTY) o comuníquese con el USDA a través del Servicio Federal de Retransmisión al (800) 877-8339. Para presentar una queja por discriminación en el programa, el reclamante debe llenar un formulario AD-3027, formulario de queja por discriminación en el programa del USDA, el cual puede obtenerse en línea en: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ad-3027s.pdf, de cualquier oficina de USDA, llamando al (866) 632-9992, o escribiendo una carta dirigida a USDA. La carta debe contener el nombre del demandante, la dirección, el número de teléfono y una descripción escrita de la acción discriminatoria alegada con suficiente detalle para informar al Subsecretario de Derechos Civiles (ASCR) sobre la naturaleza y fecha de una presunta violación de derechos civiles. El formulario AD-3027 completado o la carta debe presentarse a USDA por:
(1)   correo: U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights 1400 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; o
(2) fax: (833) 256-1665 o (202) 690-7442; o
(3) correo electrónico: program.intake@usda.gov
Esta institución es un proveedor que ofrece igualdad de oportunidades.