2021-2022 School Year: School Meals

Seamless Summer Option (SSO) of the National School Lunch Program 

Sullivan County BOCES today announced an amendment to its policy for enrolled area school children for serving breakfast and lunch under the Seamless Summer Option (SSO) of the National School Lunch Program for the 2021-2022 school year, which would allow for all children attending the following schools to be served meals at no charge.

• Sullivan County BOCES Rubin Pollock Education Center- 52 Ferndale Loomis Road, Liberty NY 12754
• White Sulphur Elementary – 29 Schoolhouse Road, White Sulphur Springs NY 12787

For additional information please contact the following person:

Dawn Parsons, SNS
Food Service Director
Sullivan BOCES
15 Sullivan Ave, Suite 1W
Liberty, NY 12754
845-295-4154
Dawn.Parsons@scboces.org 

Sullivan County has several local sites that are serving FREE nutritious meals to children and teens 18 and younger over the summer while school is out of session. Please use this mapping tool to find a site near you.

https://www.fns.usda.gov/summerfoodrocks

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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, 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: https://www.usda.gov/oascr/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.

This institution is an equal opportunity provider