To make sure young people are receiving nourishing meals each day, Family League has participated as a sponsor in the After-school Meals Program for more than six years. This program providers snacks and suppers served at eligible out of school time programs throughout the city.

Too many Baltimore families have trouble providing good food each day. To make sure young people are receiving nourishing meals each day, Family League has participated as a sponsor in the After-school Meals Program for more than five years.

This program providers snacks and suppers served at eligible out of school time programs throughout the city. In 2010, Maryland became one of 14 states to participate in the program.

Family League has aggressively expanded its work to become the largest provider of suppers in Maryland.

• Family League serves more than 9,000 youth each day at over 225 sites, including Family League-funded programs, Baltimore City recreation centers, and other community-based programs.
• More than 1 million meals and 1 million snacks will reach Baltimore’s children and youth each school year through this work.
• In all, the program brings more than $4 million in federal nutrition funding to Baltimore.

Requirements for After-school Snack and Supper Program

• Located at a site where at least half of the children in the school attendance area are eligible for free and reduced meals
• Offer educational or enrichment activities, after the regular school day ends, or on weekends, during times of the year when school is in session
• Meet licensing, health, or safety codes that are required by Maryland and Baltimore City
• Competitive sports teams are not eligible. However, afterschool care programs that include a sports activity as part of their enrichment program may be eligible.
• Only served to children under 18 years old
• Child must be enrolled in your afterschool program

To participate in the After-school Meals Program, please contact food@familyleague.org.

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Family League of Baltimore is participating in the Afterschool Snacks and Suppers Program. Meals will be provided to all children without charge. Acceptance and participation requirements for the Program and all activities are the same for all regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability. There will be no discrimination in the course of the meal service. Meals will be provided at the sites as follows (sites subject to change):

Name of Contact Person for Agency: Sharon Bostwick

EMAIL SHARON

Snacks and suppers will continue to be served through June 9, 2023 (subject to change).

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.

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To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992.

Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by:

1. 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.

The Maryland State Department of Education does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, disability, or sexual orientation in matters affecting employment or in providing access to programs and activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. For inquiries related to Department policy, please contact:

Agency Equity Officer, Equity Assurance and Compliance Officer, Office of the Deputy State Superintendent for Finance and Administration, Maryland State Department of Education, 200 W. Baltimore Street – 6th Floor, Baltimore, Maryland 21201-2595, 410-767-0433– voice, 410-767-0431 – fax.

The Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) was designed to improve the health and nutrition of children enrolled in the program through education, professional leadership and technical assistance. The program promotes the development of good eating habits, while providing professional assistance to Family Child Care Providers in an efficient and effective manner.

The Child and Adult Care Food Program’s mission is to enroll licensed Family Child Care Providers operating from within their homes and provide reimbursement for creditable meals and snacks served to participating children. The Program began in 1979, as a contractual pilot program through the Maryland State Department of Human Resources, sponsored by the Baltimore City Department of Social Services, serving Family Child Care homes and Child Day Care centers.

Effective October 1, 2011, Family League of Baltimore entered into an agreement with Maryland State Department of Education to sponsor Family Child Care homes and assumed administrative and financial responsibility for the Child Care Food Program. The Child and Adult Care Food Program was designed to improve the health and nutrition of children enrolled in the program through education, professional leadership and technical assistance.

The program promotes the development of good eating habits, while providing professional assistance to Family Child Care Providers in an efficient and effective manner. Participation in the Child and Adult Care Food Program allows children to eat a variety of nutritious foods, grow into their healthy weight and learn healthy attitudes about foods and nutrition.

Family League of Baltimore is recognized by the Maryland State Department of Education to provide training for regulated Child Care Providers in the State of Maryland for Core of Knowledge and Continuing Training. Trainings are offered throughout the program year on various topics related to: Child Development, Special Needs, Curriculum, Professionalism, Community, Health, Safety and Nutrition.

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.

In March of 2012, City leaders convened the Baltimore Partnership to End Childhood Hunger to increase participation in federal nutrition assistance programs and decrease childhood hunger in Baltimore City. Modeled after the Partnership to End Childhood Hunger in Maryland, the Baltimore Partnership seeks to engage state and local agencies as well as community leaders, elected officials and other nonprofit organizations in concerted strategies to eradicate childhood hunger.

The Partnership has worked tirelessly since this time to increase access to proven and effective food access resources – school breakfast and lunch, afterschool and summer meals, and food assistance programs such as WIC, SNAP, and food pantries. Through on-the-ground community organizing, targeted public policy reform, and City-wide coalition building, participation in these programs has increased significantly.

The Baltimore Partnership to End Childhood Hunger will continue to draw additional organizations to the table while building on the childhood anti-hunger work that the following partners have been undertaking for years.