CCSD able to provide additional meals at no cost to students through USDA

October 19, 2020

Charleston County School District’s (CCSD) Nutrition Services Department is serving additional food and meals at no cost to students and their families through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Child and Adult Care Food Program. Forty-three schools are providing dinner meals to students and 11 schools are serving mid-morning snacks.

The following 43 sites are offering free supper to students:

  • A.C. Corcoran Elementary
  • Angel Oak Elementary
  • Baptist Hill Middle High
  • Burke High
  • Charleston Development Academy
  • Charleston Progressive Academy
  • Chicora Elementary
  • E.B. Ellington Elementary
  • Edith L. Frierson Elementary
  • Haut Gap Middle
  • Hunley Park Elementary
  • James Simons Montessori
  • Jane Edwards Elementary
  • Jerry Zucker Middle
  • Julian Mitchell Elementary
  • Ladson Elementary
  • Lambs Elementary
  • Malcom C. Hursey Montessori
  • Mary Ford Early Learning and Family Center
  • Matilda F. Dunston Elementary
  • Meeting Street @Brentwood
  • Meeting Street @Burns
  • Memminger Elementary
  • Midland Park Primary
  • Military Magnet Academy
  • Minnie Hughes Elementary
  • Morningside Middle
  • Mount Zion Elementary
  • North Charleston Creative Arts Elementary
  • North Charleston Elementary
  • North Charleston High
  • Northwoods Middle
  • Oakland Elementary
  • Pepperhill Elementary
  • Pinehurst Elementary
  • R.B. Stall High
  • St. James-Santee Elementary-Middle
  • St. John’s High
  • Sanders-Clyde Elementary
  • Springfield Elementary
  • Stono Park Elementary
  • W.B. Goodwin Elementary
  • West Ashley Head Start

The following 11 sites are providing mid-morning snacks for students (for Early Head Start/Head Start students only):

  • E.B. Ellington Elementary
  • James Island Elementary
  • Mary Ford Early Learning and Family Center
  • Midland Park Primary
  • Minnie Hughes Elementary
  • Mount Zion Elementary
  • Sanders-Clyde Elementary
  • St. James-Santee Elementary-Middle
  • R.B. Stall High
  • W.B. Goodwin Elementary
  • West Ashley Head Start

The USDA, its agencies, offices, 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. (Not all prohibited bases will apply to all programs and/or employment activities.)

If an individual wishes to file a Civil Rights program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, found online here, or at any USDA office, or call (866) 632-9992 to request the form. Send the completed complaint form or letter by mail to:

U.S. Department of Agriculture
Director, Office of Adjudication
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D. C. 20250-9410

The form can also be sent via fax to (202) 690-7442 or email at [email protected].

Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339 or (800) 845-6136 (Spanish). The USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

For more information, contact the Nutrition Services Department at (843) 566- 8180.

 

About the Charleston County School District

Charleston County School District (CCSD) is a nationally-accredited school district that is committed to providing equitable and quality educational opportunities for all of its students. CCSD is the second-largest school system in South Carolina and represents a unique blend of urban, suburban, and rural schools spanning 1,300 square miles along the coast. CCSD serves more than 50,000 students in 87 schools and specialized programs.

CCSD offers a diverse, expanding portfolio of options and specialized programs, delivered through neighborhood, magnet, IB (international baccalaureate), Montessori, and charter schools. Options include programs in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM); music and other creative and performing arts; career and technical preparation programs; and military.