Pennridge Nutritional Services 

WELCOME BACK!

The USDA has extended a nationwide waiver to allow The Pennridge School District to provide FREE meals to ALL students regardless of need through December 2020, or until available funding runs out.  No qualification or identification is needed.  
All students, regardless of learning model, are eligible to receive free breakfast and free lunch.  Below are the procedures for each model beginning Monday, September 14, 2020:

In Person Instruction:  Free breakfast and lunch meals will be available everyday in all school cafeterias. 

Hybrid Instruction:  Free breakfast and lunch meals will be available in the school cafeterias on the 2 days that students are in person at school.  Meals will be available for drive through pick up for the other 3 days on Mondays* between 11am-1pm at Pennridge High School.  Students do not need to be present at time of pick up.

Virtual Instruction:  Meals will be available for drive through pick up for 5 days on Mondays* between 11am-1pm at Pennridge High School.  Students do not need to be present at time of pick up.

*Please note, if a school holiday falls on a Monday when the district is closed, meal pick up would be on Tuesday.  Dates for Tuesday pick are:  September 29, October 13, and December 1, 2020.



Free and Reduced Meal Application


Please continue to submit applications for Free & Reduced priced meals so that your child's eligibility remains current.  Visit www.schoolcafe.com  to apply online. 

Please click here for more information about the Free and Reduced Meal Programs




https://www.uwbucks.org/freshconnect/

FREE FRESH PRODUCE

Fresh Connect, is a  free mobile farm market that is continuing to provide fresh fruit, vegetables and other staples to those in need. The market is hosted at three sites, Bristol, Warminster and Ottsville on a weekly basis. This program has been consistently serving about 520 families each week and they anticipate the need will grow as the health crisis continues.  Details of the program are available at the following link: https://www.uwbucks.org/freshconnect/

 

Every Thursday in Ottsville:

11 AM - 12PM Every Thursday--Bring a box or bag.

Intersection of 611 & 412 (Previously Thompson Auto), Ottsville, PA 18942

 


NOW HIRING!!

Looking for a job that fits with your children's school schedule?
Looking for a job with no nights or weekends?
Look no further!  
Pennridge Nutritional Services Department is now hiring part time cafeteria workers and substitute cafeteria workers.
Call 215-453-2766 for more information!


Please Note that all positions within the District require that individuals possess current (within one (1) year) Pennsylvania Child Abuse clearance (Act 151), PA Criminal clearance (Act 34), and Federal Criminal clearance (FBI Fingerprinting, Act 114). You can also find more information and applications regarding these clearances at the PA Department of Education online. 




















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. 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.
Nutritional Services Office
1506 N. 5th Street
Perkasie, PA 18944