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Meals On The Move: CCPS Hits The Road With New Summer Meals Program


Meals On The Move: CCPS Hits The Road With New Summer Meals Program

CHARLES COUNTY, Md. – Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) is rolling out a new summer meals program starting June 25. Meals on the Move will provide children ages 2 to 18 with free cold breakfasts and lunches to go for multiple days. The CCPS food truck will visit designated sites on specific days to distribute meals in rural areas as determined by the USDA. The Meals on the Move food truck will operate from June 25 to Aug. 8.

To receive the meals, children must be present, or parents must be required to present identification for the children such as a student ID from school or a copy of a birth certificate. All children are eligible to receive the meals, not just CCPS students.

The Meals on the Move schedule is as follows.

Mt. Hope/Nanjemoy Elementary School

Noon-1 p.m., Tuesdays, June 25-Aug. 6

9275 Ironsides Road

Nanjemoy, MD 20662

Thunderbird Motel

Noon-1 p.m., Wednesdays, June 26-Aug. 7

11050 Crain Highway

Newburg, MD 20664

Free Gospel Church of Bryans Road

Noon-1 p.m., Thursdays, June 27-Aug. 8

3180 Livingston Road

Bryans Road, MD 20616

To learn more about Meals on the Move and the CCPS summer meals program Lunch on Us, visit https://www.ccboe.com/departments/student-services/community-resources/summer-meals-2024.

About CCPS

Charles County Public Schools provides 27,765 students in grades prekindergarten through 12 with an academically challenging education. Located in Southern Maryland, Charles County Public Schools has 38 schools that offer a technologically advanced, progressive and high quality education that builds character, equips for leadership and prepares students for life, careers and higher education.

The Charles County public school system does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age or disability in its programs, activities or employment practices. For inquiries, please contact Kathy Kiessling, Title IX/ADA/Section 504 Coordinator (students) or Nikial M. Majors, Title IX/ADA/Section 504 Coordinator (employees/ adults), at Charles County Public Schools, Jesse L. Starkey Administration Building, P.O. Box 2770, La Plata, MD 20646; 301-932-6610/301-870-3814. For special accommodations call 301-934-7230 or TDD 1-800-735-2258 two weeks prior to the event.

CCPS provides nondiscriminatory equal access to school facilities in accordance with its Use of Facilities rules to designated youth groups (including, but not limited to, the Boy Scouts).

USDA’s nondiscrimination statement

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.



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