PRESS (MEDIA) RELEASE

Sunnyside Unified School District announced its policy for providing free and
reduced-price meals for children served under the National School Lunch Program,
USDA School Foods Program and School Breakfast Program. Sunnyside Unified
School District offers healthy meals every school day. For paid status students
breakfast costs $1 for high school students and is free for grades K-8; paid lunch
costs $2.15 for high school and middle school students and $2.00 for elementary
students. Your children may qualify for free meals or for reduced price meals.
Reduced price is $0.30 for breakfast and $0.40 for lunch district-wide.
To apply for free or reduced-price meals, households may fill out the application and
return it to the school food service department unless your children qualify for free
benefits (see below). Application forms are being distributed to all households with
a letter informing households of the availability of free and reduced-price meals for
their children and what is required to complete on the application. Applications also
are available at each schools office and cafeteria site as well as Sunnysides Food
and Nutrition Office at 2238 E. Ginter Rd. The information households provide on
the application will be used for the purpose of determining eligibility and verification
of data. Applications may be verified at any time during the school year by school
or other program officials. An application for free or reduced price benefits cannot
be approved unless it contains complete eligibility information as indicated on the
application and instructions.
The household size and income criteria will be used to determine eligibility for free
and reduced-price benefits. Children from households whose income is at or below
the guidelines are eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Your children may qualify for free meal benefits if the household receives benefits
and/or if your child meets a categorical requirement:

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)

Foster children that are the legal responsibility of a welfare agency or

court regardless of the income of the household with whom they reside

The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF); or

The Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR)
Homeless, migrant or runaway as defined by law; or
Enrolled in an eligible Head Start, Even Start or pre-kindergarten class as
defined in by law

For any child not listed on the eligibility notice, the households should contact the
school about any child also eligible under one of these programs or should submit
an income application for other children.

If households/children receive benefits under Assistance Programs or other source

programs are not notified by the school of their free meal benefits, the
parent/guardian should contact their school.
Under the provisions of the free and reduced-price policy, the Sunnyside Application
Specialist, phone number (520) 545-2072, will review applications and determine
eligibility. Parents or guardians dissatisfied with the ruling of the official must first
discuss the decision with the determining official on an informal basis. Parents
wishing to make a formal appeal for a hearing on the decision may make a request
either orally or in writing to John Oakley, Food Services Director, (520) 545-2073,
2238 E. Ginter Rd. Tucson, AZ. 85706.
If a household member becomes unemployed or if the household size increases, the
household should contact the school. Such changes may make the children of the
household eligible for benefits if the household's income falls at or below the levels.
All Sunnyside Unified School District school sites are participating in free and
reduced-price meals. School locations are:

Challenger Middle School

100 E. Elvira Rd.
Tucson, AZ 85706
Gallego Fine Arts
Intermediate School
3698 East Alvord Road,
Tucson, AZ 85706
Billy Lane Lauffer Middle
School
5385 E. Littletown Rd.
Tucson, AZ 85756
Sierra 2-8 School
5801 S. Del Moral Blvd.
Tucson, AZ 85706
Desert View High School
4101 E. Valencia Rd.
Tucson, AZ. 85706
Sunnyside High School
1725 E. Bilby Rd.
Tucson, AZ. 85716
S.T.A.R. Academic Center
5093 S. Liberty Ave.
Tucson, AZ 85706

Tucson, AZ 85706
Los Nios Elementary
School
5445 S. Alvernon Way
Tucson, AZ 85706

Craycroft Elementary
School
5455 East Littletown
Road
Tucson, AZ 85756

Mission Manor
Elementary School
600 W. Santa Rosa St.
Tucson, AZ 85706

Drexel Elementary School

801 E. Drexel Rd.
Tucson, AZ 85706

Rosemarie Rivera
Elementary School
5102 S. Cherry Ave.
Tucson, AZ 85706
Santa Clara Elementary
School
6910 S. Santa Clara Ave.
Tucson, AZ 85706
Summit View Elementary
School
1900 E. Summit St.
Tucson, AZ 85756
Apollo Middle School
265 West Nebraska
Street
Tucson, AZ 85706

Elvira Elementary School

250 W. Elvira Rd.
Tucson, AZ 85706
Esperanza Elementary
School
2353 E. Bantam Rd.
Tucson, AZ 85706
Gallego Basic Elementary
6200 S. Hemisphere
Place
Tucson, AZ 85706
Liberty Gifted & Talented
Elementary
5495 S. Liberty Ave.
Tucson, AZ 85706
Los Amigos Technology
Academy
2200 E. Drexel Rd.

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