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MERCEDES – South Texas Independent School District (STISD) will serve free breakfast and lunch meals tochildren 18 years old and younger from our local communities and enrolled students up to 21 years old with disabilities this summer from May 27 through June 27.
The meals will be served via dine-in only at the cafeterias of four different STISD campuses. Breakfast will be served from 7:30-8:30 a.m., and lunch will be served from 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday through June 27.
These meals will be provided at no cost to the family, and children do not have to be enrolled within STISD to receive meals.
Meal locations include:
- Edinburg: South Texas ISD Preparatory Academy/World Scholars Cafeteria (510 S. Sugar Rd., Edinburg)
- Mercedes: South Texas ISD Health Professions Cafeteria (700 Med High Drive, Mercedes)
- Olmito: South Texas ISD Medical Professions Cafeteria (10650 N Expressway 77/83, Olmito)
- San Benito: South Texas ISD Rising Scholars Academy Cafeteria (151 S. Helen Moore Rd., San Benito)
For additional information, contact Oliver Galvan, Child Nutrition Director, at oliver.galvan@stisd.net or 956.514.4230.
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 theFederal 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.
