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FY 2012 MEDIA RELEASE FOR NON-PRICING ORGANIZATIONS

8/1/2011

Pace Community Action Agency announced sponsorship of the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) and its policy for providing free and reduced-price meals at no separate charge. Free and reduced-price meals will be provided to participants meeting the approved eligibility criteria. Meals are available to all enrolled participants without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability at the following sites: Vincennes Head Start, Vincennes Head Start Reel Ave., Vincennes Early Head Start, Linton Head Start, Washington Head Start, and Bicknell Head Start.

 Listed below are the USDA Income Eligibility Guidelines which are effective July 1, 2011- June 30, 2012. To be eligible income must be at or below the following:

 

Household

Size

Reduced-Price Meals – 185%

 

FreeMeals – 130%

 

Annual

Monthly

Twice Per Month

Every Two Weeks

Weekly

Annual

Monthly

Twice Per Month

Every Two Weeks

Weekly

1

20,147

1,679

840

775

388

14,157

1,180

590

545

273

2

27,214

2,268

1,134

1,047

524

19,123

1,594

797

736

368

3

34,281

2,857

1,429

1,319

660

24,089

2,008

1,004

927

464

4

41,348

3,446

1,723

1,591

796

29,055

2,422

1,211

1,118

559

5

48,415

4,035

2,018

1,863

932

34,021

2,836

1,418

1,309

655

6

55,482

4,624

2,312

2,134

1,067

38,987

3,249

1,625

1,500

750

7

62,549

5,213

2,607

2,406

1,203

43,953

3,663

1,832

1,691

846

8

69,616

5,802

2,901

2,678

1,339

48,919

4,077

2,039

1,882

941

For each add’l family member, add

 

 

7,067

 

 

589

 

 

295

 

 

272

 

 

 

136

 

 

4,966

 

 

414

 

 

207

 

 

 

191

 

 

96 

Children who are members of households that receive TANF or Food Stamp benefits, are Head Start Participants, or are Foster children are automatically eligible to receive free meal benefits.                                          

This program, administered by the United States Department of Agriculture and the Indiana Department of Education, Division of School and Community Nutrition Programs gives financial assistance to child care centers so that nutritious meals can be integrated with nonresidential child care services for children. 

The goal of the program is to improve the diets of young children and increase the opportunity for children to eat a variety of nutritious foods.  The meals and snacks served meet standards established by the United States Department of Agriculture for the Child and Adult Care Food Program.  For further information contact:

Anne Gartner, RN, Health Coordinator

Pace Community Action Agency

525 North 4th Street

Vincennes, Indiana, 47591 

812-882-7927 ext 1226