Civil Rights Resources

Civil Rights Compliance for Staff Training

USDA Civil Rights Requirements and Child Nutrition Programs: This eLearning course is a review of the USDA civil rights requirements for the Alaska Child Nutrition Program, which include the National School Lunch Program, Summer Food Service Program, Special Milk Program, and Child and Adult Care Food Program

USDA Civil Rights Requirements for the Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP): This eLearning course is a review of the USDA civil rights requirements for the Alaska Child Nutrition Program, which includes The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP)

Please contact Child Nutrition Programs if you need further assistance with your Civil Rights training.

Civil Rights Resources

• And Justice for All Poster - must be 11x17 (pdf)

Please contact our office for the following resources:

• 2017 Medical Statement
• Civil Rights Complaint Record for all Nutrition Programs
• Sample Grievance Procedures

A medical statement must be on file for all children with disabilities or allergies who need special meals or accommodations.

USDA Resources

• USDA Food and Nutrition Service Instruction (pdf)
• 2017 Edition of Accommodating Children with Disabilities in the School Meal Programs
• Modifications to Accommodate Disabilities in the School Meal Programs
• Modifications to Accommodate Disabilities in the Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program
• Guidance Related to the ADA Amendments Act
• Q&As: Milk Substitutions for Children with Medial or Special Dietary Needs - Non-Disability (pdf)
• Translated applications for Free and Reduce-Price School Meals

Other Resources

• Food Allergies in Schools - Developed by the Centers for Disease Control
• Food Allergies for School Nutrition Directors and Food Allergy Fact Sheets – Developed by the Institute of Child Nutrition

USDA Nondiscrimination Statement (English)

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/USDA-OASCR%20P-Complaint-Form-0508-0002-508-11-28-17Fax2Mail.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.