PUBLIC RELEASE

Today,       U.S. Army Garrison, Hawaii, Child & Youth Services,

announces the sponsorship of the U.S. Department Of Agriculture funded Child and Adult Care Food Program.  The same meals will be made available at no separate charge to enrolled children in each of our sponsored Child Development Centers, Youth Centers and Day Care Homes listed below, without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability.  Parents' income determines the amount of money USDA will reimburse us to provide meals to enrolled children.  The income eligibility guidelines listed below are used to determine our reimbursement from USDA.  Children from households whose monthly income is at or below these levels are eligible to be counted for free or reduced-price meal reimbursements.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              For each                                                                      Additional

Family                                                                        Family

Size        1      2       3       4       5       6       7       8          Member-Add

Free     1,273   1,707   2,140   2,573   3,007   3,440   3,873   4,307     +434

Reduced-

Price    1,812   2,429   3,045   3,662   4,279   4,895   5,512   6,129     +617                                                  

Any person who believes that he or she has been discriminated against in any USDA related activity should write immediately to:  USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, Whitten Building, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410.

Meals will be provided at:  Aliamanu Child Development Center, Aliamanu Youth Center, Fort Shafter Child Development Center, Fort Shafter Youth Center, Helemano Child Development Center, Helemano Youth Center, Helemano Middle School and Teen Center, Petersen Child Development Center, Schofield Barracks Child Development Center, Bennett Youth Center, and all Army Family Child Care Homes.

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            Discovery            on   02 Jul 07              .

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