Starting July 2, the Baxter County Library is distributing summer meals to kids and teens, every Thursday from 10am to 12pm. Summer meals are offered to students 18 years and younger at no cost, and can be picked up in the Library foyer. Children will receive five, take-home meals once a week, and must be present the first time of pick-up. Parents can then sign a waiver to pick up subsequent meals without a child. Staff are taking necessary precautions wearing masks, gloves, and disinfecting surfaces before and after distributing meals. This program is a community collaboration with the North Central Arkansas Food Bank.
During the school year, more than 288,000 Arkansas students depend on school lunches as a source of food, and some students continue to depend on community provided meals throughout the summer. This is why the Baxter County Library has teamed up with the North Central Arkansas Food Bank to help provide meals to students this summer. Summer meal distribution at the Library will run through August 13.
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 the Federal 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
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