Meal Program and Snacks

Healthy diets make healthy bodies and healthy minds. Golden Charter Academy will provide every student breakfast and lunch. Students participating in the after-school program will have access to snacks. If a student has any specific food allergies and/or dietary restrictions, please contact the main office and make sure to provide that information during registration.

Students may bring healthy snacks to school. Please do not send sugary foods. Gum, candy, and soda are not allowed and will be confiscated and traded for a healthier option. A reusable water container is encouraged as single use plastic bottles SHOULD NOT be brought.

**All of this information can be found in our Student-Family Handbook.

Notice of Program Participation

Golden Charter Academy announced an amendment to its policy for serving meals to students under the National School Lunch / School Breakfast Programs for the 2022-2023 school year. All students will be served lunch and breakfast at no charge at the school site.

**For additional information please contact the Food Services Program Director at (559) 293-3157 or info@goldencharteracademy.org.

Summer Meals

Summer Food Service Programming (SFSP)

Golden Charter Academy may not offer meals continuously throughout the summer session, but we want to make sure that you have access to sites that will have that available for you!

Locate sites in your area on the CDE Summer Meal Service Sites web page at https://www.cde.ca.gov/ds/sh/sn/summersites.asp or on the USDA Find Summer Meals at https://www.fns.usda.gov/summerfoodrocks.

**No cost or enrollment required. Open to all children under 18.

Toll-free National Hunger hotline(s):

  • 1-866-3-HUNGRY (English)

  • 1-877-8-HAMBRE (Spanish)

 Civil Rights and Complaints

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

  3. E-mail: program.intake@usda.gov

**This institution is an equal opportunity provider.