Legal Notices

PUBLIC NOTICE THE FIRST STAR ACADEMY OF WEST VIRGINIA PROVIDES SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM The First Star Academy of West Virginia announces its sponsorship of the federally funded Summer Food Service Program. The camp will be held at Fairmont State University on July 10 – July 22. Meals will be provided to all enrolled students of the First Star Academy free of charge. (To be eligible to receive free meals at a residential camp or an enrolled program, children must meet the income guidelines for reduced price meals in the National School Lunch Program. The income guidelines for reduced price meals by family size are listed below.) Children who are part of households that receive SNAP and r TANF assistance are automatically eligible to receive free meals. Eligibility is based on the following income guidelines: GUIDELINES TO DETERMINE STUDENT ELIGIBILITY 2022 SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM Annual Family Income Before Deductions Federal Income Chart For School Year July 1, 2021 – June 30, 2022 Household Size Yearly Monthly 1 $23,828 $1,986 2 32,227 2,686 3 40,626 3,386 4 49,025 4,086 5 57,424 4,786 6 65,823 5,486 7 74,222 6,186 8 82,621 6,886 Each Additional 8,399 700 For more information about The First Star Academy of West Virginia Summer Food Program, please call Walter Swoope, Program Manager at 304-941-9225. 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 omplaint_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: [email protected]. This institution is an equal opportunity provider. LC-132637 07-09;2022