Red por los Derechos de la Niñez y la Juventud de Puerto Rico announced its sponsorship of the Child and Adult Care Food Program of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). CACFP is a federal program that provides funds enabling sponsors to offer nutritious meals and snacks to children ages 0 to 5. CACFP contributes to the well-being, healthy growth, and development of children, youth, and adults in the United States and its territories.
Children enrolled in Head Start are automatically eligible to receive free meals and no certification is required to determine eligibility.
The facilities listed below will provide the following meal services Monday through Friday:
Types of services: breakfast, lunch, and snack
Service hours: 7:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Name of Center:
- Centro Equidad Bo. Obrero I
- Located on the second floor of the Multiple Services Center of Bo. Obrero, Borinquen Avenue, San Juan PR 00915
- Tel: 787-952-3304 / Rebecca Santos
- Centro Amor Bo. Obrero II
- San Antonio Street end, corner Haydeé Rexach Avenue, Bo. Obrero, San Juan PR 00917
- Tel: 787-952-3303 / Johanne Berrios
- Centro Alegría Bo. Obrero III
- Barbosa Street #608, San Juan PR 00915
- Tel: 787-952-3302 / Rossi Salinas
- Centro Esperanza Health Center – Dr. Gualberto Rabell, Hoare Sector
- Cerra Street #900, San Juan PR 00907
- Tel: 787-952-3301 / Ivelisse Méndez
- Dr. Francisco Hernández y Gaetán School
- Labra Street, Stop 18, San Juan PR 00901
- Tel: 787-952-3304 / Rebecca Santos
- Innovation Center at EDP University
- 560 Ponce de León, San Juan PR 00919
- Tel: 787-952-3303 / Johanne Berrios
- Emilio del Toro School
- Chile Street #1, corner Quisqueya, Hato Rey PR 00914
- Tel: 787-952-3304 / Johanne Berrios
- Sor María Rosa Portuondo
- El Mango Sector, Caimito Ward, Juncos PR 00777
- Tel: 787-510-1606 / Noreyma Ramos
- San Juan Bautista Center
- Road 31, Street 3, Parcel 65, Las Piedras PR 00771
- Tel: 787-510-1606 / Noreyma Ramos
Responsibilities and Rights of the Program:
- Meals will be available to current and potential participants free of charge.
- Meals are available to all participants and all participants are served the same meals regardless of race, color, national origin, sex (gender identity or sexual orientation), age, or disability, and there is no discrimination in food service on the basis of protected classes.
- Individuals with limited English proficiency have the right to free language assistance services in a language they can understand (e.g., translation and interpretation services).
- Individuals with disabilities have the right to free accommodations in an alternative language or format they can understand (e.g., auxiliary aids and services and reasonable modifications).
- Program participants with a disability who require meal modifications have the right to a reasonable accommodation.
Please contact Dania González Centeno, Health and Wellness Manager, at 787-952-3308 Ext. 112 or [email protected] for additional information.
For additional information about the Program and how you can participate in meal services or become a collaborator to help us reach more (children/adults), you may contact Ms. Ana M. Santos Santi, CACFP Coordinator, at 787-759-2000, ext. 4625772 / 4625776 or email [email protected].
USDA Non-Discrimination Statement
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 based on race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or retaliation or reprisal for prior civil rights activity.
Program information may be 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 (ASL), etc.) should contact the responsible state or local agency administering 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 must complete the AD-3027 form, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, which can be obtained online at https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ad-3027s.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 the alleged civil rights violation. Form AD-3027 maybe completed and sent to USDA at:
Address: U.S Department of Agriculture
Office of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW,
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410
Fax: (833) 256-1665 o (202) 690-7442; o
Email: [email protected]
This institution is an equal opportunities provider.
