FDOH Child Care Food Program announced at Highlands II Head Start
Press release from Episcopal Children’s Services
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Episcopal Children’s Services, Inc. announces its intent to participate in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Child Care Food Program, which is a federally funded program that reimburses child care providers for serving nutritious meals and snacks to enrolled, eligible children. Meals will be available at no separate charge to all participants enrolled at the centers listed below, regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability.
| Name of Center | Full Address of Center | |
| ECS Highlands II Head Start | 1130 N.E. 16th Avenue, Gainesville FL 32601 |
Parents/guardians of children eligible for free and reduced-price meals must complete an application. Eligibility information includes the names of all household members; income of each household member or household member’s Food Assistance Program (formerly known as the Food Stamp Program) case number or Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) case number; signature of an adult household member; and, if the application includes income information, the last four digits of the social security number (SSN) of the adult household member signing the application or an indication that this adult does not have a SSN.
Children who are members of households receiving Food Assistance Program or TANF benefits, children enrolled in Head Start or Early Head Start, and foster children are automatically eligible to receive free meal benefits with appropriate documentation.
Children from families whose income is at or below the levels shown on the chart below are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The policy statement for free and reduced-price meals is on file at the childcare center(s) and may be reviewed by any interested party.
Income Eligibility Guidelines (Effective July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025)
| Household Size | Free Meals | Reduced-Price Meals | ||||
| Annual | Monthly | Weekly | Annual | Monthly | Weekly | |
| 1 | 19,578 | 1,632 | 377 | 27,861 | 2,322 | 536 |
| 2 | 26,572 | 2,215 | 511 | 37,814 | 3,152 | 728 |
| 3 | 33,566 | 2,798 | 646 | 47,767 | 3,981 | 919 |
| 4 | 40,560 | 3,380 | 780 | 57,720 | 4,810 | 1,110 |
| 5 | 47,554 | 3,963 | 915 | 67,673 | 5,640 | 1,302 |
| 6 | 54,548 | 4,546 | 1,049 | 77,626 | 6,469 | 1,493 |
| 7 | 61,542 | 5,129 | 1,184 | 87,579 | 7,299 | 1,685 |
| 8 | 68,536 | 5,712 | 1,318 | 97,532 | 8,128 | 1,876 |
| For each add’l member, add: | +6,994 | +583 | +135 | +9,953 | +830 | +192 |