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summer food service program for children
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summer food service program for
()
Date: June 21, 2013 10:12AM
News Releases
Thursday, June 20, 2013
FCPS to Participate in USDA Summer Food Service Program
Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) will participate in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) summer food service program for children, a program established to ensure that students who qualify for free and reduced price meals during the school year continue to receive nutritious meals when school is not in session. Free meals that meet federal nutrition guidelines will be provided to children at approved sites throughout Fairfax County.
Meals will be provided to all children without charge. Acceptance and participation requirements for the program and all activities are the same for every child regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, or marital or family status, and there will be no discrimination in the course of the meal service. Meals may be provided, pending qualification, at the sites and times listed at this link http://commweb.fcps.edu/newsreleases/newsrelease.cfm?newsid=2310
Thursday, June 20, 2013
FCPS to Participate in USDA Summer Food Service Program
Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) will participate in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) summer food service program for children, a program established to ensure that students who qualify for free and reduced price meals during the school year continue to receive nutritious meals when school is not in session. Free meals that meet federal nutrition guidelines will be provided to children at approved sites throughout Fairfax County.
Meals will be provided to all children without charge. Acceptance and participation requirements for the program and all activities are the same for every child regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, or marital or family status, and there will be no discrimination in the course of the meal service. Meals may be provided, pending qualification, at the sites and times listed at this link http://commweb.fcps.edu/newsreleases/newsrelease.cfm?newsid=2310
Re: summer food service program for children
Posted by:
WingNut
()
Date: June 21, 2013 10:14AM
Looks like Gerrymander or Lloydster has a county job.
Why am I not surprised?
Attachments:
Why am I not surprised?
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Re: summer food service program for children
Posted by:
True_Blue
()
Date: June 21, 2013 10:24AM
summer food service program for Wrote:
-------------------------------------------------------
> News Releases
>
> Thursday, June 20, 2013
>
> FCPS to Participate in USDA Summer Food Service
> Program
>
> Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) will
> participate in the U.S. Department of
> Agriculture’s (USDA) summer food service program
> for children, a program established to ensure that
> students who qualify for free and reduced price
> meals during the school year continue to receive
> nutritious meals when school is not in session.
> Free meals that meet federal nutrition guidelines
> will be provided to children at approved sites
> throughout Fairfax County.
>
> Meals will be provided to all children without
> charge. Acceptance and participation requirements
> for the program and all activities are the same
> for every child regardless of race, color,
> national origin, sex, religion, age, disability,
> political beliefs, sexual orientation, or marital
> or family status, and there will be no
> discrimination in the course of the meal service.
> Meals may be provided, pending qualification, at
> the sites and times listed at this link
> http://commweb.fcps.edu/newsreleases/newsrelease.c
> fm?newsid=2310
Attachments:
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> News Releases
>
> Thursday, June 20, 2013
>
> FCPS to Participate in USDA Summer Food Service
> Program
>
> Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) will
> participate in the U.S. Department of
> Agriculture’s (USDA) summer food service program
> for children, a program established to ensure that
> students who qualify for free and reduced price
> meals during the school year continue to receive
> nutritious meals when school is not in session.
> Free meals that meet federal nutrition guidelines
> will be provided to children at approved sites
> throughout Fairfax County.
>
> Meals will be provided to all children without
> charge. Acceptance and participation requirements
> for the program and all activities are the same
> for every child regardless of race, color,
> national origin, sex, religion, age, disability,
> political beliefs, sexual orientation, or marital
> or family status, and there will be no
> discrimination in the course of the meal service.
> Meals may be provided, pending qualification, at
> the sites and times listed at this link
> http://commweb.fcps.edu/newsreleases/newsrelease.c
> fm?newsid=2310
Attachments:
Re: summer food service program for children
Posted by:
What's the big deal?
()
Date: June 21, 2013 10:40AM
Why would anyone have a problem with this? There are alot of children in this county who have parents that either cannot or will not provide them with meals at home.
My husband used to work for a special ed center. His school happened to serve breakfast. He said that alot of his students came to school on Monday hungry because their families didn't provide for them over the weekend. Very sad when you think about it. I'm actually surprised that these kids even showed up for school. If the county didn't provide buses, I'm sure that most of them wouldn't have. Some parents cannot be bothered. Cryin' shame.
My husband used to work for a special ed center. His school happened to serve breakfast. He said that alot of his students came to school on Monday hungry because their families didn't provide for them over the weekend. Very sad when you think about it. I'm actually surprised that these kids even showed up for school. If the county didn't provide buses, I'm sure that most of them wouldn't have. Some parents cannot be bothered. Cryin' shame.
Re: summer food service program for children
Posted by:
Dr Bombay
()
Date: June 21, 2013 11:10AM
By all means let's feed the illegals, nigs and poor white trash with my tax dollars. Just add it to the gas tax.
Re: summer food service program for children
Posted by:
noproblem
()
Date: June 21, 2013 11:11AM
I dont see anyone having a problem with this at all...
Re: summer food service program for children
Posted by:
WingNut
()
Date: June 21, 2013 11:33AM
There is nothing wrong with these programs- if they are run correctly.
Obviously the OP is an employee of the county, probably jacks an hour or two a day of tax payer between here, the Patch, TMZ, gaysingles.com etc..
I understand this about social programs, food stamps etc. The scammers find them with ease, and there is difficulty in getting these benefits to qualified and truly needy people. That is what community outreach is for. Put your lazy feet to ground and find people.
Now, is this particular program run efficiently? I would tend to be skeptical just as I suspect the OP is some fat lady or soft liberal dude, Gerrymander, True-Blue, take your pick. All are Obama worshippers and government lovers and depend on being the middleman between your tax dollar and some questionably effective social program.
Hey, I'm no fucking anarchist and there is plenty of waste in Defense and everywhere else our tax money goes.
Just don't believe that because the cause sounds righteous it always is.
Obviously the OP is an employee of the county, probably jacks an hour or two a day of tax payer between here, the Patch, TMZ, gaysingles.com etc..
I understand this about social programs, food stamps etc. The scammers find them with ease, and there is difficulty in getting these benefits to qualified and truly needy people. That is what community outreach is for. Put your lazy feet to ground and find people.
Now, is this particular program run efficiently? I would tend to be skeptical just as I suspect the OP is some fat lady or soft liberal dude, Gerrymander, True-Blue, take your pick. All are Obama worshippers and government lovers and depend on being the middleman between your tax dollar and some questionably effective social program.
Hey, I'm no fucking anarchist and there is plenty of waste in Defense and everywhere else our tax money goes.
Just don't believe that because the cause sounds righteous it always is.
Re: summer food service program for children
Posted by:
True_Blue
()
Date: June 21, 2013 11:47AM
Suppose, Nutty, that you were running the Summer Food Service Program for FCPS. What sort of safeguards would you put in place to thwart 'the scammers'?
Re: summer food service program for children
Posted by:
summer food service program for
()
Date: June 21, 2013 11:51AM
WingNut Wrote:
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> There is nothing wrong with these programs- if
> they are run correctly.
>
> Obviously the OP is an employee of the county,
> probably jacks an hour or two a day of tax payer
> between here, the Patch, TMZ, gaysingles.com
> etc..
>
> I understand this about social programs, food
> stamps etc. The scammers find them with ease, and
> there is difficulty in getting these benefits to
> qualified and truly needy people. That is what
> community outreach is for. Put your lazy feet to
> ground and find people.
>
> Now, is this particular program run efficiently? I
> would tend to be skeptical just as I suspect the
> OP is some fat lady or soft liberal dude,
> Gerrymander, True-Blue, take your pick. All are
> Obama worshippers and government lovers and depend
> on being the middleman between your tax dollar and
> some questionably effective social program.
>
> Hey, I'm no fucking anarchist and there is plenty
> of waste in Defense and everywhere else our tax
> money goes.
>
> Just don't believe that because the cause sounds
> righteous it always is.
Reality check - Im a parent and got this announcement in an email and thought it would be interesting to post with out a comment. I was curious what people would 'think' I intended by just posting it. One person thinks maybe I have 'a problem with it' and you seem deluded into thinking any public service announcement posted is by govt. workers stealing your money.
As to me you are wrong about everything. Im a male. I am in excellent shape and compete regularly in triathlons. I have made no statement whatsoever implying my political leanings. Might be time to examine your assumptions about people because you are just plain wrong on this one...
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> There is nothing wrong with these programs- if
> they are run correctly.
>
> Obviously the OP is an employee of the county,
> probably jacks an hour or two a day of tax payer
> between here, the Patch, TMZ, gaysingles.com
> etc..
>
> I understand this about social programs, food
> stamps etc. The scammers find them with ease, and
> there is difficulty in getting these benefits to
> qualified and truly needy people. That is what
> community outreach is for. Put your lazy feet to
> ground and find people.
>
> Now, is this particular program run efficiently? I
> would tend to be skeptical just as I suspect the
> OP is some fat lady or soft liberal dude,
> Gerrymander, True-Blue, take your pick. All are
> Obama worshippers and government lovers and depend
> on being the middleman between your tax dollar and
> some questionably effective social program.
>
> Hey, I'm no fucking anarchist and there is plenty
> of waste in Defense and everywhere else our tax
> money goes.
>
> Just don't believe that because the cause sounds
> righteous it always is.
Reality check - Im a parent and got this announcement in an email and thought it would be interesting to post with out a comment. I was curious what people would 'think' I intended by just posting it. One person thinks maybe I have 'a problem with it' and you seem deluded into thinking any public service announcement posted is by govt. workers stealing your money.
As to me you are wrong about everything. Im a male. I am in excellent shape and compete regularly in triathlons. I have made no statement whatsoever implying my political leanings. Might be time to examine your assumptions about people because you are just plain wrong on this one...
Re: summer food service program for children
Posted by:
katiesmith
()
Date: June 21, 2013 12:08PM
Exactly, I would like to know how many of these so called needy/lazy/scammer parents are going to show up to drop there kids of at the school in their oversized gas guzzlers?
While there are some excpetions, if the parents are too lazy to feed them they should not have had them in the first place. That's the problem with these programs to begin with-the parents pop them out in many case and sell the food stamps and buy drugs. It's time to stop handing out food stamps and to start handing out rice and beans. As a tax payer we get hit twice-once to pay for their drugs and then to feed the children they are too lazy/high to feed because they buy drugs with the first set of resources provided to them.
True_Blue Wrote:
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> Suppose, Nutty, that you were running the Summer
> Food Service Program for FCPS. What sort of
> safeguards would you put in place to thwart 'the
> scammers'?
While there are some excpetions, if the parents are too lazy to feed them they should not have had them in the first place. That's the problem with these programs to begin with-the parents pop them out in many case and sell the food stamps and buy drugs. It's time to stop handing out food stamps and to start handing out rice and beans. As a tax payer we get hit twice-once to pay for their drugs and then to feed the children they are too lazy/high to feed because they buy drugs with the first set of resources provided to them.
True_Blue Wrote:
-------------------------------------------------------
> Suppose, Nutty, that you were running the Summer
> Food Service Program for FCPS. What sort of
> safeguards would you put in place to thwart 'the
> scammers'?
Re: summer food service program for children
Posted by:
True_Blue
()
Date: June 21, 2013 12:21PM
katiesmith Wrote:
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> Exactly, I would like to know how many of these so
> called needy/lazy/scammer parents are going to
> show up to drop there kids of at the school in
> their oversized gas guzzlers?
>
> While there are some excpetions, if the parents
> are too lazy to feed them they should not have had
> them in the first place. That's the problem with
> these programs to begin with-the parents pop them
> out in many case and sell the food stamps and buy
> drugs. It's time to stop handing out food stamps
> and to start handing out rice and beans. As a tax
> payer we get hit twice-once to pay for their drugs
> and then to feed the children they are too
> lazy/high to feed because they buy drugs with the
> first set of resources provided to them.
The news release stated: Meals may be provided, pending qualification, at the sites and times listed at this link http://commweb.fcps.edu/newsreleases/newsrelease.cfm?newsid=2310.
To me, that means "unqualified" children cannot just walk in off the street (or from the parking lot where they hopped out of their needy/lazy/scammer parent's oversized gas guzzler) and grab some food.
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> Exactly, I would like to know how many of these so
> called needy/lazy/scammer parents are going to
> show up to drop there kids of at the school in
> their oversized gas guzzlers?
>
> While there are some excpetions, if the parents
> are too lazy to feed them they should not have had
> them in the first place. That's the problem with
> these programs to begin with-the parents pop them
> out in many case and sell the food stamps and buy
> drugs. It's time to stop handing out food stamps
> and to start handing out rice and beans. As a tax
> payer we get hit twice-once to pay for their drugs
> and then to feed the children they are too
> lazy/high to feed because they buy drugs with the
> first set of resources provided to them.
The news release stated: Meals may be provided, pending qualification, at the sites and times listed at this link http://commweb.fcps.edu/newsreleases/newsrelease.cfm?newsid=2310.
To me, that means "unqualified" children cannot just walk in off the street (or from the parking lot where they hopped out of their needy/lazy/scammer parent's oversized gas guzzler) and grab some food.
Re: summer food service program for children
Posted by:
Alias
()
Date: June 21, 2013 12:24PM
> True_Blue Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Suppose, Nutty, that you were running the
> Summer
> > Food Service Program for FCPS. What sort of
> > safeguards would you put in place to thwart
> 'the
> > scammers'?
I don't know about "Nutty" but the first thing I would do is shut it down.
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Suppose, Nutty, that you were running the
> Summer
> > Food Service Program for FCPS. What sort of
> > safeguards would you put in place to thwart
> 'the
> > scammers'?
I don't know about "Nutty" but the first thing I would do is shut it down.
Re: summer food service program for children
Posted by:
Politispeak Translator
()
Date: June 21, 2013 12:47PM
summer food service program for Wrote:
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> Acceptance and participation requirements
> for the program and all activities are the same
> for every child regardless of race, color,
> national origin, sex, religion, age, disability,
> political beliefs, sexual orientation, or marital
> or family status, and there will be no
> discrimination in the course of the meal service.
In other words, since all of this blah blah re discrimination is obvious given the law, the program is open to illegals.
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> Acceptance and participation requirements
> for the program and all activities are the same
> for every child regardless of race, color,
> national origin, sex, religion, age, disability,
> political beliefs, sexual orientation, or marital
> or family status, and there will be no
> discrimination in the course of the meal service.
In other words, since all of this blah blah re discrimination is obvious given the law, the program is open to illegals.
Re: summer food service program for children
Posted by:
cccc
()
Date: June 21, 2013 01:49PM
The programs don't begin until July 15. Will these children be starving in the streets until then? This is a travesty.
Re: summer food service program for children
Posted by:
bomble
()
Date: June 21, 2013 03:34PM
"and there will be no discrimination in the course of the meal service"
But afterwards, discrimination ban lifted!
But afterwards, discrimination ban lifted!
Re: summer food service program for children
Posted by:
REAL FCPS ACCOUNT
()
Date: June 21, 2013 04:07PM
HERE ARE THE LOCATIONS
FCPS to Participate in USDA Summer Food Service Program
Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) will participate in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) summer food service program for children, a program established to ensure that students who qualify for free and reduced price meals during the school year continue to receive nutritious meals when school is not in session. Free meals that meet federal nutrition guidelines will be provided to children at approved sites throughout Fairfax County.
Meals will be provided to all children without charge. Acceptance and participation requirements for the program and all activities are the same for every child regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, or marital or family status, and there will be no discrimination in the course of the meal service. Meals may be provided, pending qualification, at the sites and times listed as follows:
Sites
Dates
Breakfast
Lunch
Aldrin ES
July 15 to Aug. 2
N/A
Noon to 12:30 p.m.
Annandale ES (program I)
July 1 to Aug. 9
N/A
11:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Annandale ES (program II)
July 15 to Aug. 2
8:30 to 9:30 a.m.
11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Bailey’s ES
July 15 to Aug. 2
9 to 9:30 a.m.
1 to 1:30 p.m.
Beech Tree ES
July 15 to Aug. 2
8:45 to 9:15 a.m.
N/A
Braddock ES
July 15 to Aug. 2
8:30 to 9 a.m.
11:30 a.m. to noon
Bren Mar Park ES
July 1 to Aug. 9
8:30 to 9:15 a.m.
12:15 to 1 p.m.
Brookfield ES
July 15 to Aug. 2
8:30 to 8:50 a.m.
N/A
Bryant Center
July 1 to Aug. 9
8:45 to 9:15 a.m.
12:15 to 1 p.m.
Bucknell ES
July 15 to Aug. 2
9:15 to 9:45 a.m.
1 to 1:30 p.m.
Burke Center
July 8 to Aug. 2
N/A
11 a.m. to noon
Camelot ES
July 15 to Aug. 2
N/A
11 a.m. to noon
Cameron ES
July 1 to Aug. 9
8 to 9:15 a.m.
11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Clearview ES
July 1 to Aug. 9
8:30 to 9:15 a.m.
Noon to 1 p.m.
Columbia ES
July 15 to Aug. 2
8:30 to 8:45 a.m.
11:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
Crestwood ES
July 15 to Aug. 2
9:10 to 9:50 a.m.
1:15 to 2 p.m.
Dogwood ES
July 15 to Aug. 2
8:15 to 8:45 a.m.
11:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Dranesville ES
July 1 to Aug. 9
8:45 to 9:15 a.m.
11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Fairhill ES
July 15 to Aug. 2
8:30 to 9 a.m.
N/A
Forest Edge ES
July 1 to Aug. 9
8:30 to 9:15 a.m.
12:15 to 1 p.m.
Forestdale ES
July 1 to Aug. 9
8:45 to 9:15 a.m.
12:15 to 1 p.m.
Fort Belvoir ES
July 8 to Aug. 2
N/A
Noon to 12:30 p.m.
Glasgow MS
July 1 to Aug. 2
8 to 8:30 a.m.
10:45 to 11:45 a.m.
Glen Forest ES
July 1 to Aug. 9
8:30 to 9:15 a.m.
11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Graham Road ES
July 1 to Aug. 9
8:30 to 9:15 a.m.
12:15 to 1 p.m.
Groveton ES
July 15 to Aug. 2
8:30 to 9 a.m.
Noon to 12:30 p.m.
Herndon ES
July 1 to Aug. 9
8 to 9:15 a.m.
Noon to 1 p.m.
Holmes ES
July 15 to Aug. 9
8 to 9 a.m.
11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Hughes MS
July 1 to Aug. 1
8 to 9 a.m.
12:50 to 1:50 p.m.
Hunters Woods ES
July 1 to Aug. 9
8 to 9:15 a.m.
11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Hutchison ES (program I)
July 1 to Aug. 9
N/A
Noon to 12:45 p.m.
Hutchison ES (program II)
July 8 to Aug. 2
8:30 to 9:30 a.m.
11 a.m. to noon
Hybla Valley ES
July 15 to Aug. 2
9 to 9:15 a.m.
12:15 to 12:35 p.m.
Jackson MS
July 15 to Aug. 2
N/A
11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Key MS
July 15 to Aug. 2
8 to 8:15 a.m.
11:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
Lake Anne ES
July 15 to Aug. 2
8:30 to 9 a.m.
N/A
London Towne ES
July 15 to Aug. 2
8:30 to 9 a.m.
12:30 to 1 p.m.
Mason Crest ES
July 15 to Aug. 2
N/A
12:45 to 1:25 p.m.
Mount Eagle ES
July 1 to Aug. 9
8 to 9:15 a.m.
Noon to 1 p.m.
Mount Vernon HS
July 15 to Aug. 9
N/A
1 to 2 p.m.
Mount Vernon Woods ES
July 1 to Aug. 9
8:45 to 9:15 a.m.
12:15 to 1 p.m.
North Springfield ES
July 15 to Aug. 2
8 to 8:20 a.m.
11:40 a.m. to noon
Parklawn ES
July 15 to Aug. 2
9:30 to 9:45 a.m.
11:30 a.m. to noon
Pine Spring ES
July 15 to Aug. 2
9:30 to 9:50 a.m.
1 to 1:30 p.m.
Poe MS
July 15 to Aug. 9
8:45 to 9:15 a.m.
11 to 11:20 a.m.
Riverside ES
July 15 to Aug. 2
8 to 9 a.m.
N/A
Sleepy Hollow ES
July 1 to Aug. 9
8:30 to 9:15 a.m.
Noon to 1 p.m.
Springfield Estates ES
July 15 to Aug. 2
7:45 to 8 a.m.
11:55 a.m. to 12:10 p.m.
Stuart HS
July 8 to Aug. 6
7:45 to 8:15 a.m.
11 to 11:30 a.m.
Terraset ES
July 15 to Aug. 2
9:15 to 9:45 a.m.
1 to 1:30 p.m.
Timber Lane ES
July 15 to Aug. 2
8:30 to 9 a.m.
Noon to 12:30 p.m.
Washington Mill ES
July 1 to Aug. 9
8:45 to 9:15 a.m.
12:15 to 1 p.m.
Westlawn ES
July 1 to Aug. 9
8:15 to 9:15 a.m.
11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Whitman MS
July 15 to Aug. 9
8 to 8:30 a.m.
N/A
Woodburn ES
July 1 to Aug. 9
8:30 to 9:15 a.m.
Noon to 1 p.m.
Woodlawn ES
July 1 to Aug. 9
8:45 to 9:15 a.m.
12:15 to 1 p.m.
Woodley Hills ES
July 1 to Aug. 9
8:45 to 9:15 a.m.
12:15 to 1 p.m.
Some school sites are subject to change, pending approval.
Any person who believes he or she has been discriminated against in any USDA-related activity should immediately write to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Director, Office of Adjudication, 1400 Independence Avenue S.W., Washington, DC 20250-9410, or call 866-632-9992, (TTY) 800-877-8339, or (Spanish) 800-845-6136.
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Note: For more information, contact the FCPS Office of Food and Nutrition Services at 703-813-4800.
FCPS to Participate in USDA Summer Food Service Program
Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) will participate in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) summer food service program for children, a program established to ensure that students who qualify for free and reduced price meals during the school year continue to receive nutritious meals when school is not in session. Free meals that meet federal nutrition guidelines will be provided to children at approved sites throughout Fairfax County.
Meals will be provided to all children without charge. Acceptance and participation requirements for the program and all activities are the same for every child regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, or marital or family status, and there will be no discrimination in the course of the meal service. Meals may be provided, pending qualification, at the sites and times listed as follows:
Sites
Dates
Breakfast
Lunch
Aldrin ES
July 15 to Aug. 2
N/A
Noon to 12:30 p.m.
Annandale ES (program I)
July 1 to Aug. 9
N/A
11:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Annandale ES (program II)
July 15 to Aug. 2
8:30 to 9:30 a.m.
11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Bailey’s ES
July 15 to Aug. 2
9 to 9:30 a.m.
1 to 1:30 p.m.
Beech Tree ES
July 15 to Aug. 2
8:45 to 9:15 a.m.
N/A
Braddock ES
July 15 to Aug. 2
8:30 to 9 a.m.
11:30 a.m. to noon
Bren Mar Park ES
July 1 to Aug. 9
8:30 to 9:15 a.m.
12:15 to 1 p.m.
Brookfield ES
July 15 to Aug. 2
8:30 to 8:50 a.m.
N/A
Bryant Center
July 1 to Aug. 9
8:45 to 9:15 a.m.
12:15 to 1 p.m.
Bucknell ES
July 15 to Aug. 2
9:15 to 9:45 a.m.
1 to 1:30 p.m.
Burke Center
July 8 to Aug. 2
N/A
11 a.m. to noon
Camelot ES
July 15 to Aug. 2
N/A
11 a.m. to noon
Cameron ES
July 1 to Aug. 9
8 to 9:15 a.m.
11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Clearview ES
July 1 to Aug. 9
8:30 to 9:15 a.m.
Noon to 1 p.m.
Columbia ES
July 15 to Aug. 2
8:30 to 8:45 a.m.
11:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
Crestwood ES
July 15 to Aug. 2
9:10 to 9:50 a.m.
1:15 to 2 p.m.
Dogwood ES
July 15 to Aug. 2
8:15 to 8:45 a.m.
11:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Dranesville ES
July 1 to Aug. 9
8:45 to 9:15 a.m.
11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Fairhill ES
July 15 to Aug. 2
8:30 to 9 a.m.
N/A
Forest Edge ES
July 1 to Aug. 9
8:30 to 9:15 a.m.
12:15 to 1 p.m.
Forestdale ES
July 1 to Aug. 9
8:45 to 9:15 a.m.
12:15 to 1 p.m.
Fort Belvoir ES
July 8 to Aug. 2
N/A
Noon to 12:30 p.m.
Glasgow MS
July 1 to Aug. 2
8 to 8:30 a.m.
10:45 to 11:45 a.m.
Glen Forest ES
July 1 to Aug. 9
8:30 to 9:15 a.m.
11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Graham Road ES
July 1 to Aug. 9
8:30 to 9:15 a.m.
12:15 to 1 p.m.
Groveton ES
July 15 to Aug. 2
8:30 to 9 a.m.
Noon to 12:30 p.m.
Herndon ES
July 1 to Aug. 9
8 to 9:15 a.m.
Noon to 1 p.m.
Holmes ES
July 15 to Aug. 9
8 to 9 a.m.
11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Hughes MS
July 1 to Aug. 1
8 to 9 a.m.
12:50 to 1:50 p.m.
Hunters Woods ES
July 1 to Aug. 9
8 to 9:15 a.m.
11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Hutchison ES (program I)
July 1 to Aug. 9
N/A
Noon to 12:45 p.m.
Hutchison ES (program II)
July 8 to Aug. 2
8:30 to 9:30 a.m.
11 a.m. to noon
Hybla Valley ES
July 15 to Aug. 2
9 to 9:15 a.m.
12:15 to 12:35 p.m.
Jackson MS
July 15 to Aug. 2
N/A
11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Key MS
July 15 to Aug. 2
8 to 8:15 a.m.
11:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
Lake Anne ES
July 15 to Aug. 2
8:30 to 9 a.m.
N/A
London Towne ES
July 15 to Aug. 2
8:30 to 9 a.m.
12:30 to 1 p.m.
Mason Crest ES
July 15 to Aug. 2
N/A
12:45 to 1:25 p.m.
Mount Eagle ES
July 1 to Aug. 9
8 to 9:15 a.m.
Noon to 1 p.m.
Mount Vernon HS
July 15 to Aug. 9
N/A
1 to 2 p.m.
Mount Vernon Woods ES
July 1 to Aug. 9
8:45 to 9:15 a.m.
12:15 to 1 p.m.
North Springfield ES
July 15 to Aug. 2
8 to 8:20 a.m.
11:40 a.m. to noon
Parklawn ES
July 15 to Aug. 2
9:30 to 9:45 a.m.
11:30 a.m. to noon
Pine Spring ES
July 15 to Aug. 2
9:30 to 9:50 a.m.
1 to 1:30 p.m.
Poe MS
July 15 to Aug. 9
8:45 to 9:15 a.m.
11 to 11:20 a.m.
Riverside ES
July 15 to Aug. 2
8 to 9 a.m.
N/A
Sleepy Hollow ES
July 1 to Aug. 9
8:30 to 9:15 a.m.
Noon to 1 p.m.
Springfield Estates ES
July 15 to Aug. 2
7:45 to 8 a.m.
11:55 a.m. to 12:10 p.m.
Stuart HS
July 8 to Aug. 6
7:45 to 8:15 a.m.
11 to 11:30 a.m.
Terraset ES
July 15 to Aug. 2
9:15 to 9:45 a.m.
1 to 1:30 p.m.
Timber Lane ES
July 15 to Aug. 2
8:30 to 9 a.m.
Noon to 12:30 p.m.
Washington Mill ES
July 1 to Aug. 9
8:45 to 9:15 a.m.
12:15 to 1 p.m.
Westlawn ES
July 1 to Aug. 9
8:15 to 9:15 a.m.
11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Whitman MS
July 15 to Aug. 9
8 to 8:30 a.m.
N/A
Woodburn ES
July 1 to Aug. 9
8:30 to 9:15 a.m.
Noon to 1 p.m.
Woodlawn ES
July 1 to Aug. 9
8:45 to 9:15 a.m.
12:15 to 1 p.m.
Woodley Hills ES
July 1 to Aug. 9
8:45 to 9:15 a.m.
12:15 to 1 p.m.
Some school sites are subject to change, pending approval.
Any person who believes he or she has been discriminated against in any USDA-related activity should immediately write to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Director, Office of Adjudication, 1400 Independence Avenue S.W., Washington, DC 20250-9410, or call 866-632-9992, (TTY) 800-877-8339, or (Spanish) 800-845-6136.
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Note: For more information, contact the FCPS Office of Food and Nutrition Services at 703-813-4800.
Re: summer food service program for children
Posted by:
Moe Freestauv
()
Date: June 21, 2013 04:34PM
Cool. I'm going to send the kids down the street for breakfast.
And have them bring back something for me.
And have them bring back something for me.
Re: summer food service program for children
Posted by:
whatwould Jebusdo
()
Date: June 21, 2013 05:46PM
I think we can all agree Jesus would rant standing in front of the cafeteria and holler at them to 'GET A JOB;' spittle would be coming out of the corners of his mouth and flying in their little hungry faces. If he got really pissed Jesus would walk briskly to the parking lot, fuming, and pound on the hood of the parents cars telling them how worthless they are and how He doesnt understand why His Dad put such lazy creatures on the Earth in the first place. Then he would scream that "I have to go to My J_O_B as a carpenter so that I can pay for you freeloading lazy scum."
btw Jesus drives a 2013 Ford F-150 FX with the Max Trailer Tow Package - Power Mirror (power telescoping, folding features included with FX Luxury Package)
btw Jesus drives a 2013 Ford F-150 FX with the Max Trailer Tow Package - Power Mirror (power telescoping, folding features included with FX Luxury Package)
Re: summer food service program for children
Posted by:
observation
()
Date: June 21, 2013 06:29PM
Hmmm. Most of those schools are in neighborhoods with high Hispanic and Negro populations.... Viva de gubment cheese.
I pray the economy tanks and the EBT cards stop working... shit is gonna get real, real quick. Even the Libtards would have to notice the obvious.
I pray the economy tanks and the EBT cards stop working... shit is gonna get real, real quick. Even the Libtards would have to notice the obvious.
Re: summer food service program for children
Posted by:
lollyz
()
Date: June 22, 2013 07:26AM
whatwould Jebusdo Wrote:
-------------------------------------------------------
> I think we can all agree Jesus would rant standing
> in front of the cafeteria and holler at them to
> 'GET A JOB;' spittle would be coming out of
> the corners of his mouth and flying in their
> little hungry faces. If he got really pissed
> Jesus would walk briskly to the parking lot,
> fuming, and pound on the hood of the parents cars
> telling them how worthless they are and how He
> doesnt understand why His Dad put such lazy
> creatures on the Earth in the first place. Then
> he would scream that "I have to go to My J_O_B
> as a carpenter so that I can pay for you
> freeloading lazy scum."
>
> btw Jesus drives a 2013 Ford F-150 FX with the Max
> Trailer Tow Package - Power Mirror (power
> telescoping, folding features included with FX
> Luxury Package)
lolz
-------------------------------------------------------
> I think we can all agree Jesus would rant standing
> in front of the cafeteria and holler at them to
> 'GET A JOB;' spittle would be coming out of
> the corners of his mouth and flying in their
> little hungry faces. If he got really pissed
> Jesus would walk briskly to the parking lot,
> fuming, and pound on the hood of the parents cars
> telling them how worthless they are and how He
> doesnt understand why His Dad put such lazy
> creatures on the Earth in the first place. Then
> he would scream that "I have to go to My J_O_B
> as a carpenter so that I can pay for you
> freeloading lazy scum."
>
> btw Jesus drives a 2013 Ford F-150 FX with the Max
> Trailer Tow Package - Power Mirror (power
> telescoping, folding features included with FX
> Luxury Package)
lolz
Re: summer food service program for children
Posted by:
Hk
()
Date: June 22, 2013 07:47AM
Since when is it everyone's responsibility to take care of everyone's kids. The government has to stop butting in and put the responsibility back to the parents. If the parents can't/won't take the kids away. Stop all the free stuff.
Re: summer food service program for children
Posted by:
katiesmith
()
Date: June 22, 2013 10:09PM
+1 Amen to that. Nothing like seeing fat momma drive up the overpriced gas guzzler saying oh please feed my starving kids I blew all my money on gas. I'm sick of paying for the lazy and financially irresponsible.
Hk Wrote:
-------------------------------------------------------
> Since when is it everyone's responsibility to take
> care of everyone's kids. The government has to
> stop butting in and put the responsibility back to
> the parents. If the parents can't/won't take the
> kids away. Stop all the free stuff.
Hk Wrote:
-------------------------------------------------------
> Since when is it everyone's responsibility to take
> care of everyone's kids. The government has to
> stop butting in and put the responsibility back to
> the parents. If the parents can't/won't take the
> kids away. Stop all the free stuff.
Re: summer food service program for children
Posted by:
Thankyoumom
()
Date: June 22, 2013 10:52PM
Growing up we did not have much extra money. When my dad left our family my mom took care of all 5 kids and herself without govt assistance, child support or any extra funding. I never realized how hard it had to be for her until I was on my own. She was to proud to accept anything that was remotely welfare. Now everyone uses it as a badge of honor.
Re: summer food service program for children
Posted by:
Barry in 16
()
Date: June 23, 2013 12:25AM
Moe Freestauv Wrote:
-------------------------------------------------------
> Cool. I'm going to send the kids down the street
> for breakfast.
>
> And have them bring back something for me.
Careful what you wish for the something they bring back for you may be TB.
What a world we live in where the mothers make the government fix breakfast for their kids because they wont get off the couch or out of the bedroom where they are making more welfare babies.
-------------------------------------------------------
> Cool. I'm going to send the kids down the street
> for breakfast.
>
> And have them bring back something for me.
Careful what you wish for the something they bring back for you may be TB.
What a world we live in where the mothers make the government fix breakfast for their kids because they wont get off the couch or out of the bedroom where they are making more welfare babies.
Re: summer food service program for children
Posted by:
Bleeding heart
()
Date: June 23, 2013 09:25AM
I feel bad for kids that go hungry. No child deserves to live like this.
The free breakfast meals are nothing special. I question how healthy a breakfast "sausage dog" is.
I would imagine many are illegal kids. We need to blame our elected officials on some of these problems. Close the boarders. Send these kids home with the parents that leave or get kicked out of our country.
However, I have seen that some of these "free lunch kids" kids wear expensive kicks, Northface jackets, etc, to school. Most have cell phones. Where does the money for their cell phone come from? Everyone now seems to a have flat/big screen tv with a cable bill.
I know sometimes folks fall on bad times. Some just take no responsiblity. Some just don't give a shit about their kids-just care about making them.
If we keep giving away, what will the next generation expect to get? The cycle needs to stop. How long until there will be more takers than givers.
I remember when it was an embarrassment to get government help, claim bankruptse.
Now its a joke.
The free breakfast meals are nothing special. I question how healthy a breakfast "sausage dog" is.
I would imagine many are illegal kids. We need to blame our elected officials on some of these problems. Close the boarders. Send these kids home with the parents that leave or get kicked out of our country.
However, I have seen that some of these "free lunch kids" kids wear expensive kicks, Northface jackets, etc, to school. Most have cell phones. Where does the money for their cell phone come from? Everyone now seems to a have flat/big screen tv with a cable bill.
I know sometimes folks fall on bad times. Some just take no responsiblity. Some just don't give a shit about their kids-just care about making them.
If we keep giving away, what will the next generation expect to get? The cycle needs to stop. How long until there will be more takers than givers.
I remember when it was an embarrassment to get government help, claim bankruptse.
Now its a joke.
Re: summer food service program for children
Posted by:
hard numbers
()
Date: June 23, 2013 09:36AM
This is not going to last much longer. The sad part is that there probably are some legitimate situations where kids need food. Too many people have too much debt (and so does the government) so I don't see how this can continue. It's just a question of arithmetic at a certain point. I do have a feeling that this is the equation that is making the immigration bill possible right now.
Re: summer food service program for children
Posted by:
buss drivel
()
Date: June 23, 2013 12:29PM
This article is not from Fairfax County but it doesn't matter as this is a federally funded program and the same rules apply everywhere. Take a look at the bolded statement. That is where the problem with this program lies. 3 PERCENT? I say EVERYONE apply! Odds of being caught are pretty slim and IF you get caught there is no penalty!
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Reduced lunch programs are rarely audited
Of the approximately 8,000 students enrolled in Framingham public schools, about 3,500 apply for — and most receive — free and reduced lunch waivers.
And that’s about the only certainty the school department has about that population, which has remained steady over the past few years.
Because of restrictive federal guidelines that dictate what school districts are able to ask families, free and reduced lunch programs are rarely denied and even more rarely audited.
While there may be some exploitation of the program as a result of that approach, school officials can’t legally do much about it — and might not even want to if they could.
“Whether that’s true or not, we have a responsibility to make sure the program runs with as much integrity as we can,’’ said school business director Ed Gotgart.
Established and overseen by the U.S. government, the free and reduced lunch program is used to determine not only the students who don’t have to pay full price for school meals, but also the ones who don’t have to pay other costs in the district, such as athletic fees and bus passes.
According to federal guidelines, a family qualifies for reduced lunch if it makes 185 percent of the U.S. poverty guideline or free lunch if it makes 130 percent. A family of four, for example, would qualify for reduced lunch if it had a household income of $40,792 and free lunch if it made $28,665.
According to Gotgart, school districts are able to ask for families’ income but little else when determining eligibility for free and reduced lunch.
Of the approximately 3,500 applications the district receives each year, about 90 percent are approved based on the information provided by families, Gotgart said.
Of the 10 percent that are denied, 90 percent of applicants didn’t meet the eligibility guidelines.
The remaining 10 percent is a little trickier, however. Under federal law, school districts are only allowed to do random audits of 3 percent of all free and reduced lunch applications. In Framingham, about 60 applications end up being audited every year.
Of those 60, half of the applicants pass the eligibility guidelines. The other half — the aforementioned 10 percent — doesn’t respond to the district’s audit request, Gotgart said, and are automatically denied free and reduced lunch waivers.
Although five to seven of those denied applicants ultimately get their waiver through an appeal process, the fate of the rest is a mystery.
Some of the students may just end up trying to get free lunch anyway, a theory that Gotgart said is viable based on the large tab of unpaid lunches — about $37,000 total — that piled up in the district last year.
Though the schools are cracking down on the practice of running a lunch tab this year, Gotgart said ultimately the schools cannot punish students.
“That’s really the objective here, to not have the child bear the consequences of an adult’s decision,” he said. “It’s not the children who are the problem.”
But the situation is becoming problematic for food service director Brendan Ryan, who is in charge of collecting free and reduced lunch applications.
“His job should not be to do financial audits and chase people down,” said Gotgart.
The schools hired a constable over the summer to try to retrieve some of the lunch money owed, but overall the district doesn’t have much power to track abuse of the system.
“We do everything exactly the way (the federal government) prescribes it,” said Gotgart.
Even if the school department could lawfully perform more audits of free and reduced lunch, Gotgart said it wouldn’t have the staff to do so.
“To do more would be onerous — and it would be a distraction,” he said. “We do as best as we can.”
One promising development is that recent economic reports show Framingham “is doing a little bit better than its peer group,” said Gotgart. That economic lift hasn’t been reflected in free and reduced lunch applications, however, which haven’t gone down.
“It’s not translating in my world yet,” he said.
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Reduced lunch programs are rarely audited
Of the approximately 8,000 students enrolled in Framingham public schools, about 3,500 apply for — and most receive — free and reduced lunch waivers.
And that’s about the only certainty the school department has about that population, which has remained steady over the past few years.
Because of restrictive federal guidelines that dictate what school districts are able to ask families, free and reduced lunch programs are rarely denied and even more rarely audited.
While there may be some exploitation of the program as a result of that approach, school officials can’t legally do much about it — and might not even want to if they could.
“Whether that’s true or not, we have a responsibility to make sure the program runs with as much integrity as we can,’’ said school business director Ed Gotgart.
Established and overseen by the U.S. government, the free and reduced lunch program is used to determine not only the students who don’t have to pay full price for school meals, but also the ones who don’t have to pay other costs in the district, such as athletic fees and bus passes.
According to federal guidelines, a family qualifies for reduced lunch if it makes 185 percent of the U.S. poverty guideline or free lunch if it makes 130 percent. A family of four, for example, would qualify for reduced lunch if it had a household income of $40,792 and free lunch if it made $28,665.
According to Gotgart, school districts are able to ask for families’ income but little else when determining eligibility for free and reduced lunch.
Of the approximately 3,500 applications the district receives each year, about 90 percent are approved based on the information provided by families, Gotgart said.
Of the 10 percent that are denied, 90 percent of applicants didn’t meet the eligibility guidelines.
The remaining 10 percent is a little trickier, however. Under federal law, school districts are only allowed to do random audits of 3 percent of all free and reduced lunch applications. In Framingham, about 60 applications end up being audited every year.
Of those 60, half of the applicants pass the eligibility guidelines. The other half — the aforementioned 10 percent — doesn’t respond to the district’s audit request, Gotgart said, and are automatically denied free and reduced lunch waivers.
Although five to seven of those denied applicants ultimately get their waiver through an appeal process, the fate of the rest is a mystery.
Some of the students may just end up trying to get free lunch anyway, a theory that Gotgart said is viable based on the large tab of unpaid lunches — about $37,000 total — that piled up in the district last year.
Though the schools are cracking down on the practice of running a lunch tab this year, Gotgart said ultimately the schools cannot punish students.
“That’s really the objective here, to not have the child bear the consequences of an adult’s decision,” he said. “It’s not the children who are the problem.”
But the situation is becoming problematic for food service director Brendan Ryan, who is in charge of collecting free and reduced lunch applications.
“His job should not be to do financial audits and chase people down,” said Gotgart.
The schools hired a constable over the summer to try to retrieve some of the lunch money owed, but overall the district doesn’t have much power to track abuse of the system.
“We do everything exactly the way (the federal government) prescribes it,” said Gotgart.
Even if the school department could lawfully perform more audits of free and reduced lunch, Gotgart said it wouldn’t have the staff to do so.
“To do more would be onerous — and it would be a distraction,” he said. “We do as best as we can.”
One promising development is that recent economic reports show Framingham “is doing a little bit better than its peer group,” said Gotgart. That economic lift hasn’t been reflected in free and reduced lunch applications, however, which haven’t gone down.
“It’s not translating in my world yet,” he said.
Re: summer food service program for children
Posted by:
cheapest possible way
()
Date: June 23, 2013 12:32PM
Hk Wrote:
-------------------------------------------------------
> Since when is it everyone's responsibility to take
> care of everyone's kids. The government has to
> stop butting in and put the responsibility back to
> the parents. If the parents can't/won't take the
> kids away. Stop all the free stuff.
Yes because the government taking kids and raising them will be so much cheaper than providing a small amount of supplemental food. Be honest Katie you would like them killed (especially they children) in the cheapest possible way then disposed of in the cheapest possible way.
-------------------------------------------------------
> Since when is it everyone's responsibility to take
> care of everyone's kids. The government has to
> stop butting in and put the responsibility back to
> the parents. If the parents can't/won't take the
> kids away. Stop all the free stuff.
Yes because the government taking kids and raising them will be so much cheaper than providing a small amount of supplemental food. Be honest Katie you would like them killed (especially they children) in the cheapest possible way then disposed of in the cheapest possible way.
Re: summer food service program for children
Posted by:
Do it right
()
Date: June 23, 2013 12:57PM
Audit the program properly and give free food to those who need it. However, draw the line at food.
Re: summer food service program for children
Posted by:
SNAPy
()
Date: June 23, 2013 01:53PM
SNAP has a lower than 3% Fraud Rate. 1 in 7 people are on some sort of food assistance. Corporations have record profits and are sitting on record amounts of cash while the tax payer subsidizes cheap labor for them. Suckers.
Re: summer food service program for children
Posted by:
Da Truth
()
Date: June 25, 2013 08:22AM
cheapest possible way Wrote:
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> Be honest Katie you would like them killed
> (especially they children) in the cheapest
> possible way then disposed of in the
> cheapest possible way.
+1
Katie = Hater.
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> Be honest Katie you would like them killed
> (especially they children) in the cheapest
> possible way then disposed of in the
> cheapest possible way.
+1
Katie = Hater.
Re: summer food service program for children
Posted by:
Yummy food
()
Date: June 25, 2013 08:43AM
I rubbed some dirt on my kids face, placed them in torn clothes and sent them over to get their free eats. They had a bag to bring me some. Those were the best crab cakes and pan frites that I have ever had. Yum!!!!
Re: summer food service program for children
Posted by:
Da Truth
()
Date: June 25, 2013 09:13AM
Yummy food Wrote:
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> I rubbed some dirt on my kids face, placed them in
> torn clothes and sent them over to get their free
> eats. They had a bag to bring me some. Those
> were the best crab cakes and pan frites that I
> have ever had. Yum!!!!
You = Clown.
Attachments:
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> I rubbed some dirt on my kids face, placed them in
> torn clothes and sent them over to get their free
> eats. They had a bag to bring me some. Those
> were the best crab cakes and pan frites that I
> have ever had. Yum!!!!
You = Clown.
Attachments:
Re: summer food service program for children
Posted by:
katiesmith
()
Date: June 27, 2013 02:56PM
From my observations and the list I'd rank it this way
Most common: Some just take no responsiblity.
Second Most common: Some just don't give a
shit about their kids-just care about making them.
Least common: I know sometimes folks fall on bad times.
Some also fall into 1 and 2.
Bleeding heart Wrote:
-------------------------------------------------------
> I feel bad for kids that go hungry. No child
> deserves to live like this.
> The free breakfast meals are nothing special. I
> question how healthy a breakfast "sausage dog"
> is.
> I would imagine many are illegal kids. We need to
> blame our elected officials on some of these
> problems. Close the boarders. Send these kids home
> with the parents that leave or get kicked out of
> our country.
> However, I have seen that some of these "free
> lunch kids" kids wear expensive kicks, Northface
> jackets, etc, to school. Most have cell phones.
> Where does the money for their cell phone come
> from? Everyone now seems to a have flat/big screen
> tv with a cable bill.
> I know sometimes folks fall on bad times. Some
> just take no responsiblity. Some just don't give a
> shit about their kids-just care about making
> them.
> If we keep giving away, what will the next
> generation expect to get? The cycle needs to stop.
> How long until there will be more takers than
> givers.
>
> I remember when it was an embarrassment to get
> government help, claim bankruptse.
> Now its a joke.
Most common: Some just take no responsiblity.
Second Most common: Some just don't give a
shit about their kids-just care about making them.
Least common: I know sometimes folks fall on bad times.
Some also fall into 1 and 2.
Bleeding heart Wrote:
-------------------------------------------------------
> I feel bad for kids that go hungry. No child
> deserves to live like this.
> The free breakfast meals are nothing special. I
> question how healthy a breakfast "sausage dog"
> is.
> I would imagine many are illegal kids. We need to
> blame our elected officials on some of these
> problems. Close the boarders. Send these kids home
> with the parents that leave or get kicked out of
> our country.
> However, I have seen that some of these "free
> lunch kids" kids wear expensive kicks, Northface
> jackets, etc, to school. Most have cell phones.
> Where does the money for their cell phone come
> from? Everyone now seems to a have flat/big screen
> tv with a cable bill.
> I know sometimes folks fall on bad times. Some
> just take no responsiblity. Some just don't give a
> shit about their kids-just care about making
> them.
> If we keep giving away, what will the next
> generation expect to get? The cycle needs to stop.
> How long until there will be more takers than
> givers.
>
> I remember when it was an embarrassment to get
> government help, claim bankruptse.
> Now its a joke.