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Food & Nutrition Services
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As a self-supported program, the mission of Food and Nutrition Services (FNS) is to provide quality nutritious meals so student can learn and succeed. As a student centered program, FNS strives to cultivate a healthier future in an ever changing global society. FNS serves over five million student lunches and breakfasts each year and provides service to over 80% of the student population.
Our Mission
Provide high quality meals and excellent customer service to support student's success.Our Vision
Food and Nutrition Services is a student-focused program that empowers students to have a healthier future.
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Food and Nutrition Services
1812 27th Street East
Bradenton, FL 34208
(941) 739-5700








Awards
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FL Department of Education - Florida Healthy School Districts Award
2014 - 2016 Health Services; Nutrition Services and Education; Healthy School Environment, Silver
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USDA Best Practice Award
2013 Increasing Participation in School Lunch, School Breakfast or Afterschool Snack Programs
2015-2016 Healthy School Environment
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USDA HealthierUS School Challenge Award
School District of Manatee County (2/13 – 2/17)
- Freedom Elementary School (Silver)
- Gullett Elementary School (Gold)
- Willis Elementary School (Gold)
School District of Manatee County (3/12 – 3/16)
- Haile Middle - Silver
- Kinnan Elementary - Silver
- Rogers Garden Elementary - Bronze
- Sea Breeze Elementary - Silver
School District of Manatee County (11/12 – 11/16)
- Abel Elementary School (Bronze)
- Anna Maria Elementary School (Bronze)
- Ballard Elementary School (Bronze)
- Bashaw Elementary School (Bronze)
- Bayshore Elementary School (Bronze)
- Blackburn Elementary School (Bronze)
- Braden River Elementary School (Bronze)
- Daughtrey Elementary School (Bronze)
- Gene Witt Elementary School (Bronze)
- Manatee Elementary School (Bronze)
- McNeal Elementary School (Bronze)
- Miller Elementary School (Bronze)
- Mills Elementary School (Bronze)
- Moody Elementary School (Bronze)
- Myakka Elementary School (Bronze)
- Oneco Elementary School (Bronze)
- Orange Ridge Elementary School (Bronze)
- Palm View Elementary School (Bronze)
- Palma Sola Elementary School (Bronze)
- Palmetto Elementary School (Bronze)
- Prine Elementary School (Bronze)
- Rowlett Elementary School (Bronze)
- Samoset Elementary School (Bronze)
- Stewart Elementary School (Bronze)
- Tara Elementary School (Bronze)
- Tillman Elementary School (Bronze)
- Wakeland Elementary School (Bronze)
- Williams Elementary School (Bronze)
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USDA Summer BreakSpot Challenge
2019 - Summer Trailblazers Award
2015 - Increased Expansion and Participation, Bronze Level
2014 - Increased Expansion and Participation, Gold Level
Important Notices
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Non-Discrimination Statement
If you have difficulty understanding English or have a disability, free language assistance or other aids and services are available upon request. Please call: USDA Target Center at 202-720-2600 voice and TYY or through the Federal Relay Service at 800-817-8339.
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 on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.
Program information may be made 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), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers 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 should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online, at https://www.ascr.usda.gov/sites/default/files/USDA-OASCR%20P-Complaint- Form-0508-0002-508-11-28-17Fax2Mail.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 an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:
mail:
U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or fax:(833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or email: Program.Intake@usda.govThis institution is an equal opportunity provider.
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USDA Beneficiaries Notice Faith Based
School District of Manatee County
Florida Child Care Food Program
NOTICE TO BENEFICIARIES AND PROSPECTIVE BENEFICIARIES
Because this program is supported in whole or in part by financial assistance from the Federal Government, we are required to let you know that:
(1) We may not discriminate against you on the basis of religion, a religious belief, a refusal to hold a religious belief, or a refusal to attend or participate in a religious practice;
(2) We may not require you to attend or participate in any explicitly religious activities (including activities that involve overt religious content such as worship, religious instruction, or proselytization) that are offered by our organization, and any participation by you in such activities must be purely voluntary;
(3) We must separate in time or location any privately funded explicitly religious activities (including activities that involve overt religious content such as worship, religious instruction, or proselytization) from activities supported with direct Federal financial assistance; and
(4) You may report violations of these protections, including any denials of services or benefits by an organization, by contacting or filing a written complaint with the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, Center for Civil Rights Enforcement, Program Complaint Division by mail, fax, or e-mail at:
Mail:
United States Department of Agriculture Director, Center for Civil Rights Enforcement 1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20250-9410
Fax: (202) 690-7442
Email: program.intake@usda.gov
(5) If you would like to seek information about whether there are any other federally funded organizations that provide these kinds of services in your area, please contact the Florida Child Care Food Program by visiting www.floridahealth.gov/ccfp or calling 850-245-4323.
This written notice must be provided to you before you enroll in the program or receive services from the program, unless the nature of the service provided, or exigent circumstances make it impracticable to provide such notice before we provide the actual service. In such an instance, this notice must be provided to you at the earliest available opportunity.
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
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USDA Civil Rights
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 on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.
Program information may be made 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), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers 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 should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online, at https://www.ascr.usda.gov/sites/default/files/USDA-OASCR%20P-Complaint- Form-0508-0002-508-11-28-17Fax2Mail.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 an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:
mail:
U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or fax:(833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or email: Program.Intake@usda.govThis institution is an equal opportunity provider.