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About USDA

In 1946, President Harry Truman signed the National School Lunch Act to improve the nutrition of school children and to safeguard the health and consumption of nutritious food. The USDA provides federal and state funding that promote health, nutritional daily needs of children and education for program participants.

USDA, Wellness, and Nashua Children's Home

Nashua Children’s Home Residential and Educational Programs participate in the USDA National School Lunch Program (NSLP). Along with the NSLP, the Residential Program participates in the School Breakfast Program (SBP) and the After School Snack Program (ASSP). These programs provide nutritionally balanced, low-cost, or free breakfast, lunches and snacks to the children we serve every day. We must meet a variety of criteria to be eligible to participate. 

Through these programs, approximately 60% of our food expenditure is reimbursed by the USDA on an annual basis. For further information, please contact us. 

Wellness Policies on Physical Activity and Nutrition

Click the "Wellness Plan" button below to read our wellness plan. 

English

IF LANGUAGE ASSISTANCE IS NEEDED FOR CIVIL RIGHTS PURPOSES, PLEASE CONTACT THE NH COMMISSION FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AT: 1-603-271-2767, DIAL “0”, ASK FOR AN INTERPRETER.

Spanish

SI ASISTENCIA DE LENGUAJE ES NECESARIO PARA CIVILES DERECHOS PROPÓSITOS, POR FAVOR CONTACTO CON LA COMISIÓN NH LOS DERECHOS HUMANOS A: 1-603-271-2767, MARCAR “0”, PEDIR UNA INTERPETER.

Civil Rights Regulations and Policies 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 on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), 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.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ad-3027.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:

  1. mail:
    U.S. Department of Agriculture
    Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
    1400 Independence Avenue, SW
    Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; or
  2. fax:
    (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-7442; or
  3. email:
    Program.Intake@usda.gov

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.