The BESSEMER CITY SCHOOLS CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAM is a nonprofit federally -assisted National School Lunch and Breakfast Program participant with the following mission:

·         Provide nutritious meals to the school district population each day.

·         Safeguard the health and well being of the school population through the implementation of scientific Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) prevention -oriented food and facility safety system.

·         Offer courteous and efficient service ,

·         Ensure that the school population gains a full understanding of the relationship between proper eating, good health and their effects on the ability to learn.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, and where applicable, sex, marital status, familial status, parental status, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, political beliefs, reprisal, or because all or part of an individual's income is derived from any public assistance program. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA's TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TDD).

To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410 or call (800) 795-3272 or (202) 720-6382 (TDD).