Food Services
Overview
Northwest Education Services partners with Traverse City Area Public Schools (TCAPS) to offer healthy and delicious breakfast and lunch meals to students in all of our North Ed special education programs.
We understand the impact that access to healthy food has on student learning. This year, we are pleased to announce that all North Ed program students will have access to free breakfast and lunch each school day, due to extended State of Michigan legislation.
For more information about food services provided by TCAPS, please visit TCAPS Food and Nutrition Services.
Diet Accommodations
For students who require special diets or meal accommodations, please contact your school nurse or school administrator to complete the necessary paperwork. All Special Diet Statements for North Ed students must be sent to the student’s North Ed program so program staff are aware of student needs, enabling them to assist with compliance with dietary restrictions/accommodations. North Ed program staff will pass on the documentation to the appropriate TCAPS Food Service Staff.
Menus
TCAPS Food Service posts the menus for North Ed students online. Please be aware that due to supply chain disruptions and food shortages they may have to unexpectedly substitute food items that are posted on the menu. You can find the school menus online at My School Menus.
When you go to that site, you will be asked to input the name of your school and the menu you would like to view.
The name of the school will be Northwest Education Services.
The menus will be listed for each site where North Ed programs are located. Please look for the location of your child’s particular program (West HS, Central HS, Creekside, Life Skills Center, etc.).
Food Assistance
For information on local pantries, food assistance programs and more:
If you have questions, please reach out to your North Ed program office or contact the North Ed Food Services liaison, Marty Guiney, at mguiney@NorthwestEd.org or 231.922.6470.
Nondiscrimination 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: USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, 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.gov
This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
USDA Civil Rights Complaint Link