Food Menus for the 2025-26 School Year
May 2026
Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) Meal Program
KIPP Capital Region Public Charter Schools has been approved for the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) Meal Program. All children enrolled in the schools will receive meals/milk at no charge regardless of household income. The form below is used to determine eligibility for additional New York State and Federal program benefits that your child(ren) may qualify for. It also may qualify the District for additional Federal assistance and we request that all parents complete the form.
Letter to Parents for School Meal Programs
KIPP CEP Public Announcement 2025-26
KIPP Capital Region Wellness Policy 2025-26
KIPP Capital Region Wellness Assessment
If you are interested in joining the Wellness Policy Committee, please contact Cindy Yonkers at Cindy.Yonkers@kippcapital.org.
All KIPPsters Eat Breakfast for Free!
Meal Modifications
Meal modifications are available for students with special dietary needs (including food allergies). Please see the below process for more information.
2026 Meal Modifications Process
Nondiscrimination Statement
In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, age, marital status, family/parental status, income derived from a public assistance program, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity, in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA (not all bases apply to all programs). Remedies and complaint filing deadlines vary by program or incident.
Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.) should contact the State or local Agency that administers the program or contact USDA through the Telecommunications Relay Service at 711 (voice and TTY). Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.
To file a program discrimination complaint, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, AD-3027, found online at How to File a Program Discrimination Complaint and at any USDA office or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by: (1) mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Mail Stop 9410, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; (2) fax: (202) 690-7442; or (3) email: program.intake@usda.gov.
USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.Parent Letter 2025-26 (1)
Summer Food Service Program Sites
Information on the Summer Food Site Program can be found on this page. Please reach out to ccindy.yonkers@kippcapital.org for any additional information.
Additional summer meal food sites can be found below:
Albany City School District Summer Meals
For additional information please contact:
Cindy Yonkers, Food Service Director
1 Dudley Heights Albany, NY 12210
Email: cindy.yonkers@kippcapital.org