By KRISTEN KEUHL
BrightPoint Development Assistant

FORT WAYNE — Community Action of Northeast Indiana d/b/a Brightpoint announced sponsorship of the Child and Adult Care Food Program and its policy for providing free and reduced-price meals at no separate charge. Free and reduced-price meals will be provided to participants meeting the approved eligibility criteria. Meals are available to all enrolled participants without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability at the following sites:

Noble County

• Lutheran Life Villages, 351 N. Allen Chapel Road, Kendallville
• United Methodist Church, 466 Townline Road, Ligonier

Whitley County

• Columbia City Head Start, 1340 Governor’s Road, Columbia City

Children who are members of households that receive TANF or food stamp benefits, are Head Start participants or are foster children are automatically eligible to receive free meal benefits.

This program, administered by the United States Department of Agriculture and the Indiana Department of Education, Division of School and Community Nutrition Programs, gives financial assistance to child care centers so that nutritious meals can be integrated with nonresidential child care services for children.

The goal of the program is to improve the diets of young children and increase the opportunity for children to eat a variety of nutritious foods. The meals and snacks served meet standards established by the United States Department of Agriculture for the Child and Adult Care Food Program. For further information contact Community Action of Northeast Indiana d/b/a Brightpoint, 227 E. Washington Blvd., Fort Wayne, IN 46802 or visit the Brightpoint website.