Food and Nutrition

Food service Staff

We are a dedicated group of food service professionals, working together to prepare and serve delicious and nutritious meals and snacks to improve the health and wellness of the children in our community.

How we support Topeka Public Schools

  • We serve meals in15 grade schools, 6 middle schools, 3 high schools, 4 alternative education buildings, 8 private schools and 2 preschool buildings.
  • We have three base kitchens that prepare food for and delivery to our satellite schools. They are Highland Park High School, French Middle School and Topeka High School.
  • There are over 127 staff members in the Child Nutrition Services Department.
  • We served 664,470 breakfast meals and 1,492,011 student lunches last year.
  • We purchased over 2 million cartons of milk and over 700,000 cartons of juice during one school year.
  • Eleven grade schools participate in the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program.
  • We had 30 Summer Food Sites in 2022 and served 39,747 breakfast meals, 78,599 lunches and 4,859 snacks.
  • We support the “Student’s First” philosophy.

USDA 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:  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:
           [email protected]

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

 

USDA Nondiscrimination Statement - Spanish Translation

De acuerdo con la ley federal de derechos civiles y las normas y políticas de derechos civiles del Departamento de Agricultura de los Estados Unidos (USDA), esta entidad está prohibida de discriminar por motivos de raza, color, origen nacional, sexo (incluyendo identidad de género y orientación sexual), discapacidad, edad, o represalia o retorsión por actividades previas de derechos civiles.

La información sobre el programa puede estar disponible en otros idiomas que no sean el inglés. Las personas con discapacidades que requieren medios alternos de comunicación para obtener la información del programa (por ejemplo, Braille, letra grande, cinta de audio, lenguaje de señas americano (ASL), etc.) deben comunicarse con la agencia local o estatal responsable de administrar el programa o con el Centro TARGET del USDA al (202) 720-2600 (voz y TTY) o comuníquese con el USDA a través del Servicio Federal de Retransmisión al (800) 877-8339.

Para presentar una queja por discriminación en el programa, el reclamante debe llenar un formulario AD-3027, formulario de queja por discriminación en el programa del USDA, el cual puede obtenerse en línea en: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/ad-3027s.pdf, de cualquier oficina de USDA, llamando al (866) 632-9992, o escribiendo una carta dirigida a USDA. La carta debe contener el nombre del demandante, la dirección, el número de teléfono y una descripción escrita de la acción discriminatoria alegada con suficiente detalle para informar al Subsecretario de Derechos Civiles (ASCR) sobre la naturaleza y fecha de una presunta violación de derechos civiles. El formulario AD-3027 completado o la carta debe presentarse a USDA por:

   (1)   correo:
           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 o (202) 690-7442; o

   (3)   correo electrónico:
           [email protected]

Esta entidad es un proveedor que brinda igualdad de oportunidades.

Nicole Jahnke

General Director of Child Nutritional Services
624 SW 24th St.
Topeka, KS 66611
(785) 295-3037
[email protected]

Chris Wagner

Child Nutritional Services Specialist
624 SW 24th St.
Topeka, KS 66611
(785) 295-3076
[email protected]

Leigh Ann Wilbur

Child Nutritional Services Specialist
624 SW 24th St.
Topeka, KS 66611
(785) 295-3097
[email protected]

Kelly Mosher

Executive Secretary
624 SW 24th St.
Topeka, KS 66611
(785) 295-3063
[email protected]

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