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Serving Individuals and Families in Hudson, Union, and Somerset Counties, New Jersey
HOPES Community Action Partnership, Incorporated
Public Release Statement for Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)
Release Date: July 1, 2026
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HOPES Community Action Partnership, Incorporated (HOPES CAP, Inc.) Early Childhood Programs announces its participation in the Child
and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP). All participants in attendance at the following Head Start centers are served meals at no extra charge to the parents.
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David E. Rue School Building, 301 Garden Street, Hoboken
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Jubilee Center, 601 Jackson Street, Hoboken
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St. Ann's Early Head Start Center, 619 Jefferson Street, Hoboken
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Ora Welch Early Childhood and Family Services Center, 1201 East 7th Street, Plainfield
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New Horizon Center, 110-128 West Front Street, Plainfield
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Park Avenue Early Head Start Center, 322 Park Avenue, Plainfield
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Child Development Center, 1101 South Avenue, Plainfield
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Belmont Center, 113 Belmont Drive, Somerset
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Hamilton Center, 900 Hamilton Street, Somerset
Nondiscrimination Statements (NDS)
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 administrating USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA.
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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 Agency (State or local) where they applied for benefits. Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.
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To file a program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form (AD-3027) found online at: Website, 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
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410;
(2) fax: (202) 690-7442; or
(3) email: program.intake@usda.gov.
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This institution is an equal opportunity provider.
Income Eligibility Guidelines
The following Income Eligibility Guidelines are effective from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027. The Department's guidelines for free meals and milk and reduced-price meals were obtained by multiplying the 2026 Federal income poverty guidelines by 1.30 and 1.85, respectively, and rounding the result up to the next whole dollar.
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This notice displays only the annual Federal poverty guidelines issued by the Department of Health and Human Services because the monthly and weekly Federal poverty guidelines are not used to determine the Income Eligibility Guidelines. The chart details the free and reduced price eligibility criteria for monthly income, income received twice monthly (24 payments per year), income received every two weeks (26 payments per year), and weekly income.
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Income calculations are made based on the following formulas: monthly income is calculated by dividing the annual income by 12; twice monthly income is computed by dividing annual income by 24; income received every two weeks is calculated by dividing annual income by 26; and weekly income is computed by dividing annual income by 52. All numbers are rounded upward to the next whole dollar. The numbers reflected in this notice for a family of four in the 48 contiguous States, the District of Columbia, Guam, and the territories represent an increase of 2.6 percent over last year's level for a family of the same size.
