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English to Haitian-Creole: Free and Reduced Price School Meals Application, LETTER TO HOUSEHOLDS
Source text - English Dear Parent/Guardian:
Children need healthy meals to learn. [Name of School] offers healthy meals every school day. Breakfast costs [$]; lunch costs [$]. Your children may qualify for free meals or for reduced price meals. Reduced price is [$] for breakfast and [$] for lunch.
1. Do I need to fill out an application for each child? No. Complete the application to apply for free or reduced price meals. Use one Free and Reduced Price School Meals Application for all students in your household. We cannot approve an application that is not complete, so be sure to fill out all required information. Return the completed application to: [name, address, phone number].
2. Who can get free meals? Children in households getting Food Stamps or TANF and most foster children can get free meals regardless of your income. Also, your children can get free price meals if your household income is within the free limits on the Federal Income Guidelines.
3. Can homeless, runaway and migrant children get free meals? Please call [school, homeless liaison or migrant coordinator] to see if your child(ren) qualify, if you have not been informed that they will get free meals.
4. Who can get reduced price meals? Your children can get low cost meals if your household income is within the reduced price limits on the Federal Income Chart, shown on this application.
5. Should I fill out an application if I got a letter this school year saying my children are approved for free or reduced price meals? Please read the letter you got carefully and follow the instructions. Call the school at [phone number] if you have questions.
6. I get WIC. Can my child(ren) get free meals? Children in households participating in WIC may be eligible for free or reduced price meals. Please fill out an application.
7. Will the information I give be checked? Yes, we may ask you to send written proof.
8. If I don’t qualify now, may I apply later? Yes. You may apply at any time during the school year if your household size goes up, income goes down, or if you start getting Food Stamps, TANF or other benefits. If you lose your job, your children may be able to get free or reduced price meals.
9. What if I disagree with the school’s decision about my application? You should talk to school officials. You also may ask for a hearing by calling or writing to: [name, address, phone number].
10. May I apply if someone in my household is not a U.S. citizen? Yes. You or your child(ren) do not have to be a U.S. citizen to qualify for free or reduced price meals.
11. Who should I include as members of my household? You must include all people living in your household, related or not (such as grandparents, other relatives, or friends). You must include yourself and all children who live with you.
12. What if my income is not always the same? List the amount that you normally get. For example, if you normally get $1000 each month, but you missed some work last month and only got $900, put down that you get $1000 per month. If you normally get overtime, include it, but not if you get it only sometimes.
13. We are in the military, do we include our housing allowance as income? If your housing is part of the Military Housing Privatization Initiative, do not include your housing allowance as income. All other allowances must be included in your gross income.
If you have other questions or need help, call [phone number].
Sincerely,
[signature]
Translation - Haitian-Creole Chè Paran/Reskonsab:
Timoun bezwen manje ki bon pou lasante pou yo ka aprann. [Name of School] ofri manje ki bon pou lasante chak jou lekòl. Manje maten koute [$]; manje midi koute [$]. Timoun pa ou ka petèt kalifye pou manje gratis oswa manje bon mache. Pri yo bon mache yo se [$] pou manje maten ak [$] pou manje midi.
1. Èske mwen oblije fè yon aplikasyon pou chak timoun? Non. Fin ranpli nèt aplikasyon pou manje gratis oubyen bon mache a. Sèvi ak yon sèl Aplikakasyon pou Manje Gratis oswa bon mache pou tout elèv ki lakay ou. Nou pa ka apwouve yon aplikasyon ki pa fin ranpli, kididonk veye aske ou mete tout enfòmasyon yo mande yo. Voye aplikasyon ou fin ranpli nèt la nan: [name, address, phone number].
2. Kilès ki ka benefisye manje gratis? Timoun ki nan kay k ap resevwa Food Stamps oubyen TANF nitou pifò timoun yo mete nan fanmi akèy yo (foster) kapab resevwa manje gratis san gade sou revni ou genyen. Timoun ou yo kapab jwenn manje gratis tou si revni k ap antre nan kay ou twouve li nan limit ki mande yo bay manje gratis ki nan Gid Federal sou Revni.
3. Èske timoun ki san kay, timoun ki sove yo ak timoun ki deplase al viv lwen kay pa yo ka benefisye manje gratis? Tanpri rele [school, homeless liaison or migrant coordinator] pou ou konnen si timoun ou (yo) kalifye, sizanka yo pa te di w li/yo pral resevwa manje gratis.
4. Kilès ki ka jwenn manje bon mache? Timoun pa ou yo ka jwenn manje bon mache si revni k ap antre lakay ou twouve li nan chif ki di bay manje bon mache ki nan Tablo Federal sou Revni yo mete nan aplikasyon sa la a.
5. Èske mwen dwe fè yon aplikasyon si mwen te resevwa yon lèt pou ane akademik sa a ki di timoun mwen yo apwouve pou yo resevwa manje gratis oswa bon mache? Tanpri, byen li lèt ou te resevwa a epi swiv enstriksyon yo. Telefonnen lekòl la nan [phone number] sizanka w gen kesyon.
6. Mwen nan pwogram WIC. Èske timoun mwen (yo) kapab resevwa manje gratis? Timoun ki nan kay ki nan Pwogram WIC kapab elijib pou manje gratis oubyen bon mache. Tanpri, ranpli yon aplikasyon.
7. Èske yo pral verifye enfòmasyon mwen bay yo? Wi, nou ka mande pou w voye prèv ekri.
8. Si mwen pa kalifye kounyeya, èske mwen ka aplike yon lòt lè? Wi. Ou kapab aplike kenenpòt lè pandan ane akademik la si kantite moun andedan kay ou ogmante, revni yo diminye, oswa si w koumanse resevwa Food Stamps, TANF oswa lòt asistans yo. Sizanka w pèdi djòb ou, timoun ou yo ka gen posiblite resevwa manje gratis oswa bon mache.
9. E si mwen pa dakò ak desizyon lekòl la pou aplikasyon mwen an? Ou ta dwe pale ak reskonsab lekòl la. Ou ka mande yon reyinyon pou yo tande ka w la; telefonnen oswa ekri nan: [name, address, phone number].
10. Èske mwen ka aplike si yon moun nan kay mwen pa sitwayen ameriken? Wi. Ni oumenm ni timoun ou (yo) pa oblije sitwayen ameriken pou kalifye pou manje gratis oswa bon mache.
11. Kilès mwen dwe mete kòm moun k ap viv nan kay mwen? Ou oblije mete tout moun ki abite nan kay ou, ni fanmi ni sa k pa fanmi (kòm pa egzamp granmè ak granpè, lòt fanmi, oswa zanmi). Ou dwe mete pwòp tèt pa ou epi tout timoun ki abite ansanm avèk ou.
12. E si revni mwen pa toujou menm valè? Mete valè ou toujou resevwa a. Pa egzanp, si nòmalman ou fè $1000 chak mwa, men ou te rate kèk jou travay mwa pase epi ou te fè $900 sèlamn, mete ou fè $1000 pa mwa. Si w fè ovètaym regilyèman, ajoute l ladan, men pa mete l si se yon lè konsa sèlman.
13. Nou nan lame, èske se pou nou mete èd pou lojman nou kòm revni? Si lojman ou fè pati pwogram Inisyativ Privatizasyon Lojman pou Militè (Military Housing Privatization Initiative), pa mete alokasyon pou lojman sa kòm revni. Tout lòt alokasyon yo dwe antre nan revni brit ou.
Si w gen lòt kesyon oswa w bezwen yo ede w, rele nan [phone number].
Sensèman,
[signature]
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