Nutrition
Access to healthier foods and beverages is important because healthy, well-nourished students are better learners. Students who consume healthier foods and beverages are more likely to get the nutrients they need to learn, play, and grow. CCSC offers breakfast and lunch free of charge to all students through the Community Eligibility Provision plan (see press release here). Meals are prepared off-site and delivered fresh daily. CCSC meals do not contain pork. Please use this form to order free school meals.
Monthly breakfast and lunch menus are available here and nutrition information for school meals is available here (link coming soon!).
Please reach out to Emma Bischof, Operations Coordinator, with any questions.
Information about local food and housing resources is available here and on our Community Resources page.
Allergies and Food Intolerances
If you have any allergies or intolerances, please contact Emma Bischof (Operations Coordinator) at ebischof@ccscambridge.org or (617) 354-0047 and Katie Forrest (School Nurse) at kforrest@ccscambridge.org.
Please also see this meal modification request form.
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: USDA Discrimination Complaint Form, 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: program.intake@usda.gov
This insitution is an equal opportunity provider.
If you would like to file a civil rights complaint to the school regarding the nutrition program, please fill out the linked document and contact either:
- Emma Bischof at ebischof@ccscambridge.org
- Neal Landry at nlandry@ccscambridge.org
- Becki Norris at bnorris@ccscambridge.org
- Heshi Schreiber at hschreiber@ccscambridge.org
Or print out this form and mail it to one of the staff listed above:
Name of Staff, 245 Bent Street, Cambridge MA 02141
Transportation
For students living in Cambridge
For Cambridge students in grades 6 through 8, transportation is provided by the Cambridge Public Schools Department of Transportation. Students who live more than 1.5 miles from school are picked up and dropped off free of charge.
For more information, call the CPS Transportation Department at 617-349-6860 or 617-349-6862.
Students in grades 9 through 12 get to CCSC in a variety of ways. Many students take public transportation. CCSC is located within seven minutes of the Kendall Square Red Line station and within ten minutes of the Lechmere station on the Green Line. MBTA passes are provided at a discounted rate to students. Other students are either dropped off and picked up by parents or guardians or commute on foot.
For students living outside Cambridge
Transportation options for residents of other cities mirror those for students in grades 9 through 12 who live in Cambridge. Students use the MBTA or rely on parents and guardians who drop them off and/or pick them up.
MBTA discount passes are provided to students monthly (see here for the payment schedule). Please reach out to Ms. Emma with questions.