4230 Residents of Institutions - Individuals shall be considered residents of an institution when the institution provides them with the majority of their meals (over 50% of 3 meals daily) as part of the institution's normal services and the institution has not been authorized as a retailer. Residents of institutions are not eligible for participation in the program, with the following exceptions:

 

  1. Residents of federally-subsidized housing for the elderly, built under either Section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959, or Section 236 of the National Housing Act;
     

  2. Narcotic addicts or alcoholics who, for the purpose of regular participation in a alcohol or drug treatment and rehabilitation program, reside at an approved facility or treatment center;
     

  3. Residents of group living arrangements as defined in 2542 who are blind or disabled and receiving Title II (RSDI) or Title XVI (SSI) benefits under the Social Security Act;
     

  1. Residents of a public or private nonprofit residential facility that serves battered persons and their children;
     

  2. Residents of public or private nonprofit shelters for homeless persons.
     

  3. Residents of public institutions who apply for SSI prior to their release from an institution under the SSA's Prerelease Program for the Institutionalized, shall be permitted to apply for food assistance at the same time they apply for SSI.

 

Refer to 2540 special procedures related to the determination of eligibility, allotment, and the certification of residents of those exempt institutions listed in (1) through (4) above.

Flint Hills Job Corps is considered an institution which provides the resident the majority of their meals, with the exception of the Single Parent Program. As such, residents are not eligible for the Food Assistance Program. Residents of the single parent (mothers and children) are eligible effective October 1, 2005 as Job Corps ceased providing the majority of meals on October 1, 2005.

 

4240 Residents of Dormitories - Residents of institutions are not eligible for program participation. Dormitories are considered institutions if they provide the student with the majority of his/her meals.

 

If a student can demonstrate that the dormitory (or institution if the institution is, in fact, providing the meal contract) does not provide him/her with the majority of his/her meals, the student may participate if otherwise eligible. For example, if the dormitory or institution has separate room/board contracts and the student only enters into a "room" contract, the student would not be considered a resident of an institution.

 

4250 Residents of Halfway Houses - A halfway house is a place that provides temporary accommodations, usually for persons just released from prison. In most situations, room and meals are provided. Residents of halfway houses are considered homeless persons (see definition of "homeless" in Appendix item #X-6) and thus are eligible to participate in the Food Assistance Program. Residents may apply on their behalf and are not required to apply by use of an authorized representative of the facility like alcohol and drug abuse facility residents.